"Jack's Back"

We get a fine view of the triplexed Hollywood Pacific in "Jack's Back." (Palisades Entertainment Group, 1988). The theatre opened in 1928 as the Warner Hollywood. James Spader, Cynthia Gibb and Jim Haynie star in this tale of a serial killer in Hollywood paying homage to Jack the Ripper. Rowdy Herrington directed. The cinematography is by Shelly Johnson.

 

 

A look at the Cave Theatre, 6315 Hollywood Blvd. On the left that's a bit of the marquee of the Vine Theatre.

Thanks to Eric Schaefer for spotting the theatres in the film and getting the screenshots. See the pages about the Warner Hollywood and the Cave Theatre on the Los Angeles Theatres site for a history of the buildings.

On IMDb: "Jack's Back"