Jacob's Ladder
Directed by Adrian Lyne
Mourning his dead child, a haunted Vietnam vet attempts to discover his past while suffering from a severe case of disassociation. To do so, he must decipher reality and life from his own dreams, delusion, and perception of death.
A Vietnam vet must decipher reality from his own dreams, delusion, and perception of death.
Cast: Tim Robbins, Elisabeth Pena, Danny Aiello
Member Reviews
Good movie.
Simply one of the best.
Saw this in the theater when it came out and it scared the hell outta me. Then it just sort of disappeared, and I didn't hear too much about it for years. I always wondered why it didn't garner more attention as the effect of it never left me. Seeing it now, I'd say it's a bit overlong for the concept, and the script could have been trimmed down to make it more concise and believable. That said, it's still a banger.
an incredibly dark, depressing, and viscerally-disturbing movie.
Legendary Classic, way ahead of its time.