Jeepers Creepers (2001) - Movie Review
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Jeepers Creepers is the golden standard for a modern monster movie. The story of two sibilings on a road trip that quickly descends into hell gave birth to one of horror's greatest icons, The Creeper.
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This movie is a pure classic. Such a breathe of fresh air. At the end, I felt the sense of helplessness the character did. It was just such a shock.
+icebergthegamer Yeah the ending is insane
Yea poor Darry. I really felt my heart ache for him and his sister. Ugh just a horrible scary ending.
Totally agree that the first is a classic - the second one is a complete turd - can’t speak for the third
Disagree, the first 45 minutes is pure tension, but once they make it to the diner and place that call the movie takes a huge dive down. After that it's just watching the brother and sister making the stupidest decisions in filmdom and not feeling bad for them at all because of it. And I disliked the black lady character because she felt like she served no purpose other than to provide exposition.
Jeepers Creepers is the PERFECT example of what Imagination and Creativity use to look like in Hollywood before Leftist Liberal Woke took over!!! CHERISH this move and those like it because those days are SADLY Gone Forever I Fear!
This shit scared the pants off me when I was younger. I couldn’t shower with the curtains closed for months.
+Heisenberg 254 haha it was freaky for sure
It's a classic
The "He's got wings" reveal is my favorite part of this films. They think to themelves "How could this get any worse?", and the he sprouts wings and everything falls into place as to how fucked they are. Pure perfection.
To me its fun because i was a fan of the chainsaw movies,wanted something similar but not the same ..got what i wanted...i didnt expect the sci fi twist the creeper being an alien
This movie scared the shit out of me when I first saw it as a kid. I loved this one
Same
I Don't like this movie, I like jeepers creepers 3
@@gasperajdnik5627 Yea im going to respectfully disagree with everything you just said.
@@anthonymclaurin8849 most likely satire/trolling, at least I hope
Same I remember my older siblings would always play it
That creepy ass beginning of this video lol
Jennifer Haley lol yeah I was like ohhh wtf
That’s actually the ending of the movie
Yea brings back the creep factor for sure.
Not only does this movie hold up and is iconic to me is that ending. It being so bleak and sad and tragic was because we like Darry. I was devastated seeing that ending when I was 8 or 9. I remember thinking the creeper was real and was going to be out there in the night.
Great movie just off of the simplicity of it. Not a bunch of unknown characters. Just 2 main characters and 1 villian.
Victor Salva?
That scene when the creeper is dumping bodies and notices the car and stares back is the most hauntingly suspenseful scene in all of cinema. When I explain to people why I like the first more than the second, I always show that one scene.
My favorite scene in the movie! It instills so much fear and dread of what’s to come…
The way the creeper just looks at them as they drive by. It makes my blood go cold.
Facts. And u can kinda see him sniffing
Stole that scene from Unsolved Mysteries.
Yes! I don't get scared much anymore but that still freaks me out
This movie actually had one moment that just made me burst out laughing (and I'm not even sure if it was meant to be funny) Darry goes up to the car at the filling station after the Creeper has ransacked it and picks up his underwear off the ground with his name on it, and distressingly says, "Now he even knows my name!" Don't know why but that really made me laugh. XD
I laughed too at that part too but for a different reason...when the woman said..."Yea...and I think he liked it too!"
The creeper is gonna stalk him online now! >_>
I wish the psychic was there.......
*He also knows your scent*
*He knows where my mail's sent??*
*Noooooo.......actually yeah. Definitely probably yeah.*
lmao a lot of Justin Long's performance in this movie made me laugh. Not because it was supposed to be funny or anything but he was just so good at acting scared and stressed out that it was almost funny. Great performance.
I laughed too lol
I agree the original jeepers creepers is a great horror movie.
So is Jeepers creepers 2
@@johnf.walker6406 true. Jeepers creepers 3 is just terrible
@@bnate6024 yeah I think victor salva is drunk making the movie ahhaahahhaahhaaha I waited for 14 years for the movie and I was so disappointed .....
