But I can truthfully say the very first time I met Victor it was 2000 and the Internet wasn’t what it is today. How do you respond to that? JB: Obviously it’s a very serious issue. According to some reports his history contributed to some of the delays in making this film and there are those who say they’ll continue to protest anything he produces. IGN: Victor Salva has a well-documented criminal record. I think all those elements, you just don’t see them very often.
And so a great horror movie with an original monster but it had real characters in it, three-dimensional characters. The writer/director, Victor, is a great storyteller above all. And aside from being a horror film I think it was a good story. I think the reason it appeals to people is because people don’t take the time to make original monster movies anymore. And Jeepers was the one that just took off to massive success, fortunately for us. And Jeepers Creepers was one of I think ten films that was part of a package that was being done by at the time. IGN: What do you think made the original Jeepers Creeps such a phenomenon? JB: It was back in the day when they would package a bunch of films, financiers would package eight or ten films hoping maybe one of them would hit, and it would pay for all of them. I think he broke four ribs, punctured a lung and spent a few days in the hospital.
But more importantly injured the stuntman pretty badly. The recoil in the wire brought back down and he busted the windshield out and onto Justin and Gena. In that particular car hit, it looks real because it is real. The first one I did a lot of those stunts too, with the exception of the car hit. I really had to lace up my bootstraps and do a lot of these my self. And mainly that was a function of wanting to be there and do all the stunts and also having a limited budget. – how much of that was actually you taking abuse? JB: I did a lot it myself and particularly in this last movie, the third movie, I did a great deal of it. IGN: The Creeper performs a lot of crazy stunts – flipping through the air, flying on wires, etc. Jonathan Breck as the Creeper in Jeepers Creepers 3. I flipped through several different generations just to inhabit different movements and behavior, human and otherwise. It was part of their wardrobe and part of their movement, totally an extension of their body. So he’s picked up things over the years, over generations, like back when they used to wear capes they would work their capes. What influenced you in coming up with the way the Creeper moves? Jonathan Breck: That’s a great question right out of the gate! The Creeper for me is a combination of many things from generations. Even though he has this brutish presence, there’s a grace to it. A quick flick of the wrist and out pops an ax from behind its back, or the way it flips its coat like a matador and stalks back and forth. For me though, one thing that sets it apart is the way it moves. Part of that is it has a great look and design. IGN: One of the biggest draws of this franchise is the unique, original monster, The Creeper.
He talked about not just what made the first film such a hit but also dropped a few hints about where the franchise might be headed in the future. With Jeepers Creepers 3 just one day away from its somewhat surprising theatrical release, I chatted with Jonathan Breck, the actor who plays the monster known as the Creeper in all three films.
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