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Jacob's Ladder( 1990)

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

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.

    Top Billed Cast

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      Tim Robbins

      Jacob

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      Elizabeth Peña

      Jezzie

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      Danny Aiello

      Louis

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      Matt Craven

      Michael

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      Pruitt Taylor Vince

      Paul

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      Jason Alexander

      Geary

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      Patricia Kalember

      Sarah

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      Eriq La Salle

      Frank

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      Ving Rhames

      George

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      Brian Tarantina

      Doug

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      Anthony Alessandro

      Rod

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      Brent Hinkley

      Jerry

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      S. Epatha Merkerson

      Elsa

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      Suzanne Shepherd

      Hospital Receptionist

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      Doug Barron

      Group Leader

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      Jan Saint

      Santa

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      Kisha Skinner

      Street Singer

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      Dion Simmons

      Street Singer

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      Sam Coppola

      Taxi Driver

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      Patty Rosborough

      Drunk

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      Evan O'Meara

      Sam

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      Kyle Gass

      Tony

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      Gloria Irizarry

      Mrs. Carmichael

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      Lewis Black

      Jacob's Doctor

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      Raymond Anthony Thomas

      Policeman

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      Christopher John Fields

      Field Medic

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      Jaime Perry

      Field Medic

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      Michael Tomlinson

      Field Doctor

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      A.M. Marxuach

      Field Doctor

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      Antonia Rey

      Woman on Subway

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      John Capodice

      Army Officer

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      John Patrick McLaughlin

      Army Officer

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      Bellina Logan

      Emergency Ward Nurse

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      Scott Cohen

      Resident Doctor

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      Davidson Thomson

      Evil Doctor

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      Bryan Larkin

      Jed

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      B.J. Donaldson

      Eli

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      Thomas A. Carlin

      Doorman

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      Carol Schneider

      Nurse

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      Becky Ann Baker

      Nurse

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      Diane Kagan

      Nurse

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      Billie Neal

      Della

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      Mike Stokie

      Field Sergeant

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      James Ellis Reynolds

      EMT Bearer

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      Dennis Rubin Green

      Attendant

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      Brad Hamler

      Orderly

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      Byron Minns

      Orderly

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      Reggie McFadden

      Partygoer

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      Stephanie Berry

      Partygoer

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      Chris Murphy

      Partygoer

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      John-Martin Green

      Partygoer

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      Arleigh Richards

      Paul's Wife

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      Ann Pearl Gary

      Mourner

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      Barbara Gruen

      Mourner

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      Joe Quintero

      Street Kid

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      John Louis Fischer

      Machine Gunner

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      Alva Williams

      Masked Man

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      Elizabeth Abassi

      Hospital Patient

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      Nora Burns

      Hospital Patient

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      Alison Gordy

      Hospital Patient

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      Jessica Roberts

      Hospital Patient

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      Holly Kennedy

      Hospital Patient

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      Blanche Irwin Stuart

      Hospital Patient

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      Perry Lang

      Jacob's Assailant

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      José Alvarez

      Factory Worker (uncredited)

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      Robert Baglia

      Tommy, Patient (uncredited)

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      John D. Bair

      Commuter (uncredited)

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      Steve Baker

      Pool Player (uncredited)

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      Orson Bean

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

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      Macaulay Culkin

      Gabe (uncredited)

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      Ray DeFeis

      Straight Jacket Patient (uncredited)

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      Ed Jupp Jr.

      Eyeless Doctor (uncredited)

    Social

    Review 1Discussion

    A review by GenerationofSwine

    10
    Written by GenerationofSwine on Thu Jan 12 2023
    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 wife, marries someone else becomes a Postal Employee, and that is about as much as I can honestly say without throwing the spoiler alert up. It is one of those movies where everything you love about t...

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    Facts

    Status

    Released

    Original Language

    English

    Budget

    25000000.00

    Revenue

    26118851.00

    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