Jack's Back

Jack's Back (1988)

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.

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.

Date of release
1988-05-06
TMDB
5.4 / 10 (96)
Runtime
1h 37m
Genres
Horror, Thriller, Mystery, Crime
Director
Rowdy Herrington

Casting

Interesting facts

  • Filmed in: Los Angeles

Jack's Back is a 1988 American mystery thriller film written and directed by Rowdy Herrington in his directorial debut. It stars James Spader in dual roles, Cynthia Gibb, Jim Haynie, Robert Picardo, Rod Loomis, and Rex Ryon. It follows a serial killer who celebrates Jack the Ripper's 100th anniversary by committing similar murders.

Production

Originally, director Rowdy Herrington wanted to call the film Red Rain and have the song of the same name by Peter Gabriel playing as the opening credits theme. However the budget didn't allow for licensing the song, so instead Paul Saax was brought on board to co-write a new theme, "Red Harvest". The film's title was changed to Jack's Back as a result.

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