@@johnf.walker6406 I swear. JC1 was fantastic. JC2 was fantastic. JC3 straight garbage. 14 years and that's how they repay us loyal fans. I do like how they trapped out the truck tho
@@bnate6024 yeah honestly JC IS BONE CHILLING AND CREEPY , I got the creeps when jezelle hartman explained to darry the creepers origin and why it cannot be killed. Also JC2 is awesome and entertaining but JC3 IS JUST A CASH GRAB MOVIE MOST OF US ARE WAITING FOR PART 3 AND GAVE US THIS , I REALLY WISH JC4 WILL BE GREAT LIKE THE FIRST 2
I just rewatched this last night and it’s been years. Definitely holds up to me. Another great thing in this movie is her impala. I know that’s weird to say but that car survived better than Darry and when she’s trying to start that car to get away the grinding gears scenes always keep me on edge.
Yeah it hadn't aged at all. Still totally effective
Cars are one of two things in this genre: 1) escape devices. 2) death devices.
@@CodyLeachYT what's the controversy?
Still one of my all time favs
What do like about it ?
🎵Jeepers creepers🎵
🎵Where did ya get those eyes?🎵
*CREEPER* "stole them"
I mean its true😂
From who???
Darius
When I first saw this in theaters, I had no clue on what this movie was about, other than it was a horror movie. I enjoyed this movie and agree with everything you said about it Cody. I had no problem with the ending as well as there should be no happy ending. I can't wait to see what you think about the 2nd film. Excellent review Cody.
Jeepers creepers IS my favorite horror films. Yes even over Halloween. Because it’s the only film that actually scar’d me for years as a kid all because of the ending. And the bond between the brother and sister is the perfect example of me and my younger brother.
Jeepers creepers 1 platinum medal
Jeepers creepers 2 gold medal
Jeepers creepers 3 bronze or wood
Part 3 more like plastic lol
That’s because it was made by syfy. Horrific decision
Jeepers Creepers 3 tin foil
@@derikschell no paper
Jeepers creepers 3 doesnt get shit !
The Creeper is the only Horror monster/Horror Icon that really gets under my skin, the only one that creeps me the F out whenever i see it.
I remember watching this movie in the theatre and being shocked af at the ending. Couldn’t get it out of my head for weeks.
He's also in drag me to hell
That’s one of my favorites
@@truartist5379 ur one of my favorites
The ending of this movie gave my sister and I similar nightmares as kids. This and blair witch messed us up
I still Can't bring myself to look at the final image.
Dude both of those stopped me from getting out of bed for a whole night because the main menus were still on my tv after the movies ended
Both times I was too afraid to get up and turn it off
Jeepers Creepers is literally the first horror movie I've ever seen. Yeah, I was wayyy too young for it, ever since I was born in the same year this masterpiece came out. Simply love horror as the genre till this day
Me and my wife rented this the year it came out. We had no clue what it was about. The main menu showed the kids looking down the pipe then the creeper screaming and spreading his wings with the creepy music. You knew right then this was as going to be a scary movie. It was one of the best horror movies I’ve ever seen fro start to finish.
I just watched this tonight and I can definitely relate to the uneasiness feeling I have for Darry at the end. Ugh...poor Darry. I didn't know whether to cry/get angry or just idk. It was very shocking.
If you watch 2 it's good and 3 ruins it all 3 takes place in between 1 and 2
The creeper seriously fd up when he messed with Leland Palmers son in 2 and he paid the ultimate price.
One scene I love in the second film is when The Creeper sees the farmer Jack Taggart whose youngest son Billy The Creeper killed and the hatred in The Creeper's eyes when he stares at him.
I'm not a fan of salva but his idea of making the vibe like what fans say they would do in real life vs what a usual scary movie character would do was genius. Just freaking pure genius.
Justin Long was killing me. I saw this in the Theater. Good movie, for real but Justin Long's character was way too curious about like everything. I was in the Theater like " dude, no. Do not investigate this." Very good movie.
