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| Genre: | Horror |
| Year: | 2001 |
| Rating: | R |
| Length: | 1 Hour 30 Minutes |
| Cast: | Victor Salva, Gina Philips, Justin Long, Jonathan Breck |
Though slick and self-assured in its delivery, Jeepers Creepers opts for genuine monster-movie scares over the self-referential humor of recent teen flicks. A brother and sister, Darryl (Justin Long) and Trish (Gina Philips), take the long way home for Spring Break, and their car breaks down on a long country road with a storied and horrific past: More than 20 years ago, a young couple came to a mysterious and terrible end here, as evidenced by the wreckage of their car and the boy's decapitated body -- neither the girl nor the boy's head were ever found. Before long, Darryl and Trish find themselves mired in a struggle for life and limb -- literally -- against the Creeper (Jonathan Breck), a sinister monster who needs his victims' body parts in order to regenerate his own. Setting itself apart from the late-'90s tongue-in-cheek horror of Scream and its peers, Jeepers Creepers plunges into the 21st century with a straightforward nightmare premise and simple cinematic mechanics -- run or die! Atmospherically directed by Victor Salva, the film makes up for its occasionally implausible plotting with a never-ending air of dread, the kind of suspense that horror fans crave. The cast of fresh faces leaves the floor open for the film's real stars, the Creeper and some expert makeup effects. R.J. Wafer
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