Jacob's Ladder

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

Sinopse

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.

7.4
1990
Released
1h 53m

Tim Robbins

Elizabeth Peña

Danny Aiello

Matt Craven

Pruitt Taylor Vince

Jason Alexander

Patricia Kalember

Eriq La Salle

Ving Rhames

Brian Tarantina

Anthony Alessandro

Brent Hinkley

S. Epatha Merkerson

Suzanne Shepherd

Hospital Receptionist

Doug Barron

Jan Saint

Kisha Skinner

Dion Simmons

Sam Coppola

Patty Rosborough

Evan O'Meara

Kyle Gass

Gloria Irizarry

Lewis Black

Raymond Anthony Thomas

Policeman

Christopher John Fields

Jaime Perry

Michael Tomlinson

A.M. Marxuach

Antonia Rey

John Capodice

Bellina Logan

Scott Cohen

Davidson Thomson

Bryan Larkin

B.J. Donaldson

Thomas A. Carlin

Carol Schneider

Becky Ann Baker

Diane Kagan

Billie Neal

Mike Stokie

James Ellis Reynolds

Dennis Rubin Green

Brad Hamler

Byron Minns

Reggie McFadden

Stephanie Berry

Chris Murphy

John-Martin Green

Arleigh Richards

Ann Pearl Gary

Barbara Gruen

Joe Quintero

John Louis Fischer

Alva Williams

Elizabeth Abassi

Nora Burns

Alison Gordy

Jessica Roberts

Holly Kennedy

Blanche Irwin Stuart

José Alvarez

Factory Worker (uncredited)

Robert Baglia

Tommy, Patient (uncredited)

Steve Baker

Pool Player (uncredited)

Orson Bean

Self - Game Show Panelist (archive footage) (uncredited)

Macaulay Culkin

Gabe (uncredited)

Ray DeFeis

Straight Jacket Patient (uncredited)

Ed Jupp Jr.

Eyeless Doctor (uncredited)

Something's Wrong With My Head - Video Essay by Josh Nelson (first 5 minutes)

Status

Released

Original Language

Budget

$25,000,000.00

Revenue

$26,118,851.00

Keywords

#vietnam veteran
#new york city
#post-traumatic stress disorder (ptsd)
#experiment
#nightmare
#subway
#1970s
#paranoia
#hallucination
#car bomb
#grief
#memory
#chemist
#demon
#postal worker
#figment of imagination
#oneiric
#chiropractor

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Reviews

@GenerationofSwinealmost 3 years ago

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 wi