Jacob’s Ladder1990

Director
Adrian Lyne

Acters

Tim Robbins (Jacob)
Elizabeth Peña (Jezzie)
Danny Aiello (Louis)
Matt Craven (Michael)
Pruitt Taylor Vince (Paul)
Jason Alexander (Geary)

The most frightening thing about Jacob Singer’s nightmare is that he isn’t dreaming.
On 06 Oct 1971, in Vietnam, the American soldier Jacob Singer is wounded by a bayonet during an attack to his platoon. He wakes up in a New York subway while going home late at night after working overtime in the post office. He is divorced from Sarah, lives with his colleague and lover Jezebel in a small Brooklyn apartment and misses his young son Gabe, who died in an accident for which Jacob feels responsible. During the next days, Jacob is chased by demons and finds the army conspiracy against him, while having strange visions during different moments of his life.
The film garnered a cult following and became a source of influence for various other works such as the horror franchise Silent Hill.
“For hours and days after you’ve seen it, you’ll still be putting it together in your head. While all of it is gripping, it doesn’t come together until the final scene, which is jolting, transcendent, unexpected yet inevitable.” – Seattle Times
“Haunting and truly chilling thriller-melodrama.” – South Florida Sun-Sentinel
“Tim Robbins gives a strong performance in this first-class horror yarn, which has a surprisingly strong political edge.” – Christian Science Monitor