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06/05/1988 Horror, Thriller, Mystery, Crime 1h 37m
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One hundred years ago, in the City of London, in the East-End slum of Whitechapel, a man shocked the world by murdering, raping and mutilating five women. He was never caught.

Overview

A young doctor is suspected when a series of Jack the Ripper copycat killings is committed. However, when the doctor himself is murdered, his identical twin brother claims to have seen visions of the true killer.

  1. Rowdy Herrington

    Director, Writer

Top billed cast

  1. James Spader

    John Allen Wesford / Richard Wesford

  2. Cynthia Gibb

    Christina "Chris" Moscari

  3. Jim Haynie

    Sgt. Gabriel

  4. Robert Picardo

    Dr. Carlos Battera

  5. Rod Loomis

    Dr. Sidney Tannerson

  6. Rex Ryon

    Jack Pendler

  7. Chris Mulkey

    Scott Morofsky

  8. John Wesley

    Sam Hillard

  9. Bobby Hosea

    Tom Dellerton

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Reviews

A review by Wuchak
Written by Wuchak on 2023-02-14
**_Some highlights, but contrived writing, misleading title, dubious casting and TV-budget feel_**

One hundred years after the infamous Whitechapel murders, a copycat killer manifests in Los Angeles. After five duplicate slayings, the police are (mis)led to believe that the murderer committed suicide. If not, the culprit is still on the loose!

Being that "Jack’s Back” (1988) is about the second coming of Jack the Ripper, I expected a gory, sleazy slasher along the lines of "Edge of Sanity" (1989), but this is more akin to "I, Madman" (1989) mixed with “The Night Stalker” (1972), ...read the rest
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Status
Released

Original Language
English

Budget
$0.00

Revenue
$0.00

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