Brothers and sisters, the historical bickerers. Sibling rivalry has often been the lynchpin of some cool stories. Hansel and Gretel, the two little sh*ts who eat an old lady’s house then cook her. The ill-fated kids in Texas Chainsaw Massacre. And of course, Bart & Lisa Simpson. Always ... Read review
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provoking spine-tingling horror when college siblings Trish (Gina Philips) and Darry (Justin Long) encounter a flesh-eating demon along a barren rural highway. After a ...
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An uneventful road trip home turns into a journey straight from Hell for two unsuspecting ... more
college, kids, Trish (Gina Philips) and Darry (Justin Long). A heart-stopping high-speed pursuit down a deserted highway leads to a terrifying discovery: their pu...
An uneventful road trip home turns into a journey straight from Hell for two unsuspecting ... more
college, kids, Trish (Gina Philips) and Darry (Justin Long). A heart-stopping high-speed pursuit down a deserted highway leads to a terrifying discovery: their pursuer has more in store for them than they ever imagined.Relentless in its goal to hunt down its prey, this indefinable creature unleashes a kind of horror that the kids never imagined in their worst nightmares, and they realise that it will not stop until its demonic hunger is satisfied. A record breaking Number One hit in America, Jeepers Creepers was hailed as 'the best Horror Movie of the last ten years' by critics and continues to terrify...
Every 23rd Spring, for 23 Days, it gets to eat. Today is the last day of a horrific ... more
feeding frenzy, and the Creeper is still hungry for more!On a deserted highway, a school bus is carrying a basketball team and its cheerleaders back from a triumphant game. The bus breaks down on a lonely stretch of road and the thrill of victory is quickly replaced by terror, as the journey becomes a road trip to hell! As the sun sets, the Creeper descends on the bus and picks off the athletes one by one, sniffing out his victims. Will any of them survive? Or will they all provide the Creeper with another horrific helping of mouth-watering morsels, in this nerve-jangling horror?
Production Year: 2000 - Horror - Director: Keenen Ivory Wayans - Original Language: English - Classification: 18 years and over - Starring: Carmen Electra, Anna Faris, Kurt Fuller, James Van Der Beek, Keenen Ivory Wayans
Advantages: Original, atmospheric creepiness Disadvantages: Ends too soon
Brothers and sisters, the historical bickerers. Sibling rivalry has often been the lynchpin of some cool stories. Hansel and Gretel, the two little sh*ts who eat an old lady’s house then cook her. The ill-fated kids in Texas Chainsaw Massacre. And of course, Bart & Lisa Simpson. Always at each other’s throats, but there for each other in a pinch. Enter the latest pair to this canon of catastrophe, Trish and Darryl (played by newbies Gina ... ...giving Trish a lift in her car (on her insistence), back to the home of their parents. The two pass time on the journey by spotting car number plates and equating them to sayings. Just like you did on school bus trips, ever mindful that the next Ford Capri to go by could be registered “B0L 0CK5”. As the pair bicker on, an old truck approaches them and attempts to run them off the road, Duel style. Now, if you would like to avoid a rant, ... more
Brothers and sisters, the historical bickerers. Sibling rivalry has often been the lynchpin of some cool stories. Hansel and Gretel, the two little sh*ts who eat an old lady’s house then cook her. The ill-fated kids in Texas Chainsaw Massacre. And of course, Bart & Lisa Simpson. Always at each other’s throats, but there for each other in a pinch. Enter the latest pair to this canon of catastrophe, Trish and Darryl (played by newbies Gina Phillips and Justin Long respectively).
Darryl is giving Trish a lift in her car (on her insistence), back to the home of their parents. The two pass time on the journey by spotting car number plates and equating them to sayings. Just like you did on school bus trips, ever mindful that the next Ford Capri to go by could be registered “B0L 0CK5”. As the pair bicker on, an old truck approaches them and attempts to run them off the road, Duel style. Now, if you would like to avoid a rant, please skip to the line of stars below. See you on the flip side.
