Main Cast: James Spader, James Spader, Cynthia Gibb, Roi Loomis, Rex Ryon, Robert Picardo
Release Year: 1987
Country: US
Run Time: 97 minutes
MPAA Rating: R
Plot
The "Jack" who's "back" in this contemporary chiller is none other than Jack the Ripper. The scene is Los Angeles: the time is August of 1988, exactly 100 years after the Ripper's original reign of terror in Whitechapel. When several LA prostitutes turn up murdered and disemboweled, young physician James Spader is accused of emulating Spring Heel'd Jack. Before the film is half over, Spader is killed, and so far as the police are concerned, the case is closed. But then, Spader's twin brother appears on the scene, determined to track down the genuine culprit (if it doesn't turn out to be him, that is!). Handled with restraint, Jack's Back covers much of the same ground as the classic Robert Bloch tale Yours Truly, Jack the Ripper," though its crucial plot twist is a tad more clever (if a bit silly out of context). ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide
Jim Haynie - Sgt. Gabriel; Chris Mulkey - Scott Morofsky; Wendell Wright - Capt. Walter Prentis; Danitza Kingsley - Denise Johnson; Anne Betancourt - Mary; Kevin Glover - Neil Finchley; Bobby Hosea - Tom Dellerton; Mario Machado - Anchorman; Graham Timbes - Surgeon; Richard Parker - Reporter; John Wesley - Sam Hilliard; Diane Erickson - Andrea Banks; Frances Fleming - 911 Operator; Spencer Clarke - Pimp #2; John Harrison - Chooch; Shawne Rowe - Helen
Credit
Cassian Elwes - Co-producer, Tim Moore - Co-producer, Rowdy Herrington - Director, Harry B. Miller III - Editor, Elliott Kastner - Executive Producer, Danny di Paolo - Composer (Music Score), John Naulin - Makeup Special Effects, Piers Plowden - Production Designer, Shelly Johnson - Cinematographer, Mary McLaglen - Production Manager, Elliott Kastner - Producer, John Naulin - Special Effects, Robert J. Anderson, Jr. - Sound/Sound Designer, Rowdy Herrington - Screenwriter
A young doctor is suspected when a series of Jack the Rippercopycat killings is committed. However, when the doctor himself is murdered, his identical twin brother claims to have seen visions of the true killer.
