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Jacob's Ladder

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7.4/10 • 1.7K

1990-11-021h 53m

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The most frightening thing about Jacob Singer's nightmare is that he isn't dreaming.

After returning home from the Vietnam War, veteran Jacob Singer struggles to maintain his sanity. Plagued by hallucinations and flashbacks, Singer rapidly falls apart as the world and people around him morph and twist into disturbing images. His girlfriend, Jezzie, and ex-wife, Sarah, try to help, but to little avail. Even Singer's chiropractor friend, Louis, fails to reach him as he descends into madness.

Directors
Adrian Lyne
Writters
Bruce Joel Rubin
Editors
Tom Rolf

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  1. Tim Robbins

    Tim Robbins

    Jacob

  2. Elizabeth Peña

    Elizabeth Peña

    Jezzie

  3. Danny Aiello

    Danny Aiello

    Louis

  4. Matt Craven

    Matt Craven

    Michael

  5. Pruitt Taylor Vince

    Pruitt Taylor Vince

    Paul

  6. Jason Alexander

    Jason Alexander

    Geary

  7. Patricia Kalember

    Patricia Kalember

    Sarah

  8. Eriq La Salle

    Eriq La Salle

    Frank

  9. Ving Rhames

    Ving Rhames

    George

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GenerationofSwine

Jan 12, 2023

10/10

Trippy. No, you probably didn't read that right. I meant to write it in a way that sounded more like a stoner. Tripppy? Tttttrrrrrriiiippppppyyyyy, duuuude. Something like that. Anyway, I love Tim Robbins as an actor and you should take that statement into consideration when I say that this is one of his better films. What I can say is that a doctor goes to Vietnam, and then leaves his wife, marries someone else becomes a Postal Employee, and that is about as much as I can honestly say without throwing the spoiler alert up. It is one of those movies where everything you love about the plot would be a red flag on the spoiler radar... so watch it, enjoy it, you won't be disappointed. And you will see what I am talking about with the spoilers when you get there.

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Status
Released
Original Language
English
Budget
$25,000,000.00
Revenue
$26,118,851.00
Keywords
vietnam veterannew york citypost-traumatic stress disorder (ptsd)experimentnightmaresubway1970sparanoiahallucinationcar bombgriefmemorychemistdemonpostal workerfigment of imaginationoneiricchiropractor