Jeepers Creepers 3

Jeepers Creepers 3

Year: 2017

Runtime: 100 min

Language: English

Director: Victor Salva

Echo Score: 36

Budget: $6.2M

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As the Creeper prepares for its final feeding, a task force led by a veteran sergeant pursues it relentlessly, hoping to end its reign of terror. Their pursuit leads them to the creature’s lair, where they discover unsettling truths about its origins and the dark secrets behind its monstrous hunger. Facing a fierce counterattack, the team must confront not only the Creeper but also the horrifying nature of its existence.

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The film begins dramatically with a shuriken soaring through the air and embedding itself in a wooden post as a man desperately flees for his life. Upon reaching the road, the Creeper (Jonathan Breck) unexpectedly descends from above and carries him away while another man, observing from his truck, is left shaken. Curiously, he steps out to investigate and witnesses a severed hand plummet from the sky, setting a haunting tone for what is to come.

Fast forward twenty-three years later, shortly after the chilling events of the first Jeepers Creepers film. The police uncover the Creeper’s infamous truck brimming with corpses. This vehicle, ominously equipped with various booby traps, poses a great threat, featuring jutting spikes from the bed and a vicious spear concealed within the tailpipe. Upon the arrival of Sheriff Dan Tashtego (Stan Shaw), Sergeant Davis Tubbs (Brandon Smith) briefs him on the terrifying discovery. Tashtego, gravely acknowledging the Creeper’s ancient legacy of terror spanning thousands of years, realizes they must act swiftly to eliminate this menace. They quickly mobilize to reclaim the Creeper’s truck before it is taken to impound.

As Frank (Michael Papajohn), the tow-truck driver, and Deputy Lang (Joyce Giraud) attempt to transport the vehicle, a shocking turn of events occurs. The Creeper descends onto the tow truck, severing the cables connecting it, watching as the truck moves seemingly autonomously. Suddenly, in a horrifying encounter, the Creeper captures Frank, leaving Deputy Lang paralyzed with fear.

The following day, Gaylen Brandon (Meg Foster), an elderly woman, experiences a chilling vision of her son Kenny ([Jordan Salloum]), who was a victim of the Creeper twenty-three years prior. Kenny warns her that the Creeper’s return is imminent, threatening to uncover something buried on their property and bringing death to anyone who remains, including Gaylen and her granddaughter, Addison (Gabrielle Haugh).

In a grave development, Tashtego assembles a small team, including Tubbs, determined to hunt down and ultimately destroy the Creeper. Meanwhile, a group of curious teenagers stumbles upon the Creeper’s truck hidden in a field. After discovering its ghastly contents, they hastily flee on dirt bikes. However, the Creeper ambushes them, leaving one, Kirk (Ryan Moore), injured and facing gruesome demise as he is struck by a neck spear. In a chaotic end, the others are either killed or captured by the relentless creature.

Later, Addison ventures into town to buy hay for her horse but is unable to pay. Her friend Buddy Hooks (Chester Rushing) assists her, and they head to a nearby plantation to deliver hay. There, they notice several men hiding in fear beneath vehicles, but before assistance can be summoned, the Creeper appears, seizing Addison and leaving Buddy traumatized.

As Gaylen searches her yard, she uncovers a mysterious sack containing the Creeper’s severed hand. Upon touching it, she enters a trance-like state, uncovering profound secrets about the Creeper’s origins. When Tashtego and Tubbs arrive with their team, Gaylen reveals these potent revelations, prompting Tashtego to brave touching the hand for more insight into defeating the terror.

In a haunting twist, Addison awakens inside the Creeper’s truck alongside Kirk, and in their desperate attempt to escape, tragedy strikes as Kirk reaches for the door handle, only to be tragically impaled by a hidden metal rod. Meanwhile, Tashtego and Tubbs track down the Creeper, only to realize their bullets have no effect as they engage in a deadly confrontation on the highway. Following a chaotic series of events, including the loss of their ally Michael, they witness Tashtego’s gruesome demise at the Creeper’s hands.

As night falls, the Creeper discovers that Addison survives, and in a precarious moment, she fights back, causing a metal rod to strike the Creeper down. After a frenzied escape, she unites with Gaylen and Buddy to flee, leaving chaos in their wake as the Creeper retaliates at Gaylen’s house, enraged by the message left behind: “We know what you are.”

In a poignant conclusion, Addison bids farewell to Buddy as he departs for a high school basketball game, unknowingly boarding the very same bus that will later come under attack from the Creeper in the sequel.

The film ends with a chilling scene featuring Trish Jenner (Gina Philips), the young woman from the first installment, who is now resolutely crafting a letter urging others to fight against the Creeper’s return, vowing revenge for her brother Darry’s tragic fate.

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