Jeepers Creepers

"What's eating you?"

2001 1h 30m EN

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6.5

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★6.5TMDB · 3,449

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Synopsis

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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.

“What's eating you?”

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Cast

Gina Philips
Patricia 'Trish' Jenner
Justin Long
Darius 'Darry' Jenner
Jonathan Breck
The Creeper
Patricia Belcher
Jezelle Gay Hartman
Eileen Brennan
The Cat Lady
Brandon Smith
Sgt. David Tubbs
Peggy Sheffield
Waitress Beverly
Jeffrey William Evans
Restaurant Manager

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Victor Salva
Writers: Victor Salva
Languages: English
Countries: United States of America, Germany

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RUNTIME

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90 minutes exactly — the "classic feature" runtime most directors aim for.

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2 / 8

MONEY

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Made its money back 5.9× over at the box office.

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3 / 8

ERA

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25 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.

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4 / 8

WORLD

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International production across 2 countries: United States of America, Germany.

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5 / 8

CINEMA

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Part of the "Jeepers Creepers Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.

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6 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Directed by Victor Salva, shot by Don E. FauntLeRoy. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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7 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Original score by Bennett Salvay. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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8 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Editor Ed Marx shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Victor Salva directs. Don E. FauntLeRoy behind the camera. Bennett Salvay scores. Ed Marx cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Made its budget back several times over at the box office. Produced in United States of America, Germany. Dialogue in English.

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Things worth knowing

190 minutes exactly — the "classic feature" runtime most directors aim for.
2Made its money back 5.9× over at the box office.
325 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.
4International production across 2 countries: United States of America, Germany.
5Part of the "Jeepers Creepers Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.
6Directed by Victor Salva, shot by Don E. FauntLeRoy. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
7Original score by Bennett Salvay. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
8Editor Ed Marx shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
9Gina Philips and Justin Long and Jonathan Breck carry the top of the cast.
10Marketing tagline: "What's eating you?".
11IMDB entry: tt0263488 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
12Classified under 8 themes, including "monster", "brother", "mass murder", "sister".
13Released under 14 different titles around the world.

The technical file

Cinematography: Don E. FauntLeRoy
Original score: Bennett Salvay
Editing: Ed Marx
Production design: Steven Legler
Makeup / hair: Gunnar Swanson
VFX supervisor: Robert W. Morgenroth
Sound: Alexander Gruzdev
Stunt coordinator: James M. Churchman
Runtime: 90 min · 1h 30m
Aspect ratio (typical): 1.37:1 (Academy)
Status: Released
Budget: $10,000,000
Box office: $59,217,789
Return: 592% of budget
Original language: EN
Certification (US): R
IMDB: Jeepers Creepers (2001)

Part of

Jeepers Creepers Collection

American horror film trilogy following various encounters with a flesh-eating creature in the midst of its ritualistic killing spree.

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Victor Salva

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VolcanoAl2013-07-27
I loved this movie.For it's budget & little CGI used.It was a great thriller.I don't consider it as horror.I'm sure many don't agree.I have been hoping for a new movie.
Gimly2017-12-10
★ 7/10
An under-appreciated horror piece from my formative years, best watched going in with no clue what you are in for. Final rating: ★★★½ - I strongly recommend you make the time.
John Chard2019-04-15
★ 6/10
Indeed, where did you get those eyes? Siblings Darius and Trish are driving home from college through rural America. They have a brief run in on the road with the driver of a beat up van, later on, on the road side, they observe weird goings-on from the driver of said van, an observation that puts both of them in immense danger. Jeepers Creepers tips its hat off to the creepy horror movies that were all the rage in the 70s and early 80s, boasting genuine suspense and characters fully formed, Jeepers Creepers is something of a refreshing antidote to the ream of horror movies available that line up teenagers purely to be slasher fodder. Lifting it just above average is the fact that our two sibling protagonists have viable discussions before venturing into the realm of horror staple requirements, although the picture is "B" movie in substance, it does however attempt to be credible in its story telling. Sadly though, after a wonderfully edgy first half, the picture drops down in standard, the introduction of "The Creeper" may well be a necessity, but it shifts the film to such a degree, it rapidly loses its creepy momentum. Not that the second half of the film is a disaster, far from it, it's got a scary fun vibe to it, it's just that it promises so much, but ultimately runs out of steam. Jeepers Creepers was successful enough to spawn inferior sequels, with the "Creeper" of the piece firmly entering the horror hall of fame, thus an argument for the film having done its job seems totally viable, it's just sad that it didn't stay on the side of edgy and become a horror classic. 6/10