| Jacob's Ladder | |
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| Directed by | Adrian Lyne |
| Written by | Bruce Joel Rubin |
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| Starring | |
| Cinematography | Jeffrey L. Kimball |
| Edited by | Tom Rolf |
| Music by | Maurice Jarre |
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| Distributed by | Tri-Star Pictures |
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Running time | 113 minutes[1] |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $25 million[2] |
| Box office | $26.1 million[3] |
Jacob's Ladder is a 1990 American psychological horror film[4] directed by Adrian Lyne, produced by Alan Marshall and written by Bruce Joel Rubin. The film stars Tim Robbins as Jacob Singer, an American postman whose experiences before and during his military service in Vietnam result in strange, fragmentary visions and bizarre hallucinations that continue to haunt him. As his ordeal worsens, Jacob desperately attempts to figure out the truth. The film's supporting cast includes Elizabeth Peña and Danny Aiello.
Jacob's Ladder was made by Carolco Pictures ten years after being written by Rubin. Despite only being moderately successful upon its release, 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. The film's remake by the same title was released in 2019.
- ^ "Jacob's Ladder (18)". British Board of Film Classification. November 6, 1990. Archived from the original on October 3, 2016. Retrieved October 2, 2016.
- ^ Time Golden, Up 'Jacob's Ladder' And Into the Hell Of a Veteran's Psyche Archived September 27, 2016, at the Wayback Machine, The New York Times, October 28, 1990.
- ^ Jacob's Ladder at Box Office Mojo.
- ^ "Top 10 Psychological Horror Movies - Alternative Reel". Alternative Reel. Archived from the original on October 18, 2015. Retrieved January 30, 2021.