Product Notes
Tim Robbins, Elizabeth Pe+¦a. A recently returned Vietnam vet seems to be living in a gruesome nightmare and can't separate fantasy from reality. 1990/color/116 min/R.
Product Reviews
A tortured man finds himself caught in a middle-ground between hallucination and reality in this supernatural thriller, scripted by Bruce Joel Rubin of Ghost (1990) and My Life (1993). Jacob Singer (Tim Robbins) is a soldier stationed in Vietnam who undergoes a traumatic experience on the battlefield - the nature of which is initially unclear. The film then moves into his post-Vietnam experience in 1970s New York, where he feels consistently traumatized, but can never quite remember exactly what happened to him in Southeast Asia or to free himself from his anxieties over the recent tragic death of his young son (Macaulay Culkin). Though well educated, Jacob works as a letter carrier for the U.S. Postal Service and has become romantically involved with one of his co-workers, Jezzie (Elizabeth Pena), after divorcing his wife. Soon, Jacob's tenuous hold on reality starts to slip as horrifying events befall him; he is nearly run over by a subway train, pursued by faceless demons in cars, and spots reptilian tails and horns protruding from the bodies of those he encounters. Jacob also suffers severe panic attacks related to the chaos that may be reality, or may exist only in his mind. He seeks counsel from Louis (Danny Aiello), a kindly chiropractor, as his ex-wife Sarah (Patricia Kalember), fellow Vietnam vet Paul (Pruitt Taylor Vince), and enigmatic stranger Michael (Matt Craven) all try to help the tortured soul. Jason Alexander, Ving Rhames and Eriq LaSalle highlight the supporting cast. ~ Mark Deming, Rovi
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Jacob's Ladder |
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Mystery / Suspense / Thrillers |
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Mystery / Suspense |
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14 September 2010 |
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Tim Robbins(Jacob Singer), Elizabeth Pe a(Jezzie), Danny Aiello(Louis), Matt Craven(Michael), Ving Rhames(George), Pruitt Taylor Vince(Paul) |
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Adrian Lyne |
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R |
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Blu-ray Disc |
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28632 |
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012236180319 |
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LGE028632 |
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14 September 2010 |
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VIDMARK/TRIMARK ( VIDM ) |
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116 |
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A: Americas, E Asia |
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1.85:1 (Theatre Wide Screen), Color, Enhanced Wide Screen Letterbox for 16x9 TV |
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DTS-HD Master Audio, English |
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Discs:1 ~ Format:Blu-Ray ~ Region:A |
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A.M. Marxuach(Field Doctor), Alison Gordy(Hospital Patient), Alva Williams(Masked Man), Ann Pearl Gary(Mourner), Anthony Alessandro(Rod), Antonia Rey(Woman on Subway), Arleigh Richards(Paul's Wife), B.J. Donaldson(Eli), Barbara Gruen(Mourner), Becky Ann Baker(Nurse), Bellina Logan(Emergency Ward Nurse), Billie Neal(Della), Blanche Irwin Stuart(Hospital Patient), Brad Hamlet, Brent Hinkley(Jerry), Brian Larkin(Jed), Brian Tarantina(Doug), Byron Minns(Orderly), Carol Schneider(Nurse), Chris Murphy, Christopher John Fields, Danny Aiello(Louis), Davidson Thomson(Evil Doctor), Dennis Green(Attendant), Diane Kagan(Nurse), Dion Simmons(Street Singer), Doug Barron(Group Leader), Elizabeth Abassi(Hospital Patient), Elizabeth Pe a(Jezzie), Eriq La Salle(Frank), Evan O'Meara(Sam), Gloria Irizarry(Mrs. Carmichael), Holly Kennedy(Hospital Patient), Jaime Perry(Field Medic), James Ellis Reynolds(E.M.T. Bearer), Jan Saint(Santa), Jason Alexander(Geary), Jessica Roberts(Hospital Patient), Joe Quintero(Street Kid), John Capodice(Army Officer), John Louis Fischer(Machine Gunner), John Patrick McLaughlin(Army Officer), John-Martin Green(Partygoer), Kisha Skinner(Street Singer), Kyle Gass(Tony), Lewis Black(Jacob's Doctor), Macaulay Culkin(Gabe), Matt Craven(Michael), Michael Tomlinson(Field Doctor), Mike Stokie(Field Sergeant), Nora Burns(Hospital Patient), Patricia Kalember(Sarah), Patty Rosborough(Drunk), Perry Lang(Jacob's Assailant), Pruitt Taylor Vince(Paul), Raymond Anthony Thomas(Policeman), Reggie Mc Fadden(Partygoer), S. Epatha Merkerson(Elsa), Sam Coppola(Taxi Driver), Scott Cohen(Resident Doctor), Stephanie Berry(Partygoer), Suzanne Shepherd(Hospital Receptionist), Thomas A. Carlin(Doorman), Tim Robbins(Jacob Singer), Ving Rhames(George) |
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Art Director:Jeremy Conway, Art Director:W. Steven Graham, Casting:Billy Hopkins, Casting:Risa Bramon, Cinematographer:Jeffrey Kimball, Composer (Music Score):Maurice Jarre, Director:Adrian Lyne, Executive Producer:Andrew G. Vajna, Executive Producer:Mario Kassar, Producer:Alan Marshall, Producer:Bruce Joel Rubin, Screenwriter:Bruce Joel Rubin, Screenwriter:Joel Blasberg |
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