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Filming dates took place between December 2006 and March 2007. Principal photography was mostly held in [[California]]. In the first week of production, filming was halted after Lohan was hospitalized, her representative saying "she was overheated and dehydrated."<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.people.com/people/article/0,26334,1219436,00.html |title=Lindsay Lohan Sent to the Hospital |date=July 26, 2006 |work = [[People (magazine)|People]] |accessdate=December 15, 2009}}</ref> Production stayed halted soon after as Lohan underwent [[Appendectomy|appendix surgery]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20006632,00.html |title=Appendix Surgery for Lindsay Lohan |date=January 5, 2007 |work = [[People (magazine)|People]] |accessdate=April 17, 2010 |quote=Lindsay Lohan had surgery to remove her appendix on Thursday. "She does have appendicitis, and she is getting her appendix removed," her rep, Leslie Sloane, told PEOPLE Thursday afternoon.}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20008812,00.html |title=Lindsay Lohan Checks Into Rehab |date=January 18, 2007 |work = [[People (magazine)|People]] |accessdate=April 17, 2010 |quote=Lohan, 20, has been filming the thriller I Know Who Killed Me, and a rep for the movie tells PEOPLE production had already been on hold due to Lohan's recent appendix surgery. It's uncertain when filming will resume.}}</ref><ref>{{harvnb|Finn|2007|p=}}. "Production had already been halted at the beginning of January, when Lohan took a timeout for an appendectomy. She received the go-ahead from her doctor to go back to work early last week."</ref> Filming was soon then delayed even longer after the incision was infected and the filmmakers were waiting for a doctor's approval for Lohan to continue working.<ref name="m.imdb.com"/> This all occurred around the same time Lohan admitted herself to the Wonderland Center [[Drug rehabilitation|rehabilitation]] facility for a 30-day stay.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://usmagazine.com/linsday_lohan_0|title=Us Exclusive: Lohan Enters Rehab|work=[[Us Weekly]] |date=January 18, 2007 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20071111105050/http://usmagazine.com/linsday_lohan_0|archivedate=November 11, 2007 |accessdate=April 6, 2010}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.nowmagazine.co.uk/celebrity-news/234745/lindsay-lohan-nowmagazine-co-uk |title=Star checks out of treatment centre |work=[[NOW (UK magazine)|NOW]] |date=February 19, 2007 |accessdate=October 4, 2014 }}</ref> During the stay she continued shooting the film, returning to the facility at night.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20008812,00.html |title=Lindsay Lohan Checks Into Rehab |date=January 18, 2007 |work = [[People (magazine)|People]] |quote=Lindsay Lohan has checked into rehab, she said in a statement Wednesday. 'I have made a proactive decision to take care of my personal health,' she said. "I appreciate your well wishes and ask that you please respect my privacy at this time.'}}</ref><ref>{{harvnb|Finn|2007|p=}}. "Per her rep, Lohan has been free to work and carry on with her life during the day and head back to Wonderland at night. She returned to the set of the upcoming thriller I Know Who Killed Me Jan. 26, nine days after starting treatment. 'She's on set today,' Zelnik added."</ref> Because of all the negative reputation Lohan was getting she could not even walk to her trailer without the paparazzi photographing her, sometimes they would even end up in the background of some shots of the film.<ref name="m.imdb.com"/> |
