Jeepers Creepers is a 2001 horror film written and directed by
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. The movie takes its name from the 1938 song "
Jeepers CreepersJeepers Creepers is a popular 1938 song and jazz standard. The music was written by Harry Warren and the lyrics by Johnny Mercer, for the movie Going Places. It was premiered by Louis Armstrong and has since been covered by many other artists.-Overview:...
" which is featured in the film.
The film chronicles a day in the life of siblings, Trish (portrayed by
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) and her brother Darry Jenner (played by
Justin LongJustin Jacob Long is an American film and television actor. He is best known for his roles in the Hollywood films Galaxy Quest, Jeepers Creepers, Dodgeball, Live Free or Die Hard, He's Just Not That into You, Drag Me to Hell, and Youth in Revolt, and his personification of a Mac in Apple's "Get a...
) coming home from college. As they drive through the
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countryside in their 1960 Chevrolet Impala, a mysterious driver in a rusty old delivery truck tries to run them off the road.