Jack's Back

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.

5.419881h 37mReleased

Horror

Thriller

Mystery

Crime

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.

StatusReleased

Release Date1988-05-06

Runtime1h 37m

LanguagesEnglish

CountriesUnited States of America

Keywords

hypnosis

scalpel

dual role

Videos

2 total

Trailer

Jack's Back (1988) Original Trailer [FHD]

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Cast & Crew

James Spader

as John Allen Wesford / Richard Wesford

Cynthia Gibb

as Christina "Chris" Moscari

Jim Haynie

as Sgt. Gabriel

Robert Picardo

as Dr. Carlos Battera

Rod Loomis

as Dr. Sidney Tannerson

Rex Ryon

as Jack Pendler

Chris Mulkey

as Scott Morofsky

John Wesley

as Sam Hillard

Bobby Hosea

as Tom Dellerton

Danitza Kingsley

as Denise Johnson

Reviews

Wuchak

Feb 14, 2023

4/10

**_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! …

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