Filming dates took place between December 2006 and March 2007. Principal photography was mostly held in [[California]]. In the first week of production, filming was halted after Lohan was hospitalized, her representative saying "she was overheated and dehydrated."<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.people.com/people/article/0,26334,1219436,00.html |title=Lindsay Lohan Sent to the Hospital |date=July 26, 2006 |work = [[People (magazine)|People]] |accessdate=December 15, 2009}}</ref> Production stayed halted soon after as Lohan underwent [[Appendectomy|appendix surgery]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20006632,00.html |title=Appendix Surgery for Lindsay Lohan |date=January 5, 2007 |work = [[People (magazine)|People]] |accessdate=April 17, 2010 |quote=Lindsay Lohan had surgery to remove her appendix on Thursday. "She does have appendicitis, and she is getting her appendix removed," her rep, Leslie Sloane, told PEOPLE Thursday afternoon.}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20008812,00.html |title=Lindsay Lohan Checks Into Rehab |date=January 18, 2007 |work = [[People (magazine)|People]] |accessdate=April 17, 2010 |quote=Lohan, 20, has been filming the thriller I Know Who Killed Me, and a rep for the movie tells PEOPLE production had already been on hold due to Lohan's recent appendix surgery. It's uncertain when filming will resume.}}</ref><ref>{{harvnb|Finn|2007|p=}}. "Production had already been halted at the beginning of January, when Lohan took a timeout for an appendectomy. She received the go-ahead from her doctor to go back to work early last week."</ref> Filming was soon then delayed even longer after the incision was infected and the filmmakers were waiting for a doctor's approval for Lohan to continue working.<ref name="m.imdb.com"/> This all occurred around the same time Lohan admitted herself to the Wonderland Center [[Drug rehabilitation|rehabilitation]] facility for a 30-day stay.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://usmagazine.com/linsday_lohan_0|title=Us Exclusive: Lohan Enters Rehab|work=[[Us Weekly]] |date=January 18, 2007 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20071111105050/http://usmagazine.com/linsday_lohan_0|archivedate=November 11, 2007 |accessdate=April 6, 2010}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.nowmagazine.co.uk/celebrity-news/234745/lindsay-lohan-nowmagazine-co-uk |title=Star checks out of treatment centre |work=[[NOW (UK magazine)|NOW]] |date=February 19, 2007 |accessdate=October 4, 2014 }}</ref> During the stay she continued shooting the film, returning to the facility at night.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20008812,00.html |title=Lindsay Lohan Checks Into Rehab |date=January 18, 2007 |work = [[People (magazine)|People]] |quote=Lindsay Lohan has checked into rehab, she said in a statement Wednesday. 'I have made a proactive decision to take care of my personal health,' she said. "I appreciate your well wishes and ask that you please respect my privacy at this time.'}}</ref><ref>{{harvnb|Finn|2007|p=}}. "Per her rep, Lohan has been free to work and carry on with her life during the day and head back to Wonderland at night. She returned to the set of the upcoming thriller I Know Who Killed Me Jan. 26, nine days after starting treatment. 'She's on set today,' Zelnik added."</ref> Because of all the negative reputation Lohan was getting she could not even walk to her trailer without the paparazzi photographing her, sometimes they would even end up in the background of some shots of the film.<ref name="m.imdb.com"/> |
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In July, Lohan was arrested for driving under the influence, which prevented her from doing promotion for the film. She even had to withdraw from a scheduled appearance on ''[[The Tonight Show with Jay Leno]]'' in which she had been due to promote the film.<ref>{{harvnb|Halbfinger|2007|p=}}.</ref><ref name="knbcjuly24">{{cite news |url=http://www.knbc.com/entertainment/13742793/detail.html |title=Lindsay Lohan Arrested For DUI, Narcotics Possession |publisher=[[KNBC]] |date=July 24, 2007 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20070927015213/http://www.knbc.com/entertainment/13742793/detail.html |archivedate=September 27, 2007 |accessdate=October 1, 2009}}</ref><ref name="timesjuly24">{{cite news |
