Salva knew Long could appear funny or genuinely frightened, depending on what the scene needed. Salva said it contained none of the false bravado and machismo the director had seen in other male actors who were teens or young adults.
Justin Long had impressed Salva with his performance in " Galaxy Quest," but what won him the lead role of Darry was his audition.
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Even individual shots from the film seem to resemble similar shots from the TV episode. The "Jeepers" opening and the eyewitness account of a couple cited on the show share such details as a traveling man and woman playing license-plate name games, their pursuit by a mysterious vehicle (a van, not a truck) on an otherwise deserted highway, a derelict building (a school, not a church), and bloody bed linens. Is the Creeper legend based on a true story? Salva has said it's a complete fiction, but the movie's first 20 minutes bear a striking resemblance to a 1991 episode of "Unsolved Mysteries," centering on the case of Dennis DePue, a Michigan man who allegedly killed his wife in 1990 and dumped her body behind an abandoned school. But here are some of the startling facts behind the film that brought him to life. Most of all, it introduced the Creeper, a winged monster that feasts on human flesh, and the star villain of a franchise whose long-awaited third installment is finally due in 2017.Įven after two hit movies, the Creeper remains shrouded in mystery. Yet, it made a star out of Justin Long, made a success out of director Victor Salva, and, with its record-breaking box-office, made Labor Day weekend into a prime spot for launching horror movies.
It was a low-budget horror film with no star power, being released at the bitter end of the summer dog days. No one expected much from " Jeepers Creepers" when it was released 15 years ago this week, on August 31, 2001.
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