Trivia / Jeepers Creepers

• The two main characters were purposely written as siblings in order to remove expectations of sexual tension or nudity in the film.
• Acting for Two: A minor example. Jonathan Breck, who plays the Creeper, also appears as the bald cop towards the end of the film.
• Completely Different Title: The term (and subsequent rhyme) "Jeepers Creepers" is generally only used in the Anglosphere, so a lot of foreign markets had to make do. Some went for The Foreign Subtitle (as noted below), but several other markets translated the title to something else entirely.
  • Belgium and French Canada: Morts de peur ("Dead of fear").
  • Brazil: "Olhos Famintos" ("Hungry Eyes"). This one led to The Creeper himself being popularly known as Hungry Eyes in Brazil.
  • Hungary: "Aki bújt, aki nem" ("Who hid, who doesn't"). The name of a equivalent nursery rhyme.
  • Mexico, Peru, Venezuela: "El Demonio" ("The Demon").
  • Poland: Smakosz ("Gourmet").
  • Romania: "Tenebre" ("Darkness").
  • Serbia: "Strašno strašilo" ("Scary Scarecrow").
• Dawson Casting: Despite being portrayed as a college student, Gina Philips was actually 30 years old at the time of filming.
• Dyeing for Your Art: Jonathan Breck shaved his head for the role, inspired by the notion that the Creeper was naturally hairless and would have to "borrow" hair from victims.
• Enforced Method Acting: Justin Long and Gina Phillips didn't see the Creeper truck for the first time until they were on-set. In addition, Jonathan Breck made sure he didn't meet either of them until they were all on-set together.
• The Foreign Subtitle: The markets unfamiliar with the titular rhyme that did not go the route of translating it to something entirely different merely added subtitles. Some examples:
  • Argentina: Jeepers Creepers - El Terror existe ("The Terror Exists").
  • France: Jeepers Creepers - Le chant du diable ("The Devil's Song"). Italy used the same title ("Il canto del diavolo").
  • Germany: Jeepers Creepers - Es ist angerichtet ("Dinner Is Served").
• Reality Subtext: Victor Salva, the director, was previously arrested for raping a 12 year old, who he had been grooming since the age of 7. The first film in particular makes for a much different watch with this knowledge.
• The Other Darrin: Minor example, the Creeper in the last scene of the movie is actually Justin Long, not Jonathan Breck.
• What Could Have Been:
  • Victor Salva originally wrote the role of the Creeper for Lance Henriksen.
  • Debbi Morgan and Tina Turner were considered for Jezelle Gay Hartman.
  • Gina Philips was asked to cameo in the second movie.
  • There were talks for a prequel showing the Creeper hunting in the Wild West era, but this never came to pass.
• Working Title: Here Comes the Boogeyman, named after the song by Henry Hall.

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