In July, Lohan was arrested for driving under the influence, which prevented her from doing promotion for the film. She even had to withdraw from a scheduled appearance on ''[[The Tonight Show with Jay Leno]]'' in which she had been due to promote the film.<ref>{{harvnb|Halbfinger|2007|p=}}.</ref><ref name="knbcjuly24">{{cite news |url=http://www.knbc.com/entertainment/13742793/detail.html |title=Lindsay Lohan Arrested For DUI, Narcotics Possession |publisher=[[KNBC]] |date=July 24, 2007 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20070927015213/http://www.knbc.com/entertainment/13742793/detail.html |archivedate=September 27, 2007 |accessdate=October 1, 2009}}</ref><ref name="timesjuly24">{{cite news|url=http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/entertainment/2003804583_lohan25.html |title=Just out of rehab, Lohan arrested again on DUI, drug charges |work=[[The Seattle Times]] |date=July 25, 2007 |accessdate=April 18, 2010 |first1=Richard |last1=Winton |first2=Andrew |last2=Blankstein |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20100324065355/http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/entertainment/2003804583_lohan25.html |archivedate=March 24, 2010 |df= }}</ref><ref name="apjuly24">{{cite web |url=http://news.aol.com/entertainment/movies/story/_a/arrested-lohan-says-i-am-innocent/20070725064409990001 |title=Arrested Lohan Says 'I Am Innocent' |publisher=Associated Press via AOL News |date=July 25, 2007 |accessdate=October 3, 2009|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20080706153901/http://news.aol.com/entertainment/movies/story/_a/arrested-lohan-says-i-am-innocent/20070725064409990001| archivedate=July 6, 2008|deadurl=yes}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.theguardian.com/film/2007/jul/25/news1|title=Lohan says 'I'm innocent' after latest arrest |work=The Guardian |date=July 25, 2007|location=UK |publisher=[[Guardian Media Group]] <!-- |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20071122042048/http://film.guardian.co.uk/apnews/story/0,,-6804025,00.html |archivedate=November 22, 2007 -->|accessdate=October 3, 2009 }}</ref> |
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[[Richard Roeper]] ranked it number one on his "Worst movies of 2007" list; a few years later, Roeper named it the worst film of the 2000s. Michael Rechtshaffen of ''[[The Hollywood Reporter]]'' said "There's a fresh candidate in the running for worst movie of 2007 honours. "''I Know Who Killed Me''", a ridiculous thriller (minus the thrills) starring the embattled Lindsay Lohan in a dual role, has all the hallmarks necessary for qualification: A nonsensical plot that grows sillier by the second, tawdry special effects, heavy-handed symbolism that's big on electric-blue hues and mechanical performances are all culprits as far as the title's concerned." Empire Online named it number 34 on its 50 Worst Movies List, saying "Remember how great Lindsay Lohan was in ''[[Mean Girls]]''? Or ''[[Freaky Friday (2003 film)|Freaky Friday]]'', or ''[[The Parent Trap (1998 film)|The Parent Trap]]''? Well, if you do, be sure never to watch this, because it will spoil those memories forever. We could forgive Lohan for wanting to make a racier, adult thriller. If only it were thrilling."<ref>http://www.empireonline.com/features/50-worst-movies-ever/default.asp?film=34</ref> It was also on MRQE's 50 Worst Movies list.<ref name="MRQE50">{{cite web |title=50 Worst Movies |work=[[Movie Review Query Engine]] |url=http://www.mrqe.com/movies/special/50_worst_movies |accessdate=2011-03-07}}</ref><ref>http://www.mrqe.com/movie_reviews/i-know-who-killed-me-m100020853</ref> |
[[Richard Roeper]] ranked it number one on his "Worst movies of 2007" list; a few years later, Roeper named it the worst film of the 2000s. Michael Rechtshaffen of ''[[The Hollywood Reporter]]'' said "There's a fresh candidate in the running for worst movie of 2007 honours. "''I Know Who Killed Me''", a ridiculous thriller (minus the thrills) starring the embattled Lindsay Lohan in a dual role, has all the hallmarks necessary for qualification: A nonsensical plot that grows sillier by the second, tawdry special effects, heavy-handed symbolism that's big on electric-blue hues and mechanical performances are all culprits as far as the title's concerned." Empire Online named it number 34 on its 50 Worst Movies List, saying "Remember how great Lindsay Lohan was in ''[[Mean Girls]]''? Or ''[[Freaky Friday (2003 film)|Freaky Friday]]'', or ''[[The Parent Trap (1998 film)|The Parent Trap]]''? Well, if you do, be sure never to watch this, because it will spoil those memories forever. We could forgive Lohan for wanting to make a racier, adult thriller. If only it were thrilling."<ref>http://www.empireonline.com/features/50-worst-movies-ever/default.asp?film=34</ref> It was also on MRQE's 50 Worst Movies list.<ref name="MRQE50">{{cite web |title=50 Worst Movies |work=[[Movie Review Query Engine]] |url=http://www.mrqe.com/movies/special/50_worst_movies |accessdate=2011-03-07}}</ref><ref>http://www.mrqe.com/movie_reviews/i-know-who-killed-me-m100020853</ref> |