Sometimes I don’t get why people hate it when characters make stupid decisions. Everyone makes stupid decisions sometimes and Darry isn’t different.
This and The Grudge are the two movies I remember from my childhood that left me unable to sleep for weeks afterward. I still love this movie because the characters act realistically (other then Darry going back to check in the tunnel). If I saw the creeper I'd do exactly what they did, get in my car and make a bee line to the nearest phone to call the cops, then get a police escort to a police station. The fact that they did exactly this and the creeper still wins is what leaves you scared afterward. The fact that you could make the most logical and realistic decisions and he'll still get you. As opposed to other horror films where characters are oblivious, clumsy, and just downright stupid, those movies make you feel like you could handle it differently in real life and come out on top, but not this movie.
Glad I found this review. Such an underrated movie
Hands down one of the BEST horror films I’ve ever seen. This movie is a total classic and I couldn’t agree more that the original is by far the best out of all three films.
I remember feeling so empty after the conclusion of the this movie.. I too watched it in VHS at a young age..
One of my favorite parts of this movie is when the brother sees that sistine chapel of bodies. The look on his face is true horror. I really bought it
Ive seen this movie hundreds of time since i was 5. And i barely just now realized when darry ties his shoes and puts the flashlight under his pit the light shines behind him and shows the bodies behind him and being 21 now it actually freaked me out
An extremely UNDERRATED movie. I enjoy it every time I see it.
Couldn't agree more, buddy. I worked as a projectionist when this film first landed, and, after seeing it, I could not BELIEVE the lack of press or fanfare with which it did so. I'm down in (Sydney) Australia, so things may have been different up there in the Northern Hemisphere, but here, it arrived with barely a murmur and one, naturally, thought that it would be just another jump scare fest with mediocre production values and well below par acting. What a wonderful surprise (the likes of which we fans of the genre are forever longing yet so rarely treated!) this gem was. I liked it from the get go, but can still recall the moment that I KNEW it was something special; that being when The Creeper is disposing of the body at the church... they see him and he sees that they see him, and proceeds to give chase... To this DAY that sequence still hits me very much the way it did back in 2001, in spite of the fact that I've seen it countless times. God what I wouldn't give for another out of the blue horror gem such as this right about now!
I'm not going to lie, the ending really crushed me as a kid
i still miss Darry after all this time,Long made a amazing job as darry
I love this movie. I could watch this movie anytime and be just as entertained. But NOTHING beats that first time I saw this in the movies. I went home and couldn't get it out of my head. Darry just screaming in the background of a creepy place and you're just wondering what horrible things are happening to him. Then you see him and are just left in shock.
My husband and I went in blind. We saw that there was a horror movie and just went because we were bored. What I find interesting is even though I liked it a lot when it first came out, that when you rewatch it and you can pay attention to things because you aren't trying to figure out the mystery, you pick up on more and it is somehow scarier on the second watch. Also it has one of my favorite shots ever in a horror film and its when you are watching the two main characters in the car with the cops behind them with the high energy version of Jeepers Creepers playing and in the back ground you see the Creeper standing on the back of the cop car in this perfect dominating and intimidating shape. Its a shame that these movies, which are all really entertaining, were tainted by the horrible deeds of the director.
Jeepers Creepers is awesometacular!
Hey jeremy
Jeremy Jahns 😂
I give it a B+
This movie is great in every single way.
To be honest I actually liked Jeepers Creepers 3, but I do hope that Jeepers Creepers 4 is closer feeling to the first and second film.
TOP 10 HORROR same
I'm pretty sure there isn't gonna be a fourth one
Idk, the movies went downhill, JP1 Masterpiece, JP2 good but kinda cliche, JP3 horrible, imagine JP4 probably WW3!
Who do you think is better between the 1st and the 2nd?
@@KiDSZN I think the 1st is still best.
I saw this for the first time at 15 & couldn't sleep in the dark for months.