BEN’s RANT
Remember how Scream picked through many a horror movie cliché in its quest to be all clever and modern? Sure you do. Despite its clever “ironic” stance, one new rule is creeping into the genre that threatens to make the most patient of cinemagoers shout bloody murder. The mobile phone, or “cell phone” to the Americans. Whereas before, phone lines could be disconnected by axe wielding maniacs, or CB radios wrecked through the cunning theft of vital bits. Nowadays, such problems are null and void due to the fact that every f**ker has a Nokia in their back pocket. Right? Sorry, wrong answer, would you like to go for Double Jeopardy where the stakes could really change? Low battery. This car doesn’t have a cigarette lighter. I’m out of credit. Balls. You’re going on a long haul journey, so you remember to charge the phone and top it up before you leave. NO YOU DON’T BECAUSE YOU’RE A HALFWIT!
Okay, so the kids try to call for help, but Darryl’s cell phone is not charged up (see rant above). The truck passes by, eventually, and relief sets in. However, after a while, the pair pass an old church, with the old truck parked outside. Nearby, a strange figure is tossing bloodstained sacks into a pipe. Sacks that look distinctly body sized. Another nerve-shredding road rage attack later, and the pair find themselves run off the road. Darryl has a crisis of conscience, and convinces his sister that they should go back and help whoever is down the pipe.
Darryl’s Scooby gang antics lead him to a horrible discovery, which manages to raise more questions about the bizarre attacks. Fleeing the scene, the kids seek help at the nearest diner, but they’re already on the receiving end of some strange goings-on, which they must try to accept if they want to survive…
From here, the movie takes a step into territory that may not sit easy. The first half toys with your mind like a cat with a ball of string, and it won’t stop. This is a horror movie after all, and being rated 15 means that there are less visceral shocks and a great deal of headf**ks. For a good 45 minutes, there are jumps and unnerving imagery, but all executed in a subtle sense. There is then a step that for me worked like a charm, harkening back to the days when scary movies used their imagination as well as your own to good effect. The money shot doesn’t really occur until the last 10 minutes, and the nature of the beast isn’t shoved down your throat, but drip-fed to you s-l-o-w-l-y. The unexpected nature of the evil that has set itself on the teenagers is more shocking because you only get glimpses of it.
This was most probably the finest scary movie I have seen since Blair Witch or even Deuce Bigalow: Male Gigolo. I was so tense from the moment the old truck starts trying to mow the car full of teen-flesh down, I think I pulled a muscle in my leg. The cast being unknowns, you have no indication of their fate in relation to their star status. There is also a merciful lack of pumpin’ rock tracks to make this a “trendy” effort. Kudos is due to the studio to not let this get turned into a Blair Witch 2 of obviousness. If there is a sequel, then I’m keeping at least two of my fingers crossed they don’t balls it up with over the top set piece deaths and a token Marilyn Manson tune.
However, some of you are jaded, just admit it. You should therefore be aware of the following clichés that are rife in this production.
1. Those damn fool kids never learn. 2. Someone always knows more than they should. 3. No, it’s not dead. 4. Teenagers never listen to warnings, especially when freaked out. 5. The cops probably won’t make things any better. 6. When in a small town, people look at you like YOU’RE the killer.
The frustrating thing is, most of the time these clichés ruin a horror movie and make you wish you’d stayed in and watched the Channel 5 Shannon Tweed flick instead. Not here. There’s just something fresh about this film that made me edgier than a thin footed man called Mr Ed Gere on a tightrope above the Grand Canyon with a feather up his ass. It could well be the superb direction of Victor Salva, who uses some superb visuals to incredibly creepy effect. Most of the horror takes place in the dark, and is often silhouetted. This makes everything a lot less obvious, and therefore scarier.
The two newcomer leads are superb, never overacting (though Long’s wide eyed gawking may get tired). Phillips is reminiscent of Claire Forlani of Mallrats and Mystery Men fame – not a bad thing at all. The pair scream, run, panic and suffer very believably for such a film, to their credit. I for one hope they don’t meet the same non-stardom fate as the Blair Witch trio (hay, maybe they really DID die in those woods, and we’ve been fooled into watching some real snuff movie!? #@ CONSPIRACY!).
Some reviews have poo-pooed this as taking a turn too far after the initial stylish first half. I say to the nay-sayers – rubbish. This is far classier material than Who Cares What You Did Last Summer or Urban Leg Ends. The ending is as abrupt as Blair Witch, but the entire product pleases to the point of me wanting to rush back and see the whole thing again. There are no loose ends, and a dark fairy tale sensibility runs through the proceedings, making this a cut (HA HA!) above the rest. Not for the delicate hearted amongst you, this will stay in your head longer than similar efforts. And if it doesn’t, you can come see me and I’ll apologise.
