| Bridge Across Time | |
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| Also known as | Terror at London Bridge |
| Genre | Horror film Drama |
| Written by | William F. Nolan |
| Directed by | E.W. Swackhamer |
| Starring | David Hasselhoff Stepfanie Kramer Randolph Mantooth |
| Theme music composer | Lalo Schifrin |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Original language | English |
| Production | |
| Executive producers | Charles W. Fries Irv Wilson |
| Producers | Richard Maynard Jack Michon |
| Production location | Lake Havasu City, Arizona |
| Cinematography | Gil Hubbs |
| Editors | Leslie Dennis Bracken Thomas Fries |
| Running time | 96 minutes |
| Production company | Charles Fries Productions |
| Original release | |
| Network | NBC |
| Release | November 22, 1985 (1985-11-22) |
Bridge Across Time, also known asTerror at London Bridge, is a 1985 Americanmade-for-television drama film. It was anNBC movie of the week, written byWilliam F. Nolan, directed byE.W. Swackhamer and starredDavid Hasselhoff,Stepfanie Kramer, andRandolph Mantooth. The relocation ofLondon Bridge toLake Havasu City, Arizona is the basis of this film, and a series of murders is attributed to the spirit ofJack the Ripper, whose soul is transported to the United States in one of the stones of the bridge.
The film is also known asArizona Ripper.
In 1888 London,Jack the Ripper is pursued by police and falls into theThames River nearLondon Bridge, taking a stone from the bridge with him. Nearly a century later, in 1985, the missing stone is recovered and added to the reconstructed London Bridge atLake Havasu City,Arizona. Shortly after, a tourist cuts her finger and bleeds on the stone, inadvertently resurrecting Jack the Ripper, who begins a new killing spree in the town.
Detective Don Gregory (David Hasselhoff), recently transferred from Chicago for killing a 14yo boy whom he mistaken for a thief, investigates the murders. He suspects that Jack the Ripper has returned but faces skepticism from his superiors and the community. As the killings continue, Don uncovers clues linking the murders to the original Ripper and the cursed bridge stone.
Don devises a plan to use his love interest, Angie (Stepfanie Kramer) to lure the killer. In the climax, Jack the Ripper abducts Angie and attempts to use her blood to return to his own time. Don confronts Jack on the bridge and, overcoming his trauma, shoots Jack, causing him to fall into the river along with the cursed stone. Peace is restored in Lake Havasu City.