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However, the film did garner some positive reviews. [[Fangoria (magazine)|''Fangoria'']] praises the film's imaginative use of color, saying "[T]he director and his visual team bathe the film in deep blues and reds, a welcome departure from the dirty green, sodium-lit palette of similarly themed horror fare, and the end result is simply a beautiful, eye-popping visual treat, so stylized that one can't help recalling [[Dario Argento|Argento]]'s approach to ''[[Suspiria]]''."<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.fangoria.com/ghastly_review.php?id=4675 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20071222090210/http://www.fangoria.com/ghastly_review.php?id=4675 |archivedate=2007-12-22 |title=I Know Who Killed Me |work=Fangoria |first=Sean |last=Decker |date=December 22, 2007 |accessdate=August 12, 2011}}</ref> ''[[The Radio Times]]'' also alluded to the director "recalling the style of Dario Argento" in a "twisty, perversely fascinating psycho thriller."<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.radiotimes.com/ListingsServlet?event=10&channelId=185&programmeId=96989755&jspLocation=/jsp/prog_details.jsp |accessdate=May 25, 2009 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120328034814/http://www.radiotimes.com/ListingsServlet?event=10&channelId=185&programmeId=96989755&jspLocation= |
However, the film did garner some positive reviews. [[Fangoria (magazine)|''Fangoria'']] praises the film's imaginative use of color, saying "[T]he director and his visual team bathe the film in deep blues and reds, a welcome departure from the dirty green, sodium-lit palette of similarly themed horror fare, and the end result is simply a beautiful, eye-popping visual treat, so stylized that one can't help recalling [[Dario Argento|Argento]]'s approach to ''[[Suspiria]]''."<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.fangoria.com/ghastly_review.php?id=4675 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20071222090210/http://www.fangoria.com/ghastly_review.php?id=4675 |archivedate=2007-12-22 |title=I Know Who Killed Me |work=Fangoria |first=Sean |last=Decker |date=December 22, 2007 |accessdate=August 12, 2011}}</ref> ''[[The Radio Times]]'' also alluded to the director "recalling the style of Dario Argento" in a "twisty, perversely fascinating psycho thriller."<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.radiotimes.com/ListingsServlet?event=10&channelId=185&programmeId=96989755&jspLocation=/jsp/prog_details.jsp |accessdate=May 25, 2009 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120328034814/http://www.radiotimes.com/ListingsServlet?event=10&channelId=185&programmeId=96989755&jspLocation=%2Fjsp%2Fprog_details.jsp |archivedate=March 28, 2012 |df= }}</ref> The horror-movie website [[Bloody Disgusting|BloodyDisgusting.com]] gave the film a glowing review and suggested that, "Lohan's continual issues with drugs/alcohol/DUI’s/rehab/on-set bitchiness" were part of a "whirlwind of media frenzy" that was unnecessary and "irrelevant to the movie". The film itself was "a more-than-pleasant surprise, well-filmed, well-acted, especially by Lohan herself, and a surprisingly intriguing and gruesome little thriller."<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.bloody-disgusting.com/film/1487/review|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20080830074429/http://www.bloody-disgusting.com/film/1487/review|archivedate=2008-08-30 |title="I Know Who Killed Me" Movie Info, Review, Headlines, Gallery |work=[[Bloody Disgusting]] |date=2007-07-27 |accessdate=2011-08-12}}</ref> ''[[Boston Globe]]'' critic [[Ty Burr]] compared the film favorably to [[Brian de Palma]]'s ''[[Sisters (1973 film)|Sisters]]'' and ''[[Body Double]]'', as well as the works of [[David Lynch]].<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.boston.com/ae/movies/chat_transcripts/ty_burr_chat_7_27_07/|title=Talk Movies with Ty Burr | work=The Boston Globe | date=2007-08-14}}</ref> |
