Review & premiere of "Jeepers Creepers", in a Los Angeles newspaper...
Item # 727095
August 31, 2001
CALENDAR section only of the Los Angeles Times, Aug. 31, 2001
* Best original "Jeepers Creepers" advertisement
* Grand Opening Day movie premiere review
* Horror film - Justin Long - Gina Philips
A terrific issue on the premiere of the motion picture hit "Jeepers Creepers" and perhaps no better issue could be found than this, the leading newspaper from the home of the entertainment industry - the Hollywood area's prime publication.
Note: Where else might one find authentic, poster-size ads for Opening Day showings, in the most desirable Hollywood-area newspaper - as we were lucky enough to obtain this (and others) indirectly from the Los Angeles Times' own collection? It simply doesn't get any better! In over 40 years of collecting, we have yet to see such unique & dramatic coverage with truly top-shelf, eye-catching displayability (see images).
Page 4 of this section has a review of the film headed: "Clever 'Jeepers Creepers' Pushes Too Far" with related photo. And perhaps more significant is the terrific poster-like advertisement for the film printed on it's opening day on page 3. (see).
A quite rare issue as it would not have been saved since it contains no historically significant content. Complete "Calendar" section only with 28 pages, very nice condition.
Background: While Jeepers Creepers is primarily a work of supernatural fiction, its historical significance is anchored in its unsettling connection to a real-life crime and its status as a "last of its kind" monster movie in the post-slasher era. The film’s tension-filled opening was directly inspired by the 1990 Michigan case of Dennis DePue, who murdered his wife and was witnessed by Ray and Marie Thornton—a couple playing the license plate game—as he dumped a blood-soaked sheet behind an abandoned schoolhouse. The Thorntons were subsequently stalked by DePue in his van, a sequence meticulously mirrored in the film’s first act and previously dramatized on a 1991 episode of Unsolved Mysteries. Historically, the movie is credited with briefly revitalizing the "creature feature" genre at the turn of the millennium by blending grounded true-crime suspense with a highly original, ancient mythos. However, its legacy remains deeply complicated by the criminal history of its director, Victor Salva, which has fueled long-standing debates regarding the ethics of separating an artist’s work from their personal transgressions.
* Best original "Jeepers Creepers" advertisement
* Grand Opening Day movie premiere review
* Horror film - Justin Long - Gina Philips
A terrific issue on the premiere of the motion picture hit "Jeepers Creepers" and perhaps no better issue could be found than this, the leading newspaper from the home of the entertainment industry - the Hollywood area's prime publication.
Note: Where else might one find authentic, poster-size ads for Opening Day showings, in the most desirable Hollywood-area newspaper - as we were lucky enough to obtain this (and others) indirectly from the Los Angeles Times' own collection? It simply doesn't get any better! In over 40 years of collecting, we have yet to see such unique & dramatic coverage with truly top-shelf, eye-catching displayability (see images).
Page 4 of this section has a review of the film headed: "Clever 'Jeepers Creepers' Pushes Too Far" with related photo. And perhaps more significant is the terrific poster-like advertisement for the film printed on it's opening day on page 3. (see).
A quite rare issue as it would not have been saved since it contains no historically significant content. Complete "Calendar" section only with 28 pages, very nice condition.
Background: While Jeepers Creepers is primarily a work of supernatural fiction, its historical significance is anchored in its unsettling connection to a real-life crime and its status as a "last of its kind" monster movie in the post-slasher era. The film’s tension-filled opening was directly inspired by the 1990 Michigan case of Dennis DePue, who murdered his wife and was witnessed by Ray and Marie Thornton—a couple playing the license plate game—as he dumped a blood-soaked sheet behind an abandoned schoolhouse. The Thorntons were subsequently stalked by DePue in his van, a sequence meticulously mirrored in the film’s first act and previously dramatized on a 1991 episode of Unsolved Mysteries. Historically, the movie is credited with briefly revitalizing the "creature feature" genre at the turn of the millennium by blending grounded true-crime suspense with a highly original, ancient mythos. However, its legacy remains deeply complicated by the criminal history of its director, Victor Salva, which has fueled long-standing debates regarding the ethics of separating an artist’s work from their personal transgressions.
Category: The 21st Century
