Ripper (2001)

User Rating:

4.4/10   

Director:

John Eyres

Writers:

John A. Curtis (story) and
Evan Tylor (story) ...

Release Date:

27 December 2001 (Malaysia)

Genre:

Horror | Thriller

Tagline:

He's back from the past to pick up the pieces.

Plot:

A massacre survivor (A.J. Cook) studies serial killers under a famous expert (Bruce Payne), but her classmates soon start dying at the hands of a Jack the Ripper copycat. |

Plot Keywords:

Serial Killer | Jack The Ripper Copycat | Graffiti | Older Man Younger Woman Relationship | Police Detective

Awards:

1 nomination

Cast

A.J. Cook	...	Molly Keller
Bruce Payne	...	Marshall Kane
Ryan Northcott	...	Jason Korda
Claire Keim	...	Chantal Etienne
Derek Hamilton	...	Eddie Sackman
Daniella Evangelista	...	Mary-Anne Nordstrom
Emmanuelle Vaugier	...	Andrea (Andy) Carter
Kelly Brook	...	Marisa Tavares
Jürgen Prochnow	...	Detective Kelso
Courtenay J. Stevens	...	Aaron Kroeker
Robin Collins	...	Kevin Lusk
Leanne Hindle	...	Cheryl Ellis (as Leanne Buchanan)
Michael Copley	...	Matt Novak
Sean Whale	...	Mark Tannenbaum
Crystal Dalman	...	Ellie Eckhart

Also Known As:

Ripper: Letter from Hell (USA) (promotional title)

MPAA:

Rated R for violence/gore, sexuality and language.

Runtime:

Argentina:112 min | Australia:114 min

Country:

Canada | UK

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Certification:

Malaysia:18SG | Iceland:16 | Philippines:R-18 | Brazil:16 | Argentina:16 | Australia:MA | Germany:16 | Italy:VM14 | Singapore:R(A) | UK:18 | USA:R

Filming Locations:

Victoria, British Columbia, Canada

Company:

Prophecy Entertainment

Trivia:

Kelly Brook, Derek Hamilton and Emmanuelle Vaugier all have been in the Need For Speed series sequently.

Goofs:

Continuity: During the car chase, the model of the blue car changes back and forth. You can see this by looking at the grill, for most of the chase the badge is in the middle, but at one point near the beginning, and once the car is at the cliff edge the badge is in the top right hand corner of the grill.

Quotes:

Marshall Kane: What if I told you I was going to murder one of you today? What if everything I have accomplished in my field thus far was a vicarious way to experience what I'm really drawn to? And what if the truth is that I've studied serial killers all my life because subconciously I wanted to be one...

Movie Connections:

Followed by Ripper 2: Letter from Within (2004)

Soundtrack:

Later

Began with promise then quickly degenerated into typical slasher

¡°Ripper¡± is for die hard slasher fans only, and even they will feel cheated. It does commence with promise, but quickly degenerates. The story centers around a young woman with a traumatic and horrific past. At university she becomes part of a group studying the crimes of serial killers, ¡°Jack the Ripper¡± in particular. Their lecturer presents a chilling introduction to the course, which gives us the hope that this might be a thinker¡¯s horror movie instead of just another ¡°cut ¡®em up¡± slasher. Unfortunately, it does not take long before we are seeing the knife wielded with gusto and the potential for real suspense departing. From here on it is a case of, which one of them will do something stupid and become the next victim. The main characters, who by now have become major crime investigators, are wooden and shallow and at times seem to be taking turns to say their dialogue with no spontaneity at all. I enjoy a good thriller but for me, ¡°Ripper¡± was annoyingly predictable.