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Jack's Back

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.

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Budget
$1.5 million
Cinematography
Shelly Johnson
Country
United States
Directed by
Rowdy Herrington
Distributed by
Palisades Entertainment
Edited by
Harry B. Miller III

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Jack's Back

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Edges44
Triples43
Avg. degree1.96
Density0.044444
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Jack's Back

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related to Critical response · 9
Jack's Back → But, Ebert, Harrington, It's, James Spader's, On, Roger Ebert, Rotten Tomatoes, Spader
related to Production · 8
Jack's Back → However, Originally, Paul Saax, Peter Gabriel, Red Harvest, Red Rain, Rowdy Herrington, The
related to Theatrical · 7
Jack's Back → Chicago, June, Los Angeles, May, New York City, Southern California, The
Produced by · 2
Jack's Back → Cassian Elwes, Tim Moore
Starring · 2
Jack's Back → Cynthia Gibb, James Spader
is a · 2
Jack's Back → 1988 American mystery thriller film written and directed by Rowdy Herrington in his directorial debut, lighting
Budget · 1
Jack's Back → $1.5 million
Cinematography · 1
Jack's Back → Shelly Johnson
Country · 1
Jack's Back → United States
Directed by · 1
Jack's Back → Rowdy Herrington

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film john pendler release jack's back killer james rick jack 1988 rowdy herrington spader theatrical scene dr tannerson john's police

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SubjectPredicateObjectConfidenceSrc
Jack's BackBudget$1.5 million1.00infobox
Jack's BackCinematographyShelly Johnson1.00infobox
Jack's BackCountryUnited States1.00infobox
Jack's BackDirected byRowdy Herrington1.00infobox
Jack's BackDistributed byPalisades Entertainment1.00infobox
Jack's BackEdited byHarry B. Miller III1.00infobox
Jack's BackLanguageEnglish1.00infobox
Jack's BackMusic byDanny Di Paola1.00infobox
Jack's BackProduced byTim Moore1.00infobox
Jack's BackProduced byCassian Elwes1.00infobox
Jack's BackProduction companyPalisades Entertainment1.00infobox
Jack's BackRelease dateMay 6, 1988 (1988-05-06)1.00infobox
Jack's BackRunning time97 minutes1.00infobox
Jack's BackStarringJames Spader1.00infobox
Jack's BackStarringCynthia Gibb1.00infobox
Jack's BackWritten byRowdy Herrington1.00infobox
Jack's Backis a1988 American mystery thriller film written and directed by Rowdy Herrington in his directorial debut0.90text
Jack's Backis alighting0.90text

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