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The film received nine [[2007 Golden Raspberry Awards|Razzie]] nominations, the most of any film that year. It won eight, including two awards for Worst Actress ([[Lindsay Lohan]] playing twins), Worst Picture, Worst Director ([[Chris Sivertson]]), Worst Screenplay (Jeff Hammond), Worst Screen Couple (Lohan and Lohan), Worst Remake or Rip-off (rip-off of ''[[Hostel (2005 film)|Hostel]]'', ''[[Saw (2004 film)|Saw]]'', and ''[[The Patty Duke Show]]'') and a special category, Worst Excuse for a Horror Film.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.razzies.com/history/28thNoms.asp |title=Razzies© 2007 Nominees |publisher=Razzies.com |date= |accessdate=2011-08-12}}</ref> The only award it lost was Worst Supporting Actress ([[Julia Ormond]]), who lost to [[Eddie Murphy]] for his role in drag in ''[[Norbit]]''. The film set a record for the most Razzie wins in a single year, previously beating the tie held by ''[[Battlefield Earth (film)|Battlefield Earth]]'' and ''[[Showgirls (film)|Showgirls]]'' with seven wins each, though ''Battlefield Earth'' has surpassed eight awards with wins in subsequent years.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://razzies.com/history/07Winners.asp |title=28th Annual Golden Raspberry (Razzie) Award "Winners" |publisher=Razzies.com |date= |accessdate=2011-08-12}}</ref> The record for most wins in a single year was broken in 2012 when ''[[Jack and Jill (2011 film)|Jack and Jill]]'' won all ten awards. |
The film received nine [[2007 Golden Raspberry Awards|Razzie]] nominations, the most of any film that year. It won eight, including two awards for Worst Actress ([[Lindsay Lohan]] playing twins), Worst Picture, Worst Director ([[Chris Sivertson]]), Worst Screenplay (Jeff Hammond), Worst Screen Couple (Lohan and Lohan), Worst Remake or Rip-off (rip-off of ''[[Hostel (2005 film)|Hostel]]'', ''[[Saw (2004 film)|Saw]]'', and ''[[The Patty Duke Show]]'') and a special category, Worst Excuse for a Horror Film.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.razzies.com/history/28thNoms.asp |title=Razzies© 2007 Nominees |publisher=Razzies.com |date= |accessdate=2011-08-12}}</ref> The only award it lost was Worst Supporting Actress ([[Julia Ormond]]), who lost to [[Eddie Murphy]] for his role in drag in ''[[Norbit]]''. The film set a record for the most Razzie wins in a single year, previously beating the tie held by ''[[Battlefield Earth (film)|Battlefield Earth]]'' and ''[[Showgirls (film)|Showgirls]]'' with seven wins each, though ''Battlefield Earth'' has surpassed eight awards with wins in subsequent years.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://razzies.com/history/07Winners.asp |title=28th Annual Golden Raspberry (Razzie) Award "Winners" |publisher=Razzies.com |date= |accessdate=2011-08-12}}</ref> The record for most wins in a single year was broken in 2012 when ''[[Jack and Jill (2011 film)|Jack and Jill]]'' won all ten awards. |
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Directed by | Chris Sivertson |
Written by | Jeff Hammond |
Produced by | Frank Mancuso, Jr. David Grace |
Starring | Lindsay Lohan Julia Ormond Neal McDonough Brian Geraghty Garcelle Beauvais |
Cinematography | John R. Leonetti |
Edited by | Lawrence Jordan |
Music by | Joel McNeely |
Production company | 360 Pictures |
Distributed by | TriStar Pictures |
Release date |
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Running time | 105 minutes |
Country | United States |
Language | English |
Budget | $12 million |
Box office | $9.7 million |
I Know Who Killed Me is a 2007 American psychological horror thriller directed by Chris Sivertson and starring Lindsay Lohan.
The film's story revolves around a student's twin who was abducted and tortured by a sadistic serial killer. She manages to make it out alive but after she regains consciousness in the hospital she insists that her identity is that of another woman.
The film was released on July 27, 2007. It was nominated for nine Golden Raspberry Awards and won eight, setting a new record for most awards won in a single year[1] until Jack and Jill won ten in 2012. Lohan tied with herself to win Worst Actress and also won Worst Screen Couple for both characters she portrayed.
