Jacob's Ladder
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.
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Available Languages
English
US
Title:
"The most frightening thing about Jacob Singer's nightmare is that he isn't dreaming."
Deutsch
DE
Title: Jacob's Ladder - In der Gewalt des Jenseits
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Türkçe
TR
Title: Dehşetin Nefesi
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Italiano
IT
Title: Allucinazione perversa
"La cosa più terrificante dell'incubo di Jacob è che non sta sognando."
Français
FR
Title: L'Échelle de Jacob
"Le plus effrayant dans les cauchemars de Jacob Singer c'est qu'il ne rêve pas"
Pусский
RU
Title: Лестница Иакова
"Самой страшной вещью в ночном кошмаре Иакова является то, что он вовсе не спал"
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Reviews
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 the plot would be a red flag on the spoiler radar... so watch it, enjoy it, you won't be disappointed. And you will see what I am talking about with the spoilers when you get there.
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Media
Featurette
Something's Wrong With My Head - Video Essay by Josh Nelson (first 5 minutes)
Trailer
JACOB'S LADDER - Trailer