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Jacob's Ladder (1990) [R]

Release Date:
November 2, 1990

Original Title:
Jacob's Ladder

Alternate Titles:
A Escada de Jacob
BZ - Viagem Alucinante
Dante's Inferno
Dzejkobova lