Jacob's Ladder
The most frightening thing about Jacob Singer's nightmare is that he isn't dreaming.
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- Drama
- Mystery
- Horror
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.
Keywords
- memory
- new york city
- vietnam veteran
- post-traumatic stress disorder (ptsd)
- 1970s
- experiment
- paranoia
- nightmare
- hallucination
- grief
- subway
- demon
- car bomb
- chemist
- postal worker
- figment of imagination
- oneiric
- chiropractor
Details
- Status
- Released
- Release date
- November 2, 1990
- Original language
- English
- Spoken languages
- English
- Countries
- United States of America
- Production
- Carolco Pictures
- Cast
- Tim Robbins,Elizabeth Peña,Danny Aiello,Matt Craven,Pruitt Taylor Vince,Jason Alexander,Patricia Kalember,Eriq La Salle,Ving Rhames,Brian Tarantinaand 61 more
- Director
- Adrian Lyne
- Writer
- Bruce Joel Rubin
- Cinematography
- Jeffrey L. Kimball
- Music
- Maurice Jarre
- Budget
- $25,000,000
- Revenue
- $26,118,851
- IMDb
- tt0099871