Fortunately the film never outstays its welcome at a brisk 90 minutes, and the script wisely doles out details about its monster in small doses with a new surprise or two popping up at regular intervals. What they find is something far worse than they could have ever expected.Ĭarried by two strong lead performances and a catchy concept, Jeepers Creepers is an oddly constructed film with many feeling the opening half (a sort of American gothic twist on Duel by way of Joyride) is stronger than the second, a more traditional monster siege with a particularly downbeat ending.
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The sinister driver catches on and tries to chase them down, after which they double back so Darry can try to save whoever was dumped underground. While heading home for spring break, siblings Trish (Phillips) and Darry (Long) are nearly run off the road by a very creepy, dilapidated old truck with a license plate reading “BEATINGU.” They spy it again soon after pulled over by the side of the road, with the silhouetted driver apparently dumping a body wrapped in bedsheets down a large pipe in the ground. The film went on to become a home video and TV staple, with a strong following today still leaving fans clamoring for a third film. This nightmarish stab at a new American urban legend introduced a grotesque new monster in the horror movie pantheon courtesy of the Creeper, a flesh-eating fiend who stalks the American backwoods every 23 years to collect body parts. If ever a film benefited from good timing it was Jeepers Creepers, a modest but ruthlessly effective little indie that got snagged by United Artists and MGM who propelled to a shockingly successful, record-breaking Labor Day opening in 2001. Starring Gina Phillips, Justin Long, Jonathan Breck, Patricia Belcher, Eileen Brennan, Brandon Smith