Jeepers Creepers

2001 "What's eating you?"
6.2| 1h30m| R| en
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On a desolate country highway, two homeward-bound teens are nearly run off the road by a maniac in a beat-up truck, and later spot him shoving what appears to be a body down a sewer pipe.

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LouHomey From my favorite movies..
Stellead Don't listen to the Hype. It's awful
Brendon Jones It’s fine. It's literally the definition of a fine movie. You’ve seen it before, you know every beat and outcome before the characters even do. Only question is how much escapism you’re looking for.
Arianna Moses Let me be very fair here, this is not the best movie in my opinion. But, this movie is fun, it has purpose and is very enjoyable to watch.
SashaDarko A decent and memorable horror movie. The main characters (brother and sister) have nothing special about them, but they actually speak with each other like actual people would do, not like made up cardboard stuff made to move the script further (a problem with too many American blockbuster movies out there). Both have somewhat self-aware lines like "This is where somebody does something really stupid and everybody hates them for it" or "They never are", which are subtle and make me like the movie even more. I also like that they don't just do anything without debating or explaining to each other why they should do it. They're a team, a family and they're sticking with each other no matter what.The villain is impressive and his makeup is excellent. It's funny how they use a psychic woman in both original and the sequel to tell more about the "Jeepers", because he never speaks. Just smiles and moking his preys before eating them.
CinemaClown Jeepers Creepers was one of the first Hollywood horror films that I watched. Sneaking into the living room while the parents were asleep, connecting the earphones to the TV while keeping the lights off, it sure was a cinematic experience that I haven't forgotten and although it doesn't affect me now the way it did back then, there's much about it that I still admire.The story of Jeepers Creepers follows two siblings who, while on their way back home, witness a mysterious person dumping something down a tunnel. After finding out what was dumped down there, they set off to get help but soon find themselves being stalked & tormented by an old, rusty truck and ultimately learn that their pursuer is something way more horrifying.Written & directed by Victor Salva, the film opens on an impressive note and keeps its menacing tone alive during the first act but stumbles down the road & becomes derivative in the remaining hour. Salva introduces an eerie vibe earlier into the story, and sets things up really well but loses his grip as the plot progresses. Still, it's damn effective when it's supposed to be.The part of siblings & their dynamic is well written & executed but it's the characteristics of the Creeper and how everything about him is slowly revealed that makes up for its most interesting part. The isolated countryside location adds to its unsettling aura and also brilliantly carried out is its homage to Steven Spielberg's Duel, for that old, rusty truck was just as intimidating, if not more.Coming to the acting department, the cast consists of Gina Philips, Justin Long, Jonathan Breck & others, with all three playing their part ably. Breck's screen presence in full costume & make-up is creepy and the more his character reveals its true form, the more unnerving it becomes. Philips & Long exhibit that sibling dynamic but it's their shared moments that contributes more to the story than their individual inputs.On an overall scale, Jeepers Creepers opens strongly, with a promise of better things to come, but that part never really arrives as the film ends up being bogged by genre clichés in the second half and becomes quite predictable near the end. Still, the sinister atmosphere, smart build-up & some shocking moments do provide enough weight that it may still surprise a few unsuspecting viewers. Definitely worth a watch, at least once.
neldam00 Great movie, with a completely new horror character, unimaginable. Keeps the viewer in view from the beginning to the end, with a touch of comedy that does not affect the spirit of the plot. The faces of panic abound in the film with great handling of realism. The make-up of the Creeper is magnificently accomplished. One of the best horror movies of all time.
jaymanny-84948 This is movie is so hilariously bad that i can't help but like it. It has become my favorite unintentional comedy at least i think it's unintentional either way these two college kids use corny lines left and right and do some of the most unbelievable things ever. Hey did you see that i think he threw a body down that hole... lets go check it out oh and i think i'd like it if you dangled me down the edge of this hole so that i can hollar more clearly cuz you know that whole 6 ft might make my hollars more audible to the dead body we think we saw him throw down the hole..... oh just don't drop me...ahhhhhhhh....(of course he fell) are you f'in kidding me right now....holy crap this movie is one of the kings of corny and i don't usually like these kinds of movies in fact the first time i saw it i hated it. I got bored a few years later and ended up wathcing it again and couldn't help but lmao at it. Now i watch about once a year i sometimes skip most of the end for it winds down into a bore fest cause after you know what happens last 20 mins hold little entertainment. This and shock em dead are probably my 2 fav super corny "horror" flicks ever i don't even watch horror movies anymore but this one in particular is just too funny to not rewatch every once in a while.