The work of writer/director Victor Salva ('Nature of the Beast,' 'Powder'), the film tries to use the Oscar nominated title song - first heard in the 1938 film 'Going Places' and which contains the familiar refrain: 'Jeepers, creepers, where'd you get those peepers? Jeepers, creepers, where'd you get those eyes?' - as one of its creepy effects. The latest such film tries to do something similar, but 'Jeepers Creepers' isn't as successful or effective in pulling that off, which can also be said about its attempts at being a creepy and well-made thriller. Other films not only use the songs in the latter regard, but also have them as part of the plot as occurred in 'Sea of Love' with Al Pacino. Other times, however, the titular connection is appropriate, especially when the movie in question is a biopic about some musician - such as 'What's Love Got to Do With It?' or 'Why Do Fools Fall In Love?' - and the song is one that the artist recorded and that thematically fits in with the film's subject matter. That sometimes occurs just as an effort to sell more copies of the soundtrack or in a desperate attempt to make viewers feel more familiar with the cinematic work simply through association with the well-known song. OUR TAKE: 4 out of 10 It's not uncommon for films to use the names of songs as their titles. As they try to get the police to believe their story and the two receive an odd phone call from a local psychic, Jezelle Gay Hartman (PATRICIA BELCHER), as well as have a creepy encounter with an old woman (EILEEN BRENNAN) with many cats, Trish and Darry try to avoid The Creeper (JONATHAN BRECK) who takes on more supernatural characteristics as he continues to pursue them.

There, he finds scores of bodies with wounds that have been crudely stitched together and, after a few tense moments, escapes and heads off with his sister to look for help.

After hearing what he believes to be a voice at the bottom of the darkened pipe, Darry has Trish lower him part of the way into it for a better look, but a surprise causes her to let go and he slides down inside it. She reluctantly agrees, and so they return to the pipe on the grounds of an old and dilapidated church. Narrowly avoiding being killed, the two regain their composure and return to their trip, only to pass the madman apparently dumping bodies - tied up in bloody sheets - down some large pipe in the ground.Īfter another perilous encounter with the truck driver, Darry convinces Trish that they must go back to the pipe just in case what they saw was real and any of the victims might still be alive. For a while, their trip is unremarkable, but that changes when an unidentifiable madman tries to drive them off the road in his old, souped up truck. PLOT: Trish (GINA PHILIPS) and Darry Jenner (JUSTIN LONG) are normal siblings who are driving home from college through the middle of nowhere.

QUICK TAKE: Horror: On their way home from college and out in the middle of nowhere, a brother and sister have repeated run-ins with what seems like a homicidal maniac, only to discover that he's something far worse. Otherwise, use the following link to read our complete Parental Review of this film. If you've come from our parental review of this film and wish to return to it, simply click on your browser's BACK button.

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