Plot
The quiet suburb of New Salem is being terrorized by a serial killer who abducts and tortures young women, holding them captive for weeks before murdering them. Aubrey Fleming (Lindsay Lohan), a pianist and aspiring writer, appears to be his latest victim when she disappears during a night out with her friends. She is later seen bound and gagged on an operating table as her hands are exposed to dry ice. As the days tick by, the special FBI Task Force convened to track the killer begins to lose hope of finding him before it's too late.
Late one night, a driver discovers a young woman by the side of a deserted road, disheveled and critically injured. The girl is rushed to the hospital, where Aubrey’s distraught parents, Susan (Julia Ormond) and Daniel (Neal McDonough), wait by her side as she slips in and out of consciousness. When she is finally able to speak, she shocks everyone by claiming to be a down-on-her luck stripper named Dakota Moss, who has never heard of Aubrey Fleming. Convinced Aubrey is suffering from post traumatic stress disorder, her doctors, parents, and law enforcement officials can only wait for rest and therapy to restore her memory. But after returning to her parents’ suburban home, she continues to insist she is not who they think she is, despite bearing bizarre wounds identical to those of the serial killer's previous victims, which include her hand and half of her leg cut off.
An FBI psychologist believes Dakota to be a delusional persona of Aubrey, and the agents speculate the persona is to distance and protect Aubrey from the events that happened. Examining Aubrey's laptop, they discover a short story about a girl with an alter ego named Dakota. In addition, a DNA test confirms that Dakota is Aubrey.
Unaware of this, Dakota explains away her injuries as various events that happened before she arrived in town. She begins to suspect she may be Aubrey's identical twin sister, and comes to believe her injuries are sympathetic resonance with her twin's wounds, in a stigmata-like fashion. However, Susan shows Dakota a video of her pregnancy ultrasound clearly revealing there was only one fetus in her womb. Dakota then confronts Daniel and asserts Susan's child died shortly after birth, and that Daniel took Aubrey from Virginia Sue Moss (another character from Aubrey's short story), a crack addict and leaving her with Dakota to raise alone.
Confused and terrified, Dakota starts seeing visions of a menacing figure slowly butchering his captive. One of these visions take Dakota to a nearby cemetery. After investigating the grave of Aubrey's recently murdered friend, Jennifer Toland (Stacy Lynn Gabel), Dakota finds a blue ribbon from a piano competition, with a message from Jennifer's (and Aubrey's) piano teacher, Douglas Norquist (Thomas Tofel). She is followed by Daniel, and declares "I know who killed me".
The two go, without FBI backup, to Norquist's home to confront him. Daniel heads into Norquist's house alone leaving a panicking Dakota in the car alone. Attempting to calm herself, Dakota refers to herself as Aubrey. Daniel is seemingly overpowered, and it is implied killed, by Norquist. Dakota, having entered the house, attacks Norquist in self-defense and cuts his hand off before being overpowered and tied up. Confused, Norquist asks why she has returned and exclaimed he had buried her (referencing an earlier vision Dakota had). Freeing herself, Dakota kills Norquist and heads into the nearby wood finding where Norquist had buried Aubrey alive. Having freed Aubrey, seemingly verifying Dakota's version of events, Dakota lies on the ground next to her.
Cast
- Lindsay Lohan as Aubrey Fleming & Dakota Moss
- Julia Ormond as Susan Fleming
- Neal McDonough as Daniel Fleming
- Brian Geraghty as Jerrod Pointer
- Garcelle Beauvais-Nilon as Agent Julie Bascome
- Spencer Garrett as Agent Phil Lazarus
- Kenya Moore as Jazmin
- Gregory Itzin as Dr. Grehg Jameson
- Thomas Tofel as Douglas Norquist
- Rodney Rowland as Kenny Scaife
- Michael Adler as Dr. Alex Dupree
- Paula Marshall as Marnie Toland
- Brian McNamara as Fred Toland
- Stacy Lynn Gabel (uncredited) as Jennifer Toland
- Michael Papajohn as Jacob K./Joseph K.
