Bridge Across Time

Bridge Across Time, also known as Terror at London Bridge, is a 1985 American made-for-television drama film. It was an NBC movie of the week, written by William F. Nolan, directed by E.W. Swackhamer and starred David Hasselhoff, Stepfanie Kramer, and Randolph Mantooth. The relocation of London Bridge to Lake Havasu City, Arizona is the basis of this film, and a series of murders is attributed to the spirit of Jack the Ripper, whose soul is transported to the United States in one of the stones of the bridge.

Bridge Across Time
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)

The film is also known as Arizona Ripper.

Synopsis

In 1888 London, Jack the Ripper is pursued by police and falls into the Thames River near London 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 at Lake 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.

Starring

• David Hasselhoff as Don Gregory
• Stepfanie Kramer as Angie
• Randolph Mantooth as Joe Nez
• Adrienne Barbeau as Lynn Chandler
• Clu Gulager as Chief Peter 'Pete' Dawson
• Lindsay Bloom as Elaine Gardner
• Ken Swofford as Ed Nebel
• Rose Marie as Alma Bellock
• Lane Smith as Anson Whitfield
• Paul Rossilli as Jack the Ripper