Jacob's Ladder (1990)
Directed by Adrian Lyne
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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This movie is the portrait of a mental state, as Orson Welles' "The Trial" and Ken Russell's " Altered States " were.
Well-written, a visual sense that borrows from both Francis Bacon, Kafka and Angel Heart, the film's biggest asset however is Tim Robbins who gives one of his best performances ever.
The brainchild of death-obsessed writer Bruce Joel Rubin (Ghost, My Girl) and a rare departure for sex-obsessed director Lyne (91/2 Weeks, Indecent Proposal, Fatal Attraction), this film is a stretch for both.
Thanks to a remarkable script by Bruce Joel Rubin and the directorial skills of Adrian Lyne (whose infernal vision of New York is even more effective here than in Fatal Attraction), this works as both a highly effective stream-of-consciousness puzzle thriller offering the viewer not one but many "solutions" and an emotionally persuasive statement about the plight of many American vets who fought in Vietnam.
The picture was shot by Adrian Lyne, who directed "Fatal Attraction," from a script by Bruce Joel Rubin, who wrote the screenplay for the mega-hit "Ghost" and who by now qualifies as the movies' leading authority on after-death issues.
Adrian Lyne, the director, is best known for "Fatal Attraction" and "Flashdance."
No, Adrian Lyne, the man who gave you "Fatal Attraction," "9 1/2 Weeks" and "Flashdance."
Adrian Lyne (''Fatal Attraction'') directed the film, which plays, at times, like a chapter in the ''Friday the 13th'' series.
Adrian Lyne, the director, is best known for "Fatal Attraction" and "Flashdance."
No, Adrian Lyne, the man who gave you "Fatal Attraction," "9 1/2 Weeks" and "Flashdance."