I was genuinely intimidated by the creeper the first time I saw this movie. The movie was amazing, loved it. That ending man... shook me up too haha.
Cody was looking straight through my soul
I just found your channel and have been binge watching your channel. I freaking love this movie. 16 year old me was absolutely terrified watching this and the keepers creepers song still gives me chills.
I saw this movie in theaters with my dad and younger brother when it came out and I’m so glad I get to have that as one of my memories from my childhood. Me and my brother both had our legs up in our seat the whole time!
Yo Cody I myself am a huge fan of horror movies and I love watching your videos. Keep up the good work man.
I came across jeepers creepers totally spontaneously too. Me and my twin brother rented it at blockbuster in 2001. We had zero idea what movie was about. We was about 13 and it just sounded like a interesting title. We remember the 1st scene had us interested in seconds. Justin long and the actress playing his sister already got us hooked. Then when the creepers truck hit, our hair stood up on back of our necks and we both looked at each other, like what did we just pop in our DVD player😮? Then we had a totally shocked and fun experience all way to the End. I also noticed years later, that victor silva was the director to one my old time favorite movies growing up in the 90’s. Powder. That movie always is in my heart as a masterpiece. So it did shock me when a friend said the director was a child molestar, but my love for the movies didn’t Change really.
I loved this movie. Definitely a classic kind of monster horror that comes very few and far between these days. Good story and it’s as fun as it is scary.
The diner scene was always my favorite when Darry goes ballistic on the police this guy drives an old brown truck and it nearly killed us lol
One of my favorite Horror films of all time and i'm glad that you Cody decided to not let what Salva did affect your enjoyment of the movie. Because this is a movie review channel this is not TMZ.
Just rewatched this for the 1st time in years and ya, it’s so good. Great review Cody.
I didn't know the creator of jeepers creepers was actually a creep until this video.
Same! I respect Cody for addressing it. It DOES change the movie for me when I see that scary hole I can't help but wonder if he terrorized that kid like that
Also, it's safe to assume most directors/movie people are creeps
Yeah but it's Hollywood. You should have known.
The third Jeepers Creepers was the absolute scariest, because of the horrifyingly bad production.
No
I didn't even bother with it after seeing a couple of clips. It was enough to realise how awfull the production was. I mean, it's laughable. It looks like a parody.
It’s worth mentioning the best sequence of the movie is basically a shot for shot remake of an old “unsolved mysteries” episode
I first saw it when I was quite young and the ending disturbed the Hell out of me. I still Can't bring myself to look at the final image.
JEEPERS Creepers is a movie that just stands out, and you remember it! As horror movies go it’s one of my favorite.
This movie looks older than 2001! I saw it in the theatre and really liked it. I haven't seen it again and now I'm gonna have to revisit it. As usual Cody, awesome review.
Also liked that you included Jonathan Breck (The Creeper) sans makeup in his cameo at 11:44 and 11:58 ...Cool!
I just started watching your channel debating if to subscribe, but the fact that you talked about my favorite horror movie series made me automatically subscribe. Thank you for reviewing this amazing series, I rarely ever hear of people talking about the series without bringing up the wrongs done by the director, and the fact that you get that out of the way right off the bat, makes me love this review even more. Thank you my good sir, you just earned a new subscriber.
Thank you
Love you Crazy Cody, you reviewed all my childhood nightmares in depth ❤🤙
Truly a classic of this time
I am so happy to watch a video review that finally gives this classic the applause that it deserves. You are totally on point on every aspect of this movie my friend! Can't wait to see the 3rd one.:)
+Yuzuru Nomura Yeah man it sucks this movie gets overshadowed by Salvas controversy. It's a horror classic.
One of my all-time favorite movies. Love your reviews, Cody. I'm fairly new to your channel and I've probably commented on 15 videos in total on TH-cam in the last 8 years and about 4 of those have been on your channel in the last week. Big fan, brother.
Cody you nailed that opening, the suspense was great!
+Alex Fehr Thank you!
