List of Ripper movies

[sdreid]

Hi Billy,

Thanks for the list. I'll have some that I'd add and some that I'd remove from that but there are not really any right and wrong answers for something like this, at least in most cases. I'll try to put a post up later today when I have time that is more detailed.

[BillyE]

Here are the movies and tv episodes that feature a segment to Jack the Ripper, but isn't part of the main storyline. Again let me know if I missed anything.


Das Wachsfigurenkabinett (1924)
Die Büchse der Pandora (1929)
Shadow of the Thin Man (1941)
The Brighton Strangler (1945)
The Twilight Zone: The New Exhibit (1963)
Roulette d'amour (1969)
Get Smart:House of Max (1970)
Jack l'éventreur (1971)
What The Swedish Butler Saw (1978)
Vega$:Ghost of Ripper (1979)
Live from the Metropolitan Opera: Lulu (1980)
Amazon Women on the Moon (1987)
Jack's Back (1988)
Waxwork II: Lost in Time (1992)
Deadly Advice (1993)
Goodnight Sweetheart:The 'Ouses in Between (1999)
Captive Audience (1999)
The Others: Don't Dream It's Over (2000)
Mirror, Mirror IV: Reflection (2000)
Celebrity DeathMatch: Time Trevelling 2 (2000)
Time Squad (2001)
Monkeybone (2001)
Bad Karma (a.k.a. Hell's Gate) (2002)
Meitantei Konan: Bekâ Sutorîto no bôrei (2002)
Shanghai Knights (2003)
Futurama:Kif Gets Knocked Up a Notch (2003)
The Notebooks of Cornelius Crow (2005)
Hooch & Daddy-O (2005)

[Mike Covell]

Simpsons did a Tree House of Horror episode where Homer was the Ripper, and Chief Wiggum was Abberline!

It was funny stuff, I am pretty sure the segment is on youtube so its worth a look, either that or IMDB.

[Rob Clack]

There was an episode of the Van Williams, Bruce Lee series 'The Green Hornet' about a Jack the Ripper type character. The episode was called 'Alias the scarf'. The episode was about a waxwork figure (Jack) who comes to life. John Carradine was in it.

Rob

[sdreid]

Aren't Die Buchse der Pandora and Pandora's Box the same movie?

[BillyE]

Aren't Die Buchse der Pandora and Pandora's Box the same movie?

Indeed they are, a double inclusion I'll have to edit out. Thanks for the heads up.

[sdreid]

Hi all,

These lists are pretty subjective but here is my list of 33 "serious" productions, that is, releases that may be based on the actual case. Since I can't trust this transmission, I'll send them in 3 lists of 11 each.

Berlin Jack the Ripper-1909
Spring Heeled Jack-1909
El Destripador-1914
The Lodger-1926
Die Buechse der Pandora-1928
The Threepenny Opera-1931
The Phantom Fiend-1932
The Lodger-1944
Room To Let-1949
The Man In the Attic-1953
Jack the Ripper-1960

[sdreid]

12-22

The Three Penny Opera-1962
No Orchids For Lulu-1962
A Study In Terror-1965
Knife In the Darkness-1968-Cimarron Strip TV
Jack el Destripador de Londres-1972
Champagnelopp-1975
Der Dirnenmorder von London-1975
Lulu-1978
Murder By Decree-1979
Lulu-1979
Swing, Swing Together-1980-Cribb TV

[sdreid]

23-33

Lulu-1980
Jack the Ripper-1988
Mack the Knife-1990
Lulu-1995
The Ripper-1997
Love Lies Bleeding-1999
From Hell-2001
Lulu-2006
The Lodger-2008?-In the works but maybe in modern setting
Jack the Ripper-2008?-A supposed 8 part BBC miniseries starring Shane Richie
Jack the Ripper-2008?-Proposed film starring Emily Scott

[aspallek]

Ripper: Letter from Hell (2001)

Not strictly about JtR but lots of Ripper content and they get the facts pretty well straight. Unfortunately, it is pretty much a gratuitous slasher movie.

[BillyE]

Ripper: Letter from Hell (2001)

Not strictly about JtR but lots of Ripper content and they get the facts pretty well straight. Unfortunately, it is pretty much a gratuitous slasher movie.

Thanks. The movie in my first list noted just as "Ripper (2001)" was this movie you mentioned. I just omited the subtitle "Letters From Hell". Sorry about that.

[Mayerling]

Hi Billy,

I thought of another reference film, but I don't know if it counts.

When Billy Wilder did his movie THE PRIVATE LIFE OF SHERLOCK HOLMES, certain sequences were filmed that got cut (although they possibly still exist). In the movie Holmes is depressed on hearing of the fate of a person he was close to, and decides he needs to leave London for awhile. Lestrade shows up begging Holmes for assistance, as there has been another Ripper murder in the East End. Holmes begs off, saying that the Yard can probably handle it! Wilder, of course, was slyly suggesting that because Holmes would not take the case it was never solved!!

But the sequence was cut in the final film.

Jeff

[needler]

Hi, all.........

I know I'm late to the party, as usual, but has anyone mentioned DEADLY ADVICE yet?? 1993 with Jane Horrocks, Imelda Staunton, Brenda Fricker, Jonathon Pryce, Edward Woodward as a rather far-too-robust Major Armstrong, Billie Whitelaw, Hywel Bennett as Dr Crippen, Jonathon Hyde, and Sir John Mills as the best Ripper I've seen in years. You GOTTA see this one! And has anyone mentioned THE RULING CLASS with Peter O'Toole? Sorry to repeat if these have been mentioned before, but both are truly Ripper classics.

Cheers and apologies for redundancy,

Judy

[Doctor X]

Did I miss it?

Time After Time

H.G. Wells--Malcolm "I'm SINGING in the Rain!" McDowell--actually builds a time machine with the hopes of visiting his utopia. His friend--David "I AM EVIL!" Warner--is actually Jack the Ripper. It opens with a stylized and incorrect killing of a prostitute. Jack steals the time machine . . . and the hilarity ensues!!!!

Actually, it is much better than that, but there you go.

And . . . darn! Yes, The Ruling Class! "Six little whores, glad to be alive!"

--J.D.

[Edited for though "David Wells" may be evil, he is too fat to play Jack the Ripper.--Ed.]

[wisfisher]

Hi all,
Here is an interesting link.

http://www.hollywoodripper.com/

Regards
Tom