Advantages: Ummm..... it's okay Disadvantages: Not scary, predictable
I was aware that the general opinion was that the film was a disappointment but a film with the name Francis Ford Coppola associated with it still had to be worth a try. The film was certainly watchable, the performances natural and not cheesy and their were even some humorous moments but at the end of the day it didn't provide scare value, which was what I was there for. THE STORY
Brother and sister, Danny (Justin Long) and Trish (Gina Phillips) ... ...scenic route across country. They are almost run off the road by a mysterious man in a van, whom they later see throwing bodies down a large pipe. They investigate and discover hundreds of preserved bodies in the crypt of an old church. they rush off to get help but it soon becomes obvious that the man is following them, determined on killing. With a police escort to take them on their way it seems as though our hero and heroine maybe safe but it ...
Ophelia 23.07.2003
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Advantages: Keeps you guessing Disadvantages: Corny, confused and unsatisfying
...is now pursuing them.
Jeepers Creepers was a phenomenal success at the box office in this country – more so than in the US. It was lauded as the scariest horror film to be produced by America in recent years – a potentially valid claim, albeit one that would not be hard to achieve. I was expecting something innovative and fresh, and whilst I wasn’t entirely disappointed with this film, I’m afraid Jeepers Creepers leaves a ... ...core of a horror movie, Jeepers Creepers fails to get past the standard scenes and actions that have become so tired in Hollywood shockers. Teenagers discover something rather unpleasant in the woods, find that their cell phone doesn’t work (in the old days the phone lines would have been down) and then throw logic and reason out of the window from thereon in. Let’s face it – how many people would actually have returned to the scene ...
LostWitness 17.04.2002 (15.01.2004)
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Advantages: Hear an old recording of the song Disadvantages: Where the heck do I start
...the notoriety they gained.
Jeepers Creepers however, is a different kettle of fish (or mutilated bodies) for that matter…
Now this is not so much a spoiler, as believe me, if I don’t make it my personal duty to warn you about watching this film and try and get you to watch it I really would merit the term spoiler – spoiler of trust/integrity/honesty/enjoyment - the list could go on.
Late teen Brother and Sister are on a long ... ...‘take the piss out of personalised number plates’ on the way. After hysterically laughing at a middle aged couple’s camper van plate claiming they are sexy, (how hilarious, eh folks), and having various ‘typical’ teen sibling bantering in monotonous wooden tones, a big brown truck with headlights like eyes and blacked out windows rages up behind them and starts ramming them from behind. Argh, the shock horror of it all. ...
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Jeepers Creepers
Released; 2001
Rating; 15
Running Time; 90 minutes
Genre; Horror
Director; Victor Salva
Cast; Gina Phillips, Justin Long, Johnathon Breck, Patricia Belcher.
Jeepers Creepers is a short, low budget horror flick with a small-time cast. However it did incredibly well at both the U.S and the U.K box offices. It recieved a video and DVD release and is no doubt in many horror fans collection. I had read nothing but praise for this ... ...horror fan myself, decided to buy myself a copy. I wish I hadn't - this movie is shocking which it claims to be, but shocking in a different way, shockingly bad !! It starts well and for half an hour, looked full of promise but quickly deterioated into a preposterous pile of rubbish, heres why !
Plot Synopsis
Trish (Gina Phillips) and Darry (Justin Long) are a brother and sister on their way back home from college. On a rural highway in the middle ...
WormThatTurned 21.06.2003
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Advantages: Leaving things to your imagination Disadvantages: Except the fact that the monsters short-sighted!
...toy store when I spotted Jeepers Creepers was included in the offer.
Eagerly I ran home (after having to go back to rasser-frassing work first), and read a few online reviews of the movie first (damned house-mates wanting to watch freaking soap operas first) - all of a sudden this looks like I’m walking into a mine-field here - some people are raving about how great the film is, others are saying how pants it was - this was not a good inspiration ... ...enjoyed it! Anyway - thoughts on the movie and all that!
* Storyline *
Well the idea was good.......... and bad, you see Ford Coppola (Executive Producer) has obviously decided that he wanted to get all the best bits of horror films (Big Scary Dude....... check!, Teens shatting themselves.............. check!, Long and Winding Road leading to nowhere................. check!, inept pigs sorry scum sorry bacon makers errr coppers............. check! ...
