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Jacob's Ladder (1990) After returning home from the Vietnam War, veteran Jacob Singer struggles to maintain his sanity.

Jacob's Ladder (1990)

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.

Cast:
Jacob: Tim Robbins
Jezzie: Elizabeth Peña
Louis: Danny Aiello
Michael: Matt Craven
Paul: Pruitt Taylor Vince
Geary: Jason Alexander
Sarah: Patricia Kalember
Frank: Eriq La Salle
George: Ving Rhames
Doug: Brian Tarantina
Rod: Anthony Alessandro
Jerry: Brent Hinkley
Elsa: S. Epatha Merkerson
Hospital Receptionist: Suzanne Shepherd
Group Leader: Doug Barron
Santa: Jan Saint
Street Singer: Dion Simmons
Taxi Driver: Sam Coppola
Drunk: Patty Rosborough
Sam: Evan O'Meara
Tony: Kyle Gass
Mrs. Carmichael: Gloria Irizarry
Jacob's Doctor: Lewis Black
Policeman: Raymond Anthony Thomas
Field Medic (as Christopher Fields): Christopher John Fields
Field Medic: Jaime Perry
Field Doctor: A.M. Marxuach
Woman on Subway: Antonia Rey
Army Officer: John Patrick McLaughlin
Emergency Ward Nurse: Bellina Logan
Resident Doctor: Scott Cohen
Evil Doctor: Davidson Thomson
Jed: Bryan Larkin
Eli: B.J. Donaldson
Doorman: Thomas A. Carlin
Nurse: Diane Kagan
Della: Billie Neal
Field Sergeant: Mike Stokie
EMT Bearer: James Ellis Reynolds
Attendant (as Dennis Green): Dennis Rubin Green
Orderly: Brad Hamler
Orderly (as Byron Keith Minns): Byron Minns
Partygoer: John-Martin Green
Paul's Wife: Arleigh Richards
Mourner: Barbara Gruen
Street Kid: Joe Quintero
Machine Gunner: John Louis Fischer
Masked Man: Alva Williams
Hospital Patient: Blanche Irwin Stuart
Jacob's Assailant: Perry Lang
Factory Worker: José Alvarez
Tommy, Patient: Robert Baglia
Commuter: John D. Bair
Pool Player: Steve Baker
Self - Game Show Panelist (archive footage): Orson Bean
Gabe: Macaulay Culkin
Straight Jacket Patient: Ray DeFeis
Eyeless Doctor: Ed Jupp Jr.

Written by: Bruce Joel Rubin

Director: Adrian Lyne

Production: Carolco Pictures

Release date: 02 Nov 1990

Box Office: $26,118,851
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