I just watched Jeepers Creepers as my first Horror movie for October!! It's definitely one of my favorites I bought it on blu ray! You earned my sub man !!
I LOOOVEEE this movie. Great flick, and great review brother! I haven't seen the new one yet.
Probably one of my best movie experiences, if not the best. I remember going to see it when I was 13 - had no clue what it was about - and ended up getting the shit scared out of me. It was one of the only horror movies that kept me awake at night. I love this movie so damn much and wish there were more original, terrifying and smart monster movies like this out there. Not that much of a fan of Jeepers Creepers 2 - but still enjoy parts. But Jeepers Creepers is in my top 5 horror movies of all time. Great review
The first 30 minutes of this movie are golden, perhaps one of best 30 min of a start of movie ever
yes I've been watching this movie ever since I was like 9 or 10 and every time I watch it it feels like first time, the creeper is still just as scary the third time around as he is the first. And every time darry gets taken away...my whole heart just sinks down into my stomach and that's rare in a lot of movies
Totally agree with you that in horror movies you need good characters with good writing to actually care and want them to survive. That’s exactly what part 2 and 3 suffered from.
Great review my friend. I absolutely love this film. It is one of my favorite horror films of all time. I was lucky enough to see it in theaters opening weekend in 2001. Makes me so happy to hear that you are as big of a fan of this film as I am. Excited to hear your thoughts on the other two films in the franchise.
I am so glad that I found someone that loves the movie as much as I do!
The scariest moment to me is when he kills the lady with the cats and you just see her silloutte standing there for a few seconds before the face reveal.
Still can't believe your almost at 7k subscriber. Been a subscriber since around 800 subs. Great channel you have Cody. Glad to see it growing and you getting more subscribers you deserve it! 👍
I love your intros man! The first one is my favorite post-millennium horror flick. Like you, I had never heard of this movie until my mom rented it for me as an 11 year-old in 2001 and it messed me up in the best way possible. "That's not my scarecrow....." *shivers*
+TheUnderdog1026 Thank you! It's my favorite post millennium horror too
I agree 200% with this review, dare I say my all time favourite horror movie
I remember being fourteen when I watched this and could never get that last scene of Darry’s eyes missing out of my mind. It took me weeks before I recovered from that image.
"Let's go back & see what that creep was throwing into that tunnel! Then, lower me down in there by my feet & see what happens!" I don't mean to be mean but I can hear Beavis and Butthead laughing "Huh, huh, huh, Dumbass!" Still a great scary movie though 😊
I went to see this in the summer time 2001. My first experience being genuinely frightened at the cinema.
I just put it on.
I really wish they would have waited for the reveal of his face until the very end.
I remember seeing it in the cinema on release and as you said it's feels like a great self contained effective horror film. I watched it again tonight and its as good as I remember. It opens with an unsettling feel and ends with that too.
I just subscribed, so awesome to see someone else who gets what a masterpiece this film is. Love it. I experienced it the same as you
For any horror figure collectors like me, the doll is fantastic- a must buy!
I had a very similar experience as you when I first saw this movie. I had no idea what it was going in, and it's truly one of the most purely thrilling film experiences I've ever had. Very glad to hear you feel similarly about it. Looking forward to hearing your thoughts on the sequels.
+damilstephens Yeah this is one of the few movies where going in blind made it 1000x better
You're awesome and I love your reviews!
I saw it when it first came out such a great movie. 5/5
This movie also had some natural comedy as to how darry and trish react to the fuckery that the creeper puts them through. It feels relatable and surreal
Watched it as a kid with no idea what it was and love it! Definately one of the best post 2000 horror movies, still holds up today.
I was 10 when I saw it blindly going through it too, when I went over friend’s house at night. Which made me completely obsessed with monsters and creatures
Just re-watched last night, still gives me the creeps! I wonder, did Mr Creeper fall in love with Darry's eyes at first sight on the road, or is it the fact that he had curious eyes, had to go check in the pipe and all -- that made Mr Creeper take note? Or was the whole eyeball thing made just to go better with the catchy tune?