Angelus 05.11.2002
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Advantages: Solid plot development, gets on with it Disadvantages: Comical element reduces the impact
intense music that is well placed throughout the film. Overall, everything works quite well.
I recommend watching this, whether or not you have seen the first film. It is not necessary to have seen the first. I suppose it would help, but there is nothing stopping you enjoying and understanding this any more than someone who has seen the first one before. JeepersCreepers 2 is currently airing on Film4, and is available on DVD as long as you have a look around. Recommended. ...
Advantages: It works in its own right Disadvantages: Lacks elements of the first film
one overall, because it stuck to one formula and made the best of it.
JeepersCreepers 2 was released on DVD and video to buy and rent on 19/01/03. I was happy to rent this film, but there was nothing about it that would compel me to buy a copy.
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Advantages: new kind of horror-good actors-great sound track Disadvantages: the creeper came to early into the movie
On the way home from their spring break from school, Darry (Long) and Patricia (Philips) Jenner notice a mysterious man dumping something down a tunnel, they decide to investigate and discover a huge amount of disfigured and modified bodies. The duo search off to seek help completely unaware that the individual knows who has already been down there.They quickly learn that he is not just a human but something more sinister and evil...
Many people flocked to cinemas thinking that it was on of the greatest horror movies of our time, the movie provided a scary and intense atmosphere that made you feel for the 2 main characters, but also at the same time made you feel fear. The creeper brought back a new sense of scariness that was lost in the world of horror and needed to be brought back. The first half of the movie was the high point ...
A brother and sister on spring break from college decide to take the scenic route home--an endless, desolate stretch of road through central Florida. Along the way they are run off the road by a strange truck, and later they see its driver disposing of what looks like a human body down a drainpipe near an old church. Derry convinces his older sister, Trish, that they have to investigate, and despite all better judgment, they do.
Release details
DVD Region
DVD
Studio(s)
LIONS GATE HOME ENTERTAINMENT; WARNER HOME VIDEO
Release date
01/04/2002
No of Discs
1
Catalogue No
D 093476
Barcode
7321900934763
Screenwriter
Francis Ford Coppola, Victor Salva
Composer
Francis Ford Coppola, Bennett Salvay
Featured
Francis Ford Coppola
Executive Producer
Francis Ford Coppola, Mario Ohoven, Eberhard Kayser, Linda Reisman, Willie Bar
The Making Of, Audio Commentary, Deleted Scenes, Extended Scenes, Photo Gallery, Poster Images, TV Spots, Theatrical Trailers
Aspect Ratio
1.85 Wide Screen
Sound
Dolby Digital
Dubbing Sound
Dolby Digital English
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Review
"...A clever thriller-chiller combining laughter with creepiness that should satisfy horror fans..." (Los Angeles Times, p.4, 31/08/2001)
"...JEEPERS CREEPERS builds up a mood of sinister expectation..." (New York Times, p.E23, 31/08/2001)
"...Quite scary....There's a fierce depth of feeling to JEEPERS CREEPERS..." (Sight and Sound, p.47-8, 01/11/2001)
"...Salva exhibits the same viable and undeniable camera eye he displayed in 1995's POWDER..." (USA Today, p.6E, 31/08/2001)
"...[The] best scares blindside you....Phillips and Long serve well in the lead..." (Variety, p.31-2, 27/08/2001)
DVD Description
A brother and sister on spring break from college decide to take the scenic route home--an endless, desolate stretch of road through central Florida. Along the way they are run off the road by a strange truck, and later they see its driver disposing of what looks like a human body down a drainpipe near an old church. Derry (Justin Long) convinces his older sister, Trish (Gina Philips), that they have to investigate, and despite all better judgment, they do. That's just the beginning of this wild horror film, directed by Victor Salva (POWDER). Salva keeps the audience guessing by never settling into any particular style or formula. The film veers gleefully in all directions, referencing such classics as NIGHT OF THE LIVING DEAD, NIGHTMARE ON ELM STREET, SILENCE OF THE LAMBS, and even THE TERMINATOR, along the body-strewn way. There is no shortage of clever humour amid the shocks, gross-outs, and nail-biting suspense, and Philips and Long exhibit a refreshingly believable brother-sister rapport. The supporting cast includes Patricia Belcher as a psychic and Eileen Brennan as an eccentric cat owner. Francis Ford Coppola is the executive producer.
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