Ripper (2001)

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:

Bunny Costume | Fall Off Cliff | Fall From Height | Traumatic | Murder Investigation

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 | Philippines:R-18 | Iceland: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:

Molly Keller: For a time there I wasn't thinking clearly. I was confused. In limbo. I mean, this is 1888, right? I knew I was Jack. Cunning Jack. Quiet Jack. Jack's my name. Jack whose sword never sleeps. Not the good shepherd. Not the prince of peace. I'm right Jack. Spring out Jack. Saucy Jack. Jack from Hell. Trade name: Jack the Ripper.

Movie Connections:

Followed by Ripper 2: Letter from Within (2004)

Soundtrack:

That Was Yesterday

needless to say, "From Hell" did a much better job

Typical slasher movie about a copycat killer, with young people doing things that they shouldn't and getting butchered. I could pretty much predict everything that was going to happen. You'd think that something focusing on Jack the Ripper might be a little more interesting, but "Ripper" doesn't cut it. The most befuddling thing is that Jurgen Prochnow stars in this. He played the submarine captain in "Das Boot" and the terrorist leader in "Air Force One", so what's he doing here? If you want to see a good movie dealing with Jack the Ripper, the choices are: "The Ruling Class" (Peter O'Toole's character ends up believing himself to be Jack the Ripper); "Time After Time" (H.G. Wells chases Jack the Ripper into 1970s San Francisco); and "From Hell" (Johnny Depp plays a detective investigating the murders in 1880s London). And of course some people might include "Dr. Strangelove" (Sterling Hayden plays Gen. Jack Ripper).

All in all, you'll do best to avoid this one.