- Art Bell as himself
- Jessica Rose as Marcia
- Michelle Page as Gabrielle Sherwood (Scenes Deleted)
Production
Before filming Lohan actually took pole-dancing lessons to prepare for her role as a stripper.[2]
Filming dates took place between December 2006 and March 2007. Principal photography was mostly held in California. In the first week of production, filming was halted after Lohan was hospitalized, her representative saying "she was overheated and dehydrated."[3] Production stayed halted soon after as Lohan underwent appendix surgery.[4][5][6] Filming was soon then delayed even longer after the incision was infected and the filmmakers were waiting for a doctor's approval for Lohan to continue working.[2] This all occurred around the same time Lohan admitted herself to the Wonderland Center rehabilitation facility for a 30-day stay.[7][8] During the stay she continued shooting the film, returning to the facility at night.[9][10] Because of all the negative reputation Lohan was getting she could not even walk to her trailer without the paparazzi photographing her, sometimes they would even end up in the background of some shots of the film.[2]
In July, Lohan was arrested for driving under the influence, which prevented her from doing promotion for the film. She even had to withdraw from a scheduled appearance on The Tonight Show with Jay Leno in which she had been due to promote the film.[11][12][13][14][15]
Reception
Box office
The film premiered on July 27, 2007 to what Entertainment Weekly called "an abysmal $3.5 million."[16] The film ultimately grossed $9 million worldwide on a $12 million budget.[17]
Critical reception
The film was not screened in advance for critics.[17] Rotten Tomatoes shows a 7% approval rating based on 73 reviews with the consensus: "Distasteful and ludicrously plotted, I Know Who Killed Me is a career nadir for all involved -- particularly Lindsay Lohan in a dual role".[18] It currently holds a 16/100 rating on Metacritic, which indicates "overwhelming dislike". CinemaScore audience polling gave the film an F.[19]
Richard Roeper ranked it number one on his "Worst movies of 2007" list; a few years later, Roeper named it the worst film of the 2000s. Michael Rechtshaffen of The Hollywood Reporter said "There's a fresh candidate in the running for worst movie of 2007 honours. "I Know Who Killed Me", a ridiculous thriller (minus the thrills) starring the embattled Lindsay Lohan in a dual role, has all the hallmarks necessary for qualification: A nonsensical plot that grows sillier by the second, tawdry special effects, heavy-handed symbolism that's big on electric-blue hues and mechanical performances are all culprits as far as the title's concerned." Empire Online named it number 34 on its 50 Worst Movies List, saying "Remember how great Lindsay Lohan was in Mean Girls? Or Freaky Friday, or The Parent Trap? Well, if you do, be sure never to watch this, because it will spoil those memories forever. We could forgive Lohan for wanting to make a racier, adult thriller. If only it were thrilling."[20] It was also on MRQE's 50 Worst Movies list.[21][22]
However, the film did garner some positive reviews. Fangoria praises the film's imaginative use of color, saying "[T]he director and his visual team bathe the film in deep blues and reds, a welcome departure from the dirty green, sodium-lit palette of similarly themed horror fare, and the end result is simply a beautiful, eye-popping visual treat, so stylized that one can't help recalling Argento's approach to Suspiria."[23] The Radio Times also alluded to the director "recalling the style of Dario Argento" in a "twisty, perversely fascinating psycho thriller."[24] The horror-movie website BloodyDisgusting.com gave the film a glowing review and suggested that, "Lohan's continual issues with drugs/alcohol/DUI’s/rehab/on-set bitchiness" were part of a "whirlwind of media frenzy" that was unnecessary and "irrelevant to the movie". The film itself was "a more-than-pleasant surprise, well-filmed, well-acted, especially by Lohan herself, and a surprisingly intriguing and gruesome little thriller."[25] Boston Globe critic Ty Burr compared the film favorably to Brian de Palma's Sisters and Body Double, as well as the works of David Lynch.[26]
The film received nine Razzie nominations, the most of any film that year. It won eight, including two awards for Worst Actress (Lindsay Lohan playing twins), Worst Picture, Worst Director (Chris Sivertson), Worst Screenplay (Jeff Hammond), Worst Screen Couple (Lohan and Lohan), Worst Remake or Rip-off (rip-off of Hostel, Saw, and The Patty Duke Show) and a special category, Worst Excuse for a Horror Film.[27] The only award it lost was Worst Supporting Actress (Julia Ormond), who lost to Eddie Murphy for his role in drag in Norbit. The film set a record for the most Razzie wins in a single year, previously beating the tie held by Battlefield Earth and Showgirls with seven wins each, though Battlefield Earth has surpassed eight awards with wins in subsequent years.[28] The record for most wins in a single year was broken in 2012 when Jack and Jill won all ten awards.
