ladders
jacobs ladder widescreen
a tortured man finds himself caught in a middle ground between hallucination and reality in this supernatural thriller scripted by bruce joel rubin of ghost 1990 and my life 1993 . jacob singer tim robbins is a soldier stationed in vietnam who undergoes a traumatic experience on the battlefield the nature of which is initially unclear . the film then moves into his post vietnam experience in 1970s new york where he feels consistently traumatized but can never quite remember exactly what happened to him in southeast asia or to free himself from his anxieties over the recent tragic death of his young son macaulay culkin . though well educated jacob works as a letter carrier for the u.s. postal service and has become romantically involved with one of his co workers jezzie elizabeth pena after divorcing his wife . soon jacobs tenuous hold on reality starts to slip as horrifying events befall him ; he is nearly run over by a subway train pursued by faceless demons in cars and spots reptilian tails and horns protruding from the bodies of those he encounters . jacob also suffers severe panic attacks related to the chaos that may be reality or may exist only in his mind . he seeks counsel from louis danny aiello a kindly chiropractor as his ex wife sarah patricia kalember fellow vietnam vet paul pruitt taylor vince and enigmatic stranger michael matt craven all try to help the tortured soul . jason alexander ving rhames and eriq lasalle highlight the supporting cast . mark deming all movie guide . br br cc 16 9 widescreen version 5.1 dolby digital audio digitally mastered reverse spiral dual layer disc interactive menus scene access spanish subtitles theatrical trailer production notes cast and crew information . br br cc 16 9 widescreen version 5.1 dolby digital audio digitally mastered reverse spiral dual layer disc interactive menus scene access spanish subtitles theatrical trailer production notes cast and crew information .
dvd r 116 minutes live