Jacob's Ladder (1990)
Jacob's Ladder (1990)
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Plot.
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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Cast & Crew.
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
Anthony Alessandro
Rod
Brent Hinkley
Jerry
S. Epatha Merkerson
Elsa
Suzanne Shepherd
Hospital Receptionist
Doug Barron
Group Leader
Jan Saint
Santa
Kisha Skinner
Street Singer
Dion Simmons
Street Singer
Sam Coppola
Taxi Driver
Patty Rosborough
Drunk
Evan O'Meara
Sam
Kyle Gass
Tony
Gloria Irizarry
Mrs. Carmichael
Lewis Black
Jacob's Doctor
Raymond Anthony Thomas
Policeman
Christopher John Fields
Field Medic
Jaime Perry
Field Medic
Michael Tomlinson
Field Doctor
A.M. Marxuach
Field Doctor
Antonia Rey
Woman on Subway
John Capodice
Army Officer
John Patrick McLaughlin
Army Officer
Bellina Logan
Emergency Ward Nurse
Scott Cohen
Resident Doctor
Davidson Thomson
Evil Doctor
Bryan Larkin
Jed
B.J. Donaldson
Eli
Thomas A. Carlin
Doorman
Carol Schneider
Nurse
Becky Ann Baker
Nurse
Diane Kagan
Nurse
Billie Neal
Della
Mike Stokie
Field Sergeant
James Ellis Reynolds
EMT Bearer
Dennis Rubin Green
Attendant
Brad Hamler
Orderly
Byron Minns
Orderly
Reggie McFadden
Partygoer
Stephanie Berry
Partygoer
Chris Murphy
Partygoer
John-Martin Green
Partygoer
Arleigh Richards
Paul's Wife
Ann Pearl Gary
Mourner
Barbara Gruen
Mourner
Joe Quintero
Street Kid
John Louis Fischer
Machine Gunner
Alva Williams
Masked Man
Elizabeth Abassi
Hospital Patient
Nora Burns
Hospital Patient
Alison Gordy
Hospital Patient
Jessica Roberts
Hospital Patient
Holly Kennedy
Hospital Patient
Blanche Irwin Stuart
Hospital Patient
Perry Lang
Jacob's Assailant
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)
Alan Marshall
Producer
Jeffrey L. Kimball
Director of Photography
Adrian Lyne
Director
Tom Rolf
Editor
Bruce Joel Rubin
Producer / Writer / Associate Producer
Maurice Jarre
Original Music Composer
Marvin Gaye
Songs
David Hykes
Songs
LaBelle
Songs
James Brown
Songs
Al Jolson
Songs
Kathleen Dolan
Set Decoration
Ellen Mirojnick
Costume Design
Scott Burrow
Sound Editor
Russell Cate
Makeup Effects Designer
Gordon Davidson
Sound Editor
Milton C. Burrow
Supervising Sound Editor
Mario Kassar
Executive Producer
Richard Burrow
Sound Editor
Andy Nelson
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Andrew G. Vajna
Executive Producer
Jeremy Conway
Art Direction
Steve Pederson
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Richard Dean
Makeup Artist
W. Steven Graham
Art Direction
Chester Slomka
Sound Editor
Brian Morris
Production Design
Edward L. Sandlin
Sound Editor
Neil Burrow
Sound Editor
Gary Shepherd
Sound Editor
Mike Getlin
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Greg Orloff
Foley
Steve Dewey
Sound Effects
Tod A. Maitland
Sound Recordist
Mark Gordon
Sound Editor
Peewee Piemonte
Stunts
Heidi Levitt
Casting
Vebe Borge
Second Assistant Director
Joseph P. Reidy
First Assistant Director
Clayton Townsend
Production Manager
Risa Bramon Garcia
Casting
Deborah Lupard
Second Second Assistant Director
Billy Hopkins
Casting
Michael R. Sloan
Post-Production Manager
Peter Bucossi
Stunts
James McMillan
Grip
Media.
Details.
Release DateNovember 2, 1990
StatusReleased
Running Time1h 53m
Content RatingR
Budget$25,000,000
Box Office$26,118,851
Filming LocationsNew Jersey · New York City, United States
Genres
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This Movie Is About.
new york
vietnam veteran
1970s
postal worker
figment of imagination
oneiric
subway
nightmare
hallucination
post traumatic stress disorder
experiment
grief
memory
chemist
chiropractor
paranoia
car bomb
demon
Wiki.
Jacob's Ladder is a 1990 American psychological horror film directed by Adrian Lyne, produced by Alan Marshall and written by Bruce Joel Rubin. It stars Tim Robbins as Jacob Singer, an American infantryman whose experiences during his military service in Vietnam result in strange, fragmentary visions and bizarre hallucinations that continue to haunt him. As his ordeal worsens, Jacob desperately attempts to learn the truth. The supporting cast includes Elizabeth Peña and Danny Aiello.
Jacob's Ladder was made by Carolco Pictures ten years after being written by Rubin. Despite only being moderately successful upon its release, the film garnered a cult following, and its plot and special effects became a source of influence for various other works, such as the Silent Hill video game series. A remake was released in 2019.
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