Underrated horror movie period. I should slap you for that opening scared the hell outta me😂😂😂
Also: The Creeper took some notes from Pennywise: every 23 years, every 27 years. Both go after younger people, both enjoy the smell/taste of fear. Both are shapeshifters (to an extent) and is it a coincidence that one of the main characters name is Derry? The town in Maine Pennywise terrorizes? Oh it is? Yea I guess your right 😂
Creeper vs IT 👍👍👍👍
Think he's a combination of Pennywise and Freddy (because of the hat)
@@bigmacchasi I'd be down to see that movie
Awesome review Cody, I remember seeing this at the cinema with my girlfriend at the time & I was freaked the fuck out, I ran from the theatre to my car, I thought the creeper ain't getting me.
I like how he described the best way to watch this, you can't know what it is to get the best experience.
The original truck from the film is owned by a private collector in Maryland, who kept it as a relic and also provided it for the production of Jeepers Creepers 3 (2017). He also rents it for some events and conventions.
Justin Long's first leading role, and he was only 22 at the time of filming.
The original title was "Here Comes the Boogeyman"
The Creeper is Jonathan Breck's favorite of his performances.
Justin Long and Gina Philips said that Victor Salva's screenplay was so terrifying that they had to put it down after reading the first 20 pages or so and come back to it hours later.
The oath "Jeepers Creepers!" originated in the early 20th century as a polite euphemism for Jesus Christ. Jiminy Crickets was a synonym before the latter phrase was co-opted by Walt Disney as the name of a cartoon insect.
Justin Long and Gina Philips were allowed to improvise many of their scenes, which writer and director Victor Salva kept in the final cut.
The house where the cat lady lived was the home of an actual cat lady, although the films felines were provided by an animal trainer. Victor Salva had planned for a more extensive sequence inside the house but budget cuts forced him to trim the scene.
The filming of the scenes on the road was very difficult to record as iguanas were always crossing on the highway.
Jonathan Breck, the actor of the Creeper, is 6'1" According to the "Jeepers Creepers" wiki page, the Creeper is 6 feet 8 inches tall.
During most of the movie Trish has green eyes, but towards the end her eyes turn brown. This was done on purpose to show how Trish becomes more like Darry and how the two of them weren't that different from how they were initially shown.
Had Trish and Darry not bothered to observe the Creeper unloading his collection of bodies, he would have ignored them. The only reason the Creeper noticed them was because the scent of their apphrension wafted over.
Many people consider the movie to be set in Florida, when the movie was only shot there while the movie is set in a fictional location created by Victor Salva for several of his movies. The film takes place in "The place of the three counties", more specifically on Highway 9 east of Pertwilla and Poho (fictional places where several Victor Salva films are developed).
The bald cop is Jonathan Breck out of Creeper costume. Victor Salva wanted his natural face in the movie in some way.
In a sense of dark humor, the Creeper will only go after a complete set of sensory organs; meaning if Darry become blinded in one eye, the Creeper would have lost interest in him.
Darry Jenner's name is a tribute to Stephen King's literary work It, Darry is pronounced the same as Derry. In "It" a creature also wakes up every few years to feed and hibernate again.
The fearsome and demonic horn of the creeper's truck was created by Bennett Salvay, responsible for the soundtrack of this film and its sequel.
Trish and Darry interpret the license plates of cars. Their own car has the letters SVM on its license plate. It can be interpreted as "Save Me".
The film has a sequence that pays homage to Steven Spielberg's horror classics: Duel (1971) and Jaws (1975), movies loved by Victor Salva. This can be seen in the chase scene with the Creeper's truck, even the soundtrack of said scene alludes to John Williams' score for Jaws.
The name of the restaurant's waitress is Beverly, this in homage to the movie Terror in Beverly Hills (1989).
The Cat Lady played by Eileen Brennan, is also in the film The Cheap Detective, which also features the song "Jeepers Creepers."
at around 1h 24 mins) It's Justin Long in makeup at the end as The Creeper, not Jonathan Breck.
Jonathan Breck shaved his head for the role, inspired by the notion that the Creeper was naturally hairless and would have to "borrow" hair from victims.
(at around 8 mins) According to Justin Long, his stream of urine as Darry and Trish stop by the road to pee was real and not faked for the shot.
The contacts on The Creeper made Jonathan Breck blind whenever he had to wear them.
(at around 56 mins) The Creeper originally had one line of dialog in the film. After he kills the old cat lady and holds her body upright, revealing his true face to Darry and Trish, he originally said "She don't smell too good, Darius..." before tossing her corpse aside. This line was cut and replaced with silence as the producers thought it would be more effective to have the Creeper say nothing. Still, you can see The Creeper's lips move in sync with the line if you look closely.
The church above the Creepers lair was a real abandoned church that after the movie success became a tourist attraction until in a life imitates art moment it mysteriously burned down a few years ago.
When Darry and Trish are on the road they see the license plate BEATNGU and take it as 'beating you', but later in the film they realize it can also be taken as 'B eating you'. (Be eating you.)
The Creepers growls were achieved by having Jonathan Breck do a very low and rough growl with his voice then adding in a very well deformed and edited inhaling sound, with a hyena for the squeaking noise.
The Creeper is never referred to as the "Creeper" he's only referred to as "guy" "man" "he" or "it" although Jezelle refers to him as "a Demon or a Devil or just some hungry thing".
In portraying the character of "the cat lady", Eileen Brennan wore cat-shaped slippers and the scarecrow that the old woman owned had a cat face.
The Creeper's skin is gray in the first movie but black in the sequels.
There are many more male than female victims in the Creeper movies. According to Victor Salva, this is because he was tired of the horror cliche of slasher victims being mostly teenage girls.
Body Count: 7
(at around 2 mins) Near the beginning of the movie, you can see Trish holding a pair of reading glasses. This is probably why the Creeper prefers Darry to Trish.
at around 1h 5 mins) Jezelle, states while looking right at Darry: "It eats lungs, so it can breathe and eyes... so it can see" The lyrics to the song "Jeepers Creepers" itself foreshadow Darry's fate heavily.
The climax scene with The Creeper clinging to Darry (Justin Long) before flying away is a homage to the monster from the black lagoon movies where the creature took its victims that way.
In the scene with the cops at the diner, the camera often focuses on Trooper Gideon's head. He gets decapitated very shortly after.
Gina Philips (Trish) didn't know how to drive stick shift before the film so she took lessons. On her first lesson all she did was stall.
At the beginning of the film, Trish and Darry are referring to a previous murder which took place on the same highway they are driving on. A murder which took place in 1978. This movie takes place in 2001. Exactly 23 years later. It is revealed later on that the Creeper returns every 23 years to feed. The third film would elaborate on it.
Mate, this is one of my favourite horror movies of all time, and I found it because of you. Yesterday when the 31 on 31 franchises were announced, I decided to go out and buy this and I certainly did not regret it. I absolutely love this movie and I have to give credit for finding it to you.
Awesome!
Hey Cody man great review! Hey I’m not a pattern member(yet) but I was thinking a retro review section would be dope. Like only 80s 90s horror? Would love to hear your take on the classics! Also I’d love to see your opinion on the fly(1986) as it’s one of my all time favorites. Thanks man and again, Cheers! 🍻
well said Cody, ya hit hit all the marks bro. 1st time watcher.... SUBSCRIBED
Great memories with this movie. I first saw it in maybe 2012 at my grandma's house. I was 8 or 9 years old. I saw it on a VHS copy, so I knew how to work a VCR from a very young age. I loved the movie, and went to my grandma's house everyday (because my mom had to work, it was over the summer) and I had always forgotten to rewind the tape before putting it in the box. Everyday I had to rewind it before I could watch it. It still is one of my favorite horror movies of all time.