Ripper 2: Letter from Within (2004)

User Rating:

3.3/10   

Directors:

Jonas Quastel
Lloyd A. Simandl

Writers:

Pat Bermel (written by)
John A. Curtis (story)
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Genre:

Horror | Sci-Fi | Thriller

Plot:

Sequel to the hugely successful Ripper:Letter from Hell.

Plot Keywords:

Serial Killer | Undressing Scene | Dominatrix | Voyeurism | Female Nudity

Cast

Erin Karpluk	...	Molly Keller
Nicholas Irons	...	Erich Goethe
Mhairi Steenbock	...	Juliette Dureau
Jane Peachey	...	Lara Svetlana
Daniel Coonan	...	Grant Jessup
Colin Lawrence	...	Roberto Edwards
Myfanwy Waring	...	Sally Trigg
Andrea Miltner	...	Marya
Curtis Matthew	...	Psychologist
Richard Bremmer	...	Dr. Samuel Wiesser
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Julia Crow	...	Dominatrix in red (uncredited)
Vladimira Pitelova	...	Dominatrix (uncredited)
Marie Veckova	...	Bound schoolgirl (uncredited)

Directed by
Jonas Quastel
Lloyd A. Simandl

Writing credits (in alphabetical order)
Pat Bermel		written by
John A. Curtis		story
Jonas Quastel		written by
John Sheppard		written by
Evan Tylor		story

Produced by
Rod Akizuki	....	executive producer
Bill Allan	....	executive producer
Sandrine Brunet	....	associate producer
John A. Curtis	....	executive producer
Keith Evans	....	executive producer
Geoff Griffith	....	line producer
Douglas W. Miller	....	executive producer
Tom Raycove	....	associate producer
Michael Rogers	....	line producer
Lloyd A. Simandl	....	producer
Evan Tylor	....	producer

Original Music by
Peter Allen

Cinematography by
John Drake

Film Editing by
David Campling

Casting by
Ann Forry

Production Design by
Sandrine Brunet
Olga Rosenfelderova

Makeup Department
Lukas Kraal	....	key makeup prosthetics
Adela Robova	....	key makeup artist
Ilona Robova	....	makeup artist
Martina Sedenkova	....	makeup artist
Sarka Zakovska	....	makeup artist

Production Management
Ivana Grusova	....	location unit manager
Michael Rogers	....	production manager

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Blair Roth	....	first assistant director
Philip Seeger	....	second assistant director

Stunts
Viktor Cervenka	....	stunt coordinator
Zuzana Drdacka	....	stunt performer
Petr Drozda	....	stunt coordinator
Michal Grün	....	stunt performer
Ladislav Lahoda	....	stunt coordinator
Ales Putik	....	stunt performer
Lucka Skoupa	....	stunt performer

Camera and Electrical Department
Tomás Hruska	....	first assistant camera
Jaromír Kalina	....	Steadicam operator
Jiri Kubik	....	camera technician
Jiri Kubik Jr.	....	focus puller
Trina Linde	....	assistant still photographer
Jeff Petry	....	still photographer
Vaclav Sadilek	....	video assist operator
Viktor Schwarz	....	video technician
Dagmar Vitu	....	third assistant camera

Casting Department
Vladimira Pitelova	....	casting: Czech Republic (as Vladka Kopalova)

Editorial Department
Debbie Berman	....	additional editor

Transportation Department
Jakub Eliasek	....	transportation coordinator

Other crew
Martin Alacam	....	translator
Helena Andrtova	....	production coordinator
Christine Barber	....	production coordinator
Jeannine Dupuy	....	script supervisor

Production Companies

• North American Pictures

Distributors

• Dutch FilmWorks (DFW) (2004) (Netherlands) (DVD)
• Dutch FilmWorks (DFW) (2004) (Netherlands) (VHS)
• Velocity Home Entertainment (2005) (USA) (all media)
• Wysiwyg Films (2008) (worldwide) (video) (online)

Other Companies

• Glamour Bodies  extras casting

MPAA:

Rated R for strong sexual content, violence and language.

Runtime:

UK:85 min (uncut version) | USA:89 min (DVD version)

Country:

UK

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Certification:

New Zealand:R18 | Netherlands:16 | USA:R | Germany:18

Company:

North American Pictures

Movie Connections:

Referenced in The Benchwarmers (2006)

Good Entertainment

The director of an asylum offers to the serial killer Molly Keller (Erin Karpluk) a chance to be submitted to a pilot unconventional experiment in Prague, in the Weisser Institute. Molly accepts, and she travels to the clinic, where Dr. Samuel Wiesser (Richard Bremmer) developed a treatment using a virtual world, and Molly and deranged youngsters would be trial subjects. However, something does not work well in the experiment, and when the patients die in their trip, the same happens in the real world. The explanation is a huge twist point in the very end of the story.

"Ripper 2: Letter from Within" is not so bad as indicated in IMDb User Rating. The ham actor Richard Bremmer is very funny with his horrible acting; there are many beautiful women and breasts; the death scenes, the special effects and the atmosphere are great for a B-movie; and the story has a great plot point in the end that makes a difference. I respect the other viewers' opinion, but I liked this slash movie. My vote is six.

Title (Brazil): "Ripper 2"