Ben Willis
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| Ben Willis | |
|---|---|
| First appearance | I Know What You Did Last Summer |
| Last appearance | I'll Always Know What You Did Last Summer |
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| Nickname(s) | The Fisherman |
| Gender | Male |
| Year of birth | June 6, 1955 Raleigh, North Carolina, US |
| Year of death | December 4, 2006 Winston-Salem, North Carolina, US |
| Occupation | Serial killer, fisherman |
| Family | The Willis Family |
| Relationships | Sarah Willis |
| Children | Susie Willis (daughter) William "Will" Willis (son) |
| Portrayed by | Muse Watson, Don Shanks |
| Created by | Jim Gillespie |
Ben Willis or The Fisherman (June 6, 1955 – December 4, 2006) is a fictional character in the films I Know What You Did Last Summer, I Still Know What You Did Last Summer, and I'll Always Know What You Did Last Summer and is portrayed by Muse Watson and in I'll Always Know What You Did Last Summer he is portrayed by Don Shanks.
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[edit] Beginning
Ben Willis worked for a resort hotel in the island of Tower Bay, living with his wife Sarah, daughter Susie and son Will. After learning of his wife's infidelity he murdered her and moved his family to the fishing town of Southport, North Carolina. Years later, Susie was killed in an auto accident. The driver, her fiance David Egan, survived. Willis took his revenge on Egan on July 4, pushing him off a cliff.
[edit] Same Night
On the same night when walking home he was accidentally hit by a car. The four teenagers driving decided to dump the man they presumed dead into the ocean, covering up the incident. However, Willis survived the accident and the cover up and began stalking those responsible for it the following July 4, murdering them with a fish hook. He was eventually stopped by the two surviving teenagers, Julie James and Ray Bronson, and lost his right hand in the process.
[edit] Following Year
The next year, Julie James and her friends won a vacation to Tower Bay from a radio station. However, it was a setup by he and his son, Julie's friend Will, to finish off the final two responsible for his accident. Both ended up dying on the island, Will accidentally by his father's hook and Ben being shot by Julie. Ben Willis eventually came back from the dead, killing Ray and Julie in their home.
[edit] As a Legend
Ben Willis became a legend as the Fisherman who comes to seek revenge for those holding the secret of a death.Ben Willis/The Fisherman returns as a ghost apparation in the third film. Years after the initial accident, four teens cover up the true story behind their friend's death. The following July 4 each is stalked by the undead Fisherman and killed one by one.The Fisherman, although an apparation, appeared still to be mortal. Two teens who survived the incident and fight the Fisherman. The phantom Fisherman is shredded in pieces by blades. The Fisherman once again materializes his fatal legend and posssibly kills one of the two survivors in the desert named Amber, after she gets a flat tire in the middle of the desert but does not kill the other one who is not seen again in the film.
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