Merolliv I really wanted to like this movie. I feel terribly cynical trashing it, and that's why I'm giving it a middling 5. Actually, I'm giving it a 5 because there were some superb performances.

filippaberry84 I think this is a new genre that they're all sort of working their way through it and haven't got all the kinks worked out yet but it's a genre that works for me.

Rio Hayward All of these films share one commonality, that being a kind of emotional center that humanizes a cast of monsters.

Stephan Hammond It is an exhilarating, distressing, funny and profound film, with one of the more memorable film scores in years,

ags123 This William Castle fright film has none of his signature gimmicks, relying instead on a rather thin plot for its suspense. It may have been scary half a century ago, but the world has changed and today it all comes off as rather juvenile. The acting by the two teenaged girls is horribly stilted and the young sister is mostly annoying. John Ireland and Joan Crawford get to show off their acting chops, but are stymied by a poor script and plodding direction. Joan is always interesting to watch, but her part is small and that intricate hairdo is far too distracting. So are the ever-present shadows that conveniently hide her 60-year-old neck. The crisp black and white photography is excellent, but the film's low budget is painfully evident. "I Saw What You Did" provides some campy, dated entertainment, but not much else to recommend it.

sunznc I Saw What You Did is an odd mix of different styles. It starts out lighthearted and slightly goofy with 2 girls making plans to meet up for the evening. It alternates between melodrama, horror and silliness not sure what direction to go or unsure of what it wants to be. Does it want to be super scary? There are scenes that are very creepy and that hold your attention. Or does it want to be a harmless, made-for-TV tepid drama? Much of it seems this way. Or is it a murder mystery? That never really comes to fruition. It can be exasperating for sure. Just when it get's going it loses steam and leaves one frustrated. Joan Crawford displays her controlling, overbearing self in this. It's odd to see her behave this way after all the stories about her. Here she is drinking and trying to control her man. I wish I could say very positive things about this but it's disappointing. It could have been much better.

NutzieFagin Ah White Castle movies!! Known for their great hamburgers and bad horror flicks! It was such one weekend night---nothing on the Cable TV except this one unknown Joan Crawford flick.---So being a Joanie C fan starring in a movie that I never heard of "I Saw What You Did" I decided what the heck! I'll check it out. Despite my suspicions, I thought it was a not bad suspenseful black and white drive in flick.First, the plot, Libby a average everyday teenager with her little sister spend the weekend alone while Mom and Dad go out of town. Oh! Libby asks a friend to come over to study with. So what do the studious pair of teenagers do when Mom and Dad leave. They put on some records on the phonograph (no CD's---this is a movie from the 50's) grab the junk food and make those stupid prank phone calls to people like the Old ones---"Is your refrigerator running---I just saw it run down the street" Well, as Murphy's Law goes---one of the phone calls made was to a psychopath who just murdered his wife. And telling the psycho husband over the phone "I saw what you did and I know who you are" is NOT a wise idea!! Furthermore...flirting with the nut (who flirts back to the girls because he wants to know who they are) is not a good idea neither. and further bad luck....The psycho has a jealous girlfriend neighbor (Joan Crawford) who witnesses the conversation and thinks he is carrying on more affairs beside her. More bad luck, Libby is intrigued by the flirtatious creep and actually drives over to the house to see what he looks like. Our jealous girlfriend neighbor catches them,chases them off and gets their address information (where it eventually lands in the hands of the psychopath) and NOW the phone has hit the fan!! Joan Crawford's appearance in the film is very slight but the billing is big. The film moves very good for a low budget horror. There are also plenty of scenes that are made to jump out at the audience. I won't reveal what happens next but the suspense will keep you on the edge of your seat and the acting is not that bad. I would advise any dreamy eyed talkative teenager to see the film about the dangers of prank calling and meeting people over the phone or internet.

jotix100 Libby Mannering's parents are going out for the night. The regular sitter had to cancel because of illness, so the elder Mannerings figure Libby can take care of herself and her younger sister Tess. Kit Austin, a friend of Libby's, is coming to spend the night with her friend. Libby is into mischief. She loved to make phone crank calls at random, so she proposes a game: how about calling people for kicks. Libby concoct stories as she goes along. Kit has second thoughts, but goes along with her friend.The people that answered the girls first calls took the prank in stride, but not so Steve Marak. When he answers the phone, Libby, pretending to be older and more sophisticated, proceeds to tell the man she saw what he did. Had he been another man, he would have dismissed the statement, but not so Steve, for a reason: he had just killed his wife, who was in the process of leaving him. So Steve's guilt feelings begin to get the best of him since he had figured he had covered his tracks.Added to the suspense is a woman of a certain age, Amy Nelson, a neighbor, who had set her eyes on Steve as a possible romantic partner. Steve, who had no intentions of starting anything with Amy, goes to bury the body of his slain wife. Amy figures there is something more to the man she likes, than really meet the eye. Amy begins spying on Steve to see what really is going on with him.When the girls, on a whim, decide to visit Steve's house, they had no idea as to how deep they had gotten and the mess they had created. Amy, noticing the girls outside Steve's house, figures the young women are up to no good. Amy pushes her luck with the man she wants and does not live long after her would be lover decides to eliminate her. Now Steve must get back to the teenagers to get rid of them.Not having seen the film before, we decided to take a look when it showed up on cable recently. This was a William Castle product, a man that had great success in the horror genre. The director enjoyed a long career in the movies, but he was not lucky in the way he planned to present the film. The premise was good. Of course, it is dated, by today's standards when not many people engage in those pranks, something that is not easily condoned, or justified by present laws that would consider Libby's actions as a kind of harassment, punishable by law. Basically, our main interest in watching was to see Joan Crawford, who is featured in the film, but whose presence is only minor within the context of the narrative. John Ireland does not impress as Steve. The production is made more creepy by the use of a fog that envelops most of the scenes involving the suburban house.