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Jacob's Ladder
“The most frightening thing about Jacob Singer's nightmare is that he isn't dreaming.”
19907.41h 53m
Overview
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.
Directed by Adrian Lyne
Written by Bruce Joel Rubin
Produced by Bruce Joel Rubin, Alan Marshall
Box OfficeBudget: $25.0MRevenue: $26.1M
Top Cast
Tim Robbins
Jacob
Elizabeth Peña
Jezzie
Danny Aiello
Louis
Matt Craven
Michael
Pruitt Taylor Vince
Paul
Jason Alexander
Geary
Patricia Kalember
Sarah
Eriq La Salle
Frank
Ving Rhames
George
Brian Tarantina
Doug
Themes & Keywords
vietnam veterannew york citypost-traumatic stress disorder (ptsd)experimentnightmaresubway1970sparanoiahallucinationcar bombgriefmemorychemistdemonpostal workerfigment of imaginationoneiricchiropractor
About Jacob's Ladder
Jacob's Ladder is a drama, mystery, horror film released in 1990 exploring themes of vietnam veteran, new york city, post-traumatic stress disorder (ptsd), experiment, nightmare, subway. Directed by Adrian Lyne, it stars Tim Robbins, Elizabeth Peña, Danny Aiello. 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.
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