WEB USERS TAKEN ON A HORRIFYING RIDE WITH THE LAUNCH OF THE NEW MOVIE WEBSITE FROM METRO-GOLDWYN-MAYER STUDIOS
JEEPERS CREEPERS
www. jeeperscreepers-themovie. com Marks Most Ambitiously Creepy Website From The Studio That Brought You Hannibal
SANTA MONICA, CA - Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studios (MGM), who previously pushed the Web envelope with the successful Hannibal movie Website, launches its most ambitious and innovative Website to date inspired by the upcoming film Jeepers Creepers, which opens nationwide on August 31, 2001. Aimed at capturing the eerie suspense of the film, www. jeeperscreepers-themovie. com brings Internet creepiness to a new level. For this, MGM enlisted the talents of Mostasa, the design house behind the Hannibal (www. hannibalmovie. com) and James Bond (www. jamesbond. com) Websites.
www. jeeperscreepers-themovie. com is designed to convey the under-your-skin terror of Jeepers Creepers by taking users on their own horrifying ride. Users must try to navigate through a random assortment of levels complete with melding images, film clip fragments, and shifting sound effects with each puzzle, revealing more pieces of the film's plot and cast of characters. For instance, the computer screen may be overrun with flying black birds if you select the correct combination of audio clips and stills (hint: there is always a help function for those that get stuck). There will be a large marketing push for the film prominently featuring the url www. jeeperscreepers-themovie. com. Megan Crawford, Vice President of Marketing Strategy, says, "This film offers an opportunity to extend the concept of a traditional marketing Website. We have teased the user through an ambiguous interactivity and an assault of sight, sound and motion. "
MOVIE SYNOPSIS
Fear takes a road trip in Jeepers Creepers, a fiendishly terrifying thriller written and directed by Victor Salva (Powder). Gina Philips (Ally McBeal) and Justin Long (Galaxy Quest) star as a brother/sister duo whose spring break drive home turns into a heart-pounding race for their lives against one of the most horrifying creatures ever imagined. Guess what's coming for dinner?