Home media
The DVD and Blu-ray versions were released on November 27, 2007. The art cover of the DVD shows Lohan, in blue, pole-dancing, with the faces of her alter egos Aubrey Fleming and Dakota Moss on either side.[29][30] Among the extras are alternate opening and ending scenes with the latter showing that the entire plot was actually written by Aubrey. However, test audiences thought this ending was too predictable, so it was cut from the film. Other extras include an extended version of Lohan's strip dance at the club and bloopers. By January, the DVD had grossed $11.99 million.[31] The Region 2 DVD was released January 28, 2008 with different cover art showing a close-up of Lohan, in red, doing her pole-dance at the strip club.[32]
Soundtrack
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The score for I Know Who Killed Me, composed by Joel McNeely, was released on July 24, 2007.[33] Despite the film's critical and commercial failure, the score itself (which had drawn comparisons to the television mystery scores by Billy Goldenberg) received almost unanimously positive reviews from film music critics, with James Southall of Movie Wave calling it an "unexpectedly classy score seems to go beyond the call of duty"[34] and Clark Douglas of Movie Music UK rating it 5 stars and calling it "one of the year's best scores, a must-have for those who are willing to take a trip into a deep, dark, and sometimes terrifying musical world".[35]
The score was subsequently nominated as Best Original Score for a Horror/Thriller Film by the International Film Music Critics Association.[36]
- "Prelude for a Madman"
- "Duality"
- "Fairytale Theme"
- "A Daughter Is Dead"
- "End of Innocence/Aubrey Is Gone"
- "A Mother's Grief"
- "Search for Aubrey"
- "The Bus Stop"
- "Spontaneous Bleed"
- "Going Home"
- "Jennifer's Room"
- "Some People Get Cut"
- "Investigating Stigmata"
- "The Mirror"
- "The Graveyard"
- "I Know Who Killed Me"
- "The House"
- "Dad Dies"
- "Death of Norquist"
- "Prelude/Reunited"
- "Valse Brillante, Op. 34, No. 2 in A Minor"
Unreleased tracks
The following songs appeared in the movie, but didn't appear on the soundtrack:
- Trans Am - "Obscene Strategies"
- VietNam - "Step On Inside"
- The Sword - "Freya"
- Dead Meadow - "Dusty Nothing"
- Architecture in Helsinki - "Maybe You Can Owe Me"
- Out Hud - "How Long"
- Awesome Color - "Hat Energy"
- Melvins - "A History of Bad Men"
Awards and nominations
At the 28th Golden Raspberry Awards ceremony, the film won eight awards from nine nominations, was the big winner of the evening, receiving eight awards for a new Razzie record.
Year | Ceremony | Category | Nominee | Result |
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2008 | 28th Golden Raspberry Awards | Worst Picture | Won | |
Worst Actress (as Aubrey Fleming) | Lindsay Lohan | |||
Worst Actress (as Dakota Moss) | ||||
Worst Screen Couple | ||||
Worst Remake or Rip-off (of Hostel, Saw and The Patty Duke Show) | ||||
Worst Director | Chris Sivertson | |||
Worst Screenplay | Jeff Hammond | |||
Worst Excuse for a Horror Movie | ||||
Worst Supporting Actress | Julia Ormond | Nominated | ||
2010 | 30th Golden Raspberry Awards | Worst Actress of the Decade (also for Herbie: Fully Loaded and Just My Luck) | Lindsay Lohan | |
Worst Picture of the Decade |
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