Jeepers Creepers

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Jeepers Creepers

R

Released Aug 31, 2001

1h 30m

Horror

Mystery & Thriller

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After making a horrific discovery in the basement of an old abandoned church, Trish (Gina Philips) and her brother Darry (Justin Long) watch their routine road trip home from college turn into a heart-stopping race for their lives. They find themselves the chosen prey of an indestructible force that relentlessly pursues them and gives a new and chilling meaning to the old song "Jeepers Creepers."

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Critics Consensus

Jeepers Creepers has a promising start. Unfortunately, the tension and suspense quickly deflates into genre cliches as movie goes on.

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Empire Magazine

Rated: 4/5

Dec 30, 2006

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Susan Stark

Detroit News

Rated: 2/4

Jan 8, 2002

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Stephen Hunter

Washington Post

If the reptile brain in you, that ugly little cluster of cerebral cells where all the destructive urges lie, needs a good jolt, Jeepers Creepers offers you just such a treat.

Rated: 4/5

Jan 6, 2002

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Akos Peterbencze

The Screen

Jonathan Brack’s Creeper is a morbid and perverted weirdo — every bit as funny as chilling — who totally steals the second half once he’s given more screen time to fool around.

Oct 1, 2024

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Jae-Ha Kim

Jae-Ha Kim

"You know the part in scary movies where somebody does something really stupid and everybody hates them for it?," Trish says to her thrill-seeking brother, Darry, in the horror film "Jeepers Creepers." "Well, this is it."

Rated: 2/4

Jul 27, 2023

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Brian Costello

Common Sense Media

There's a menace to it that creates a lot of tension, and the direction makes all the right moves, but the proverbial "big reveal" makes the whole thing seem more than a little ridiculous.

Rated: 2/5

Nov 2, 2022

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Sumona A

This is so stupid story, whole movie is annoying. Waste of time.

Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars

02/17/25

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The D

Fantastic opening 20 minutes. The start of the film, with echoes of Spielberg's early TV movie - Duel - is absolutely terrifying, from the demon truck that drives the two young siblings off the road to the exploration of the bodies down the pipe in the serial killer/demon's back yard. Sadly this movie gradually loses momentum and tension as it goes on. Worth watching, though, for sure.

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

12/19/24

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thiago s

Filme fraco, o roteiro é fraco, o filme tava indo super bem, com um suspense bacana, quando foi para mostrar quem era o assassino era um bicho de é comer a cara das pessoas e ele ainda vou vai se fuder e no final ele não morre e matar o cara principal, esse filme é ruim, a única parte boa é a do começo, por isso eu não recomendo esse filme ruim.

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

12/17/24

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Damian M

Classic 2000`s horror movie. It has the vibe through and through, overall good for those that like that era.

Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars

11/23/24

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Matthew D

No idea why people thought this was so great and I was around when this movie could be considered, "relevant." The plot is so tacky, the dialogue delivery is forced on almost every line, the "lore" isn't followed as explained. I won't spoil anything but there's no consistency with the characters, no sense of urgency and the villain feels like it came out of a dime comic book and someone made a movie. The only cool thing the movie did was the underground area and even that doesn't really hold up to modern movie visual effects. Unless you are trying to learn what not to do or can completely go into a vegetative state on command for film I wouldn't recommend this.

Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars

10/13/24

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Liam D

The movie that spawns a franchise that isn’t needed because this first movie is poorly written, has wooden acting and the only saving Grace is the makeup

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

09/30/24

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Victor Salva

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Gina Philips

Patricia 'Trish' Jenner

Justin Long

Darry

Jonathan Breck

The Creeper

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Jezelle Gay Hartman

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Synopsis

After making a horrific discovery in the basement of an old abandoned church, Trish (Gina Philips) and her brother Darry (Justin Long) watch their routine road trip home from college turn into a heart-stopping race for their lives. They find themselves the chosen prey of an indestructible force that relentlessly pursues them and gives a new and chilling meaning to the old song "Jeepers Creepers."

Director: Victor Salva
Producer: Barry Opper, Tom Luse
Screenwriter: Victor Salva
Distributor: United Artists
Production Co: Cinerenta, United Artists, American Zoetrope
Rating: R (Language|Brief Nudity|Terror Gore|Terror/Violence)
Genre: Horror, Mystery & Thriller
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Aug 31, 2001, Wide
Release Date (Streaming): Aug 18, 2012
Box Office (Gross USA): $37.9M
Runtime: 1h 30m
Sound Mix: Dolby SR, DTS, Dolby Stereo, Surround, Dolby A, Dolby Digital
Aspect Ratio: Flat (1.85:1)

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