
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.
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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.

The final scene of Trish (Gina Phillips) narrating her story in front of a computer screen is an unknown point in the future this is after the events of Jeepers Creepers 2 but before the creature’s reemergence in 2024.Jeepers Creepers is a 2001 horror film written and directed by Victor Salva. May be they dropped him home on 22nd day or maybe he was absent. The penultimate scene shows Buddy Hooks (played by Chester Rushing) getting on a bus, bound for a high school championship baseball game this is just hours before the events of Jeepers Creepers 2, although Buddy is not a character specifically introduced/portrayed in that film.Īgain a mistake, This scene was occurred on the 5th day, that is why Buddy is not in Jeepers Creepers 2. This suggests that knowledge of The Creeper’s roots is essential to destroying the creature once and for all. We know The Creeper isn’t killed by this revelation, as he goes on to terrorize the kids on the bus (Jeepers Creepers 2), but it scares him enough to leave his current targets alone. The key seems to be knowing the truth about the creature’s origins, for it’s when he reads a sign left by Gaylen Brandon (Foster) that reads “We know what you are” that the fiend gives up his chase. Jeepers Creepers 3 ends with The Creeper being bested by the film’s heroes he screams in defeat as dead crows fall from the sky all around them. The “Creeper Hunters” led by Sheriff Tashtego (Stan Shaw) have all lost relatives to Creeper attacks, but none of them appeared in previous films. When Darry (Justin Long) and Trish (Gina Phillips) are driving down a Florida highway before being attacked by The Creeper (Jonathan Breck) they discuss the urban legend of Darla and Kenny, an interracial couple who disappeared on Prom Night back in 1978.Īuthorities found Kenny’s car wrecked on the side of the road but both bodies were missing-except for Darla’s decapitated head.ĭarry would actually see Kenny and Darla’s corpses when he investigated The Creepers lair beneath the church. His name is Kenny Brandon (played by Jordan Salloum) and if his name sounds familiar, there’s a reason. Meg Foster plays a grieving mother named Gaylen Brandon she’s haunted by the ghost of her dead son who was one of The Creeper’s victims in 1978.

Jeepers Creepers 2 also ends with a flash-forward. Jeepers Creepers 3 does, however, contain one flashback scene and one flash-forward. “Jeepers Creepers 3” Chronology, Connections & Ending Explainedĭespite being the third chapter in the franchise, Jeepers Creepers 3 takes place in the 4 days in between Jeepers Creepers (2001) and Jeepers Creepers 2 (2003). Jeepers Creepers 3 takes place in between Jeepers Creepers (2001) and Jeepers Creepers 2 (2003)
