Jacob's Ladder (1990)
- Directed by
- Adrian Lyne
- Genre
- drama film, horror film, war film, psychological horror fiction, thriller film
- Country
- United States
- Runtime
- 1h 48m
- Rated
- R
- Rating
- 7.4 of 10 from 1,919 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
The catalogue in 3D
The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this film is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.
How it feels
After serving in Vietnam, a soldier starts seeing strange and frightening visions. He tries to piece together what is real as his hallucinations get worse.
disturbingpsychedelicgrimdisorientingsuspensefulnightmarishbleakclaustrophobic
What happens
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 bizarre hallucinations. The supporting cast includes Elizabeth Peña and Danny Aiello. Jacob's Ladder was produced by Carolco Pictures and released by Tri-Star Pictures on November 2, 1990, ten years after being written by Rubin. 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. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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