Jeepers Creepers: The True Crime That Inspired The Horror Movie Explained

Despite the supernatural elements of the 2001 horror movie, some elements surrounding Jeepers Creepers are real. The film, written and directed by Victor Salva and executive produced by the legendary Francis Ford Coppola, features then-starlets Justin Long and Gina Philips as sibling duo Darry and Trish Jenner who become the targets of a demonic creature known simply as “the Creeper” after witnessing the monster loading bodies into a truck. They are then exposed to the mythology of the terrifying creature who hunts every 23 years, taking various body parts from its victims.