His next film after Jeepers Creepers 2 was Peaceful Warrior (2006), an adaptation of the semi-autobiographical book Way of the Peaceful Warrior by Dan Millman. Principal photography began in February 2017 for another sequel, Jeepers Creepers 3, which was released in September of that year. Salva followed this up with his sixth feature film, Jeepers Creepers 2 (2003), breaking his old record and setting another Labor Day milestone. In 2001, Salva wrote and directed Jeepers Creepers, which was a breakout hit and set a record for the largest Labor Day box-office ever. The film depicts a homophobic father who unwittingly pushes his gay son into the arms of a psychotic killer. Salva next made Rites of Passage (1999), a coming-of-age thriller. Disney officials stated that they had been informed of Salva's crime only after production of Powder had begun. At the time of the film's release, Salva's conviction became known to the public when his victim came forward, calling for the film's boycott. Salva next made his first big-studio picture, Powder (1995), the tale of an albino boy with special powers that make him an outcast.
Salva based the film's characters on people he met in prison. It starred Lance Henriksen and Eric Roberts.
His next film was The Nature of the Beast (1995), a direct-to-video mystery horror film which Salva wrote and directed. He worked as a telemarketer during the week and wrote scripts during the weekend, supposedly delivering them to well-known producers while posing as a delivery boy. Salva's career took a hiatus after his release – he did not make another film for five years. (subscription required) He was sentenced to three years in state prison, of which he served 15 months. (subscription required) Salva pleaded guilty to lewd and lascivious conduct, oral sex with a person under 14, and procuring a child for pornography. (subscription required) Commercial videotapes and magazines containing child pornography were also found in his home. In 1988, Salva was convicted of sexual misconduct with one of Clownhouse 's underage stars who was 12 years old at the time and videotaping one of the encounters. A horror allegory about a young boy awaiting his brother's return from a bloody war, the highly acclaimed film went on to win several national awards (including a Bronze Plaque at the Chicago International Film Festival) and brought Salva to the attention of Francis Ford Coppola, who then produced Salva's first theatrical feature, Clownhouse (1989), which Salva again wrote and directed.Ĭhild sexual abuse and child pornography In the mid-1980s, his 37-minute short film Something in the Basement (1986) took first place in the fiction category at the Sony/AFI Home Video Competition. Salva's family disowned him at 18 when he came out as gay to his mother and stepfather. To finance his filmmaking hobby, he often held two jobs during the week. By the time he graduated from high school, Salva had written and directed more than 20 short and feature films.
The adolescent Salva was very interested in horror and sci-fi his favorite monster movie was Creature from the Black Lagoon and, in 1975, the local newspaper reported that Salva had sat through Jaws 55 times. His biological father abandoned the family and Salva stated that his stepfather was an alcoholic and physically abusive.
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