This week, it's not another two-fer - we end the spooky season with a triple feature! We discuss 2025's I Know What You Did Last Summer and Good Boy plus a divergence into the 2020 remake of The Brain That Wouldn't Die!  Three films, Two old guys, One podcast - zero time to waste…  Welcome to the final episode of this year's FlickFloptober!

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🎬 Release Details

Title: The Brain That Wouldn’t Die

Year: 2020

Director: Derek Carl

Writer(s): Hank Huffman, Derek Carl (based on the 1962 screenplay by Joseph Green)

Top Billed Stars: Rachael Perrell Fosket, Patrick D. Green, David Withers, Mia Allen

Running Time: 83 minutes

Title: I Know What You Did Last Summer

Year: 2025

Director: Jennifer Kaytin Robinson

Writer(s): Jennifer Kaytin Robinson & Sam Lansky (based on a story by Robinson & Leah McKendrick)

Top Billed Stars: Madelyn Cline, Chase Sui Wonders, Jonah Hauer‑King, Tyriq Withers, Sarah Pidgeon, Jennifer Love Hewitt, Freddie Prinze Jr.

Running Time: 111 minutes

Title: Good Boy

Year: 2025

Director: Ben Leonberg

Writer(s): Ben Leonberg and Alex Cannon

Top Billed Stars: Shane Jensen, Arielle Friedman, Larry Fessenden, plus the dog Indy in the title role.

Running Time: Approximately 73 minutes.

🧠 Background & Interesting Details

The Brain That Wouldn’t Die

• The 2020 Brain That Wouldn’t Die was filmed in Portland, Oregon, using Kickstarter funding to complete post-production.
• Derek Carl and Hank Huffman set out to make a nearly shot-for-shot remake of the 1962 original but infused it with tongue-in-cheek humor and meta-commentary on outdated gender and science tropes.
• The original 1962 film had fallen into the public domain — allowing the team to legally reimagine it freely.
• The film premiered at the Portland International Film Festival and made the rounds at indie horror festivals before hitting VOD.
• The set design intentionally mimics the cheap charm of 1950s sci-fi: visible seams, rubber tubing, and theatrical lighting were used to recreate that “late-night horror host” vibe.
• The filmmakers even recreated several famous lines — including Jan’s chilling plea: “Let me die!” — word-for-word from the original.
• Critics were divided: some praised its sincere affection for B-movies, while others felt it leaned too heavily on ironic nostalgia.

I Know What You Did Last Summer

• This film is the fourth installment in the franchise that began with the 1997 original I Know What You Did Last Summer (1997) and its sequel I Still Know What You Did Last Summer (1998). 
• It ignores the events of the 2006 film I’ll Always Know What You Did Last Summer (2006) in its continuity. 
• The director Jennifer Kaytin Robinson pitched the “legacy sequel” idea in late 2022 and officially development began in Feb 2023.
• Filming took place in October 2024 in New South Wales (Australia) with additional shoots in Los Angeles in early 2025.
• One interesting production note: additional last-minute shooting in June 2025 adjusted the ending so Madelyn Cline’s character survives when originally she did not.
• The soundtrack was released via Milan Records and features 20 cues by composer Chanda Dancy.
• The film blends nostalgia for the original with modern elements (social-media, true crime podcasting) as part of its updated slasher approach.
• Box office: Grossed about US$64.8 million worldwide.

Good Boy

• This is Ben Leonberg’s feature directorial debut. 
• The film is unique in that the central viewpoint is that of the dog, Indy — the camera often frames scenes from dog-eye level, giving the audience the world from a canine’s perspective. 
• The dog Indy is Leonberg’s real-life dog; no heavy effects or anthropomorphizing — the film leans into a realistic dog’s POV. 
• Filming reportedly took place in New Jersey (Harding Township) over an extended period (400 days) for an indie budget. 
• The production company is called “What’s Wrong With Your Dog?” according to the Wikipedia entry. 
• The film taps into the haunted-house genre but flips it by giving agency to the dog, making the familiar domestic space feel uncanny when seen through non-human senses.
• One interesting piece of trivia: The trailer went viral and helped secure a wider release.

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