Jack's Back (1988)
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Directors
Rowdy Herrington
Cast
James Spader, Cynthia Gibb, Jim Haynie, Robert Picardo, Rod Loomis, Rex Ryon
The story
In Los Angeles, a young doctor named John Wesford becomes a suspect when a series of Jack the Ripper copycat killings is committed. John and another young doctor, Jack Pendler, are at the scene of the latest crime in the series; they know each other because they both work for the same medical unit, reporting to the abusive Dr. Sidney Tannerson.
Genres
Horror, horror film, mystery film, slasher film, thriller film
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