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Jacob's Ladder
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Jacob's Ladder is a 1990 American horror thriller film directed by Adrian Lyne and written by Bruce Joel Rubin. Produced by Carolco Pictures and distributed by TriStar Pictures and Netflix, the movie stars Tim Robbins, Elizabeth Peña, Macaulay Culkin, and Danny Aiello. The narrative is set in New York City and a jungle environment, depicting an angel and focusing on themes such as post-traumatic stress disorder and nightmares. Maurice Jarre composed the score, while Jeffrey L. Kimball served as director of photography and Tom Rolf as film editor.
The film has a runtime of 113 minutes and was released in the United States with an R rating. It achieved a budget of 25,000,000 and generated revenue of 26,118,851. Critical assessments include an IMDb rating of 7.4 from 126,739 votes, a Metascore of 62, and a Rotten Tomatoes rating of 71%. The work has won three awards and received one nomination. It is available via video on demand and has a derivative work sharing its title.
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Film · TMDB
7.4After 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.
Cast
- Tim Robbins as Jacob
- Elizabeth Peña as Jezzie
- Danny Aiello as Louis
- Matt Craven as Michael
- Pruitt Taylor Vince as Paul
- Jason Alexander as Geary
Themes
- vietnam veteran
- new york city
- post-traumatic stress disorder (ptsd)
- experiment
- nightmare
- subway
- 1970s
- paranoia
- hallucination
- car bomb
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Ratings
IMDb
7.4/10
126,739 votes
Rotten Tomatoes
71%
Metacritic
62/100
- Year
- 1990
- Runtime
- 113 min
- Genres
- Drama, Horror, Mystery
- Rated
- R
- Awards
- 3 wins & 1 nomination total
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Key facts
- Directed by
- Adrian Lyne
- Written by
- Bruce Joel Rubin
- Produced by
- Alan Marshall Mario Kassar
- Starring
- Tim Robbins Elizabeth Peña Danny Aiello
- Cinematography
- Jeffrey L. Kimball
- Edited by
- Tom Rolf
- Music by
- Maurice Jarre
- Production company
- Carolco Pictures
- Distributed by
- Tri-Star Pictures
- Release date
- November 2, 1990 ( 1990-11-02 ) (United States)
- Running time
- 113 minutes
- Country
- United States
- Language
- English
- Budget
- $25 million
- Box office
- $26.1 million
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- film
- Genre
- drama film
- Country of origin
- United States
- Original language
- English language
- Depicts
- angel
- Director
- Adrian Lyne
- Screenwriter
- Bruce Joel Rubin
- Cast member
- Suzanne Shepherd
- Composer
- Maurice Jarre
- Producer
- Andrew G. Vajna
- Production company
- Carolco Pictures
- Cinematographer
- Jeffrey L. Kimball
- Narrative location
- New York City
- Filming location
- New Jersey
- Duration
- 108
- FilmAffinity ID
- 706900
- Distribution format
- video on demand
- Image
- TIM ROBBINS(PressConference).jpg
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- publication date
- 1990-11-02
- film editor
- Tom Rolf
- title
- Jacob's Ladder
- distributed by
- Netflix
- derivative work
- Jacob's Ladder
- assessment
- Bechdel test
- set in environment
- jungle
- review score
- 62/100
- capital cost
- 25000000
- box office
- 26118851
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Encyclopedic overview
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.
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