They manage to hit the killer with their car, and run him over several times. Darry and Trish try to get help from a local eccentric, but the killer catches up to them and kills her. As Trish and Darry escape, he loads the bodies into his truck and resumes the chase.
#JEEPERS CREEPERS MOVIE 2001 DRIVER#
The siblings leave, with the police providing a security escort.Īs they travel, the police are attacked and killed by the driver of an armored truck. Word arrives that the old church had gone up in flames and all evidence of any bodies has been destroyed. Badly frightened, they nevertheless take no notice of her. She plays them the song "Jeepers Creepers" down the phone, and tells them that when they hear that song, they will be in extreme danger. While waiting for the cops to arrive, they are phoned by a local psychic, Jezelle Gay Hartman, who warns them about the danger they face. He and Trish flee the scene and stop at a gas station where they contact the police. Darry climbs back out and is visibly traumatized by what he has seen. At the bottom, he finds hundreds of bodies sewn together, covering the walls of a massive cavern beneath the church. Rats appear in front of him and he freaks out, causing Trish to lose her grip on his legs, and he falls down the pipe. Darry orders Trish to hold his feet while he looks in the pipe. After letting the vehicle pass them, they see the same driver tossing what look to be bodies, wrapped in blood-stained sheets, into a large pipeline sticking out of the ground adjacent to an abandoned church.Īfter the driver passes them a second time, Darry insists they go back and investigate.
As they drive through the North Central Flotida countryside, a mysterious driver in a rusty 1941 Chevrolet COE tow truck tries to run them off the road. A reboot, Jeepers Creepers: Reborn, is scheduled to be released in 2022.The film chronicles a day in the life of a young pair of siblings, Trish (portrayed by Gina Philips) and her brother Darry (played by Justin Long). Two sequels have been released: Jeepers Creepers 2 and Jeepers Creepers 3. It was met with mixed reviews from critics, but was a commercial success, grossing $59.37 million against a $10 million budget. The film was theatrically released by United Artists and Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer on August 31, 2001. Filming took place in the state of Florida in Ocala, Dunnellon, Reddick, and Lake Panasoffkee, concluding after a two-month shoot. Due to severe budget cuts, the third act of the project was rewritten during production. Produced by American Zoetrope and the German companies Cinerenta-Cinebeta and Cinerenta Medienbeteiligungs KG, Jeepers Creepers began production in August 2000 after Salva convinced the studios to cast Philips and Long with the help of executive producer Francis Ford Coppola. Patricia Belcher and Eileen Brennan also appear in supporting roles, with Salva making a cameo appearance.
The film takes its name from the 1938 song of the same name, which is featured in the film under a version by Paul Whiteman.
#JEEPERS CREEPERS MOVIE 2001 SERIAL#
It stars Gina Philips and Justin Long as Trish and Darry Jenner, siblings who are pursued by the Creeper, a demonic creature and mysterious serial killer portrayed by Jonathan Breck. Jeepers Creepers is a 2001 horror film written and directed by Victor Salva.