Jack's Back ( The Ripper (A Knife to Kill) )

Jack's Back (DVD) (*)

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Alternate Title: The Ripper (A Knife to Kill)
Screened, competed or awarded at:
Other Film Festival Awards

Language Selections:
English ( Dolby Digital Stereo )

Product Origin/Format:
United Kingdom ( PAL/Region 2 )

Running Time:
97 min

Aspect Ratio:
Anamorphic Widescreen (1.78:1)

Special Features:
Anamorphic Widescreen
Interactive Menu
Scene Access

Movie filmed in 1988 and produced in:
United States ( USA, Canada )

Directed By:
Rowdy Herrington

Written By:
Rowdy Herrington

Actors:
James Spader ..... John / Rick Westford
Cynthia Gibb ..... Chris Moscari
Jim Haynie ..... Sgt. Gabriel
Robert Picardo ..... Dr. Carlos Battera
Rod Loomis ..... Dr. Sidney Tannerson
Rex Ryon ..... Jack Pendler
Chris Mulkey ..... Scott Morofsky
Wendell Wright ..... Capt. Walter Prentis
John Wesley ..... Sam Hilliard
Bobby Hosea ..... Tom Dellerton
Danitza Kingsley ..... Denise Johnson
Anne Betancourt ..... Mary
Diane Erickson ..... Andrea Banks
Sis Greenspon ..... Martha
Graham Timbes ..... Surgeon

Synopsis:

The 'Jack' who's 'back' in this contemporary chiller is none other than Jack the Ripper. The scene is Los Angeles: the time is August of 1988, exactly 100 years after the Ripper's original reign of terror in Whitechapel. When several LA prostitutes turn up murdered and disemboweled, young physician James Spader is accused of emulating Spring Heel'd Jack. Before the film is half over, Spader is killed, and so far as the police are concerned, the case is closed. But then, Spader's twin brother appears on the scene, determined to track down the genuine culprit (if it doesn't turn out to be him, that is!). Handled with restraint, Jack's Back covers much of the same ground as the classic Robert Bloch tale Yours Truly, Jack the Ripper,' though its crucial plot twist is a tad more clever (if a bit silly out of context).

Dedicated young doctor John Wesford becomes chief suspect in a series of copycat 'Jack the Ripper' murders in contemporary Los Angeles. When the real murderer kills John, his twin brother Rick begins to investigate the case.

A serial killer in Los Angeles celebrates Jack the Ripper's 100th birthday by committing similar murders.

This product was added to our catalog on Wednesday 03 June, 2009.

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