Jacob’s Ladder follows Vietnam veteran Jacob Singer (Tim Robbins), who begins experiencing terrifying hallucinations and fragmented memories years after returning home from combat. As his visions intensify, Jacob uncovers hints of a possible government experiment linked to his unit. Reconnecting with his surviving comrades, his search for answers forces him to confront the trauma of his past, struggling to maintain stability and sanity in a world that seems to be crumbling around him.
With the in-your-face rubber monsters, outrageous gore, and practical-effects wizardry that defined the ’80s starting to wind down, into this undefined space stepped a film that blends the psychological grit of the 1970s with startling, practical-effect-driven imagery that taps directly into our collective nightmare centers.
With a stellar cast headed by Robbins, Elizabeth Peña, Matt Craven, and Danny Aiello, with early appearances from Pruitt Taylor Vince, Jason Alexander, Eriq LaSalle, and Ving Rhames, Lyne and Rubin take viewers on a descent into existential terror, an unnerving and emotional journey that leaves us asking questions as the credits roll without ever feeling cheated.
Jacob’s Ladder is mentally stimulating and profoundly unsettling, a cocktail of pain, suffering, loss, and redemption served up with such confidence and skill that it cannot be dismissed. It remains a wildly influential and devastating effort that continues to reward year after year, view after view, rung after rung.
Join AC and his incredible (and incredibly brainy) panel of guests (Emily Barney, Ben Beard, Dominic Conti, Julia Marchese) as we explore why JACOB’S LADDER continues to resonate 35 years after its release.
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