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Jack's Back (1988) -- A serial killer in Los Angeles celebrates Jack the Ripper's 100th birthday by committing similar murders.

Overview

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Director:
Rowdy Herrington
Writer:
Rowdy Herrington (written by)
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Release Date:
6 May 1988 (USA) more
Tagline:
One hundred years ago in the city of London a man shocked the world by murdering, raping and mutilating five women. He was never caught. (Video Australia) more
Plot:
A serial killer in Los Angeles celebrates Jack the Ripper's 100th birthday by committing similar murders. full summary | add synopsis
Awards:
1 nomination more
User Comments:
I enjoyed it. more

Cast

  (Cast overview, first billed only)

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
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Additional Details

Also Known As:
Red Rain (USA) (working title)
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Runtime:
97 min
Country:
USA
Language:
English
Color:
Color
Sound Mix:
Mono
Certification:
Iceland:16 | Australia:M (video rating) | UK:18 | USA:R

Fun Stuff

Quotes:
John: [dressing the old woman's hand wound] "You free Saturday night?" more
Soundtrack:
Back in my Arms Again more

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8 out of 10 people found the following comment useful:-
I enjoyed it., 17 July 2004
Author: galaxia2122 from United States

It's been a long time since I've seen this but I enjoyed the movie and thought that James Spader gave a great performance. My best friend had it taped off TV and was mentioning the movie one day and hunted it out for us to watch after I had said that I had never seen it or even heard of it, which was odd because I was a fan of James Spader.

The movie has a lot of twists and turns and the excitement builds up and you really get engrossed in the film. James and Cynthia had great chemistry and I agree with others that their romance was not done in a typical, over-done fashion.

The title of the movie is bad and makes you think automatically that it will just be some stupid B movie but it's actually one of the best thrillers I've seen and definitely the best thriller out of the "B" section. I think if the film had more publicity and a better cover/title more people would know of it and want to rent it.

I would recommend it to anyone that likes a good thriller, especially ones that they've never heard of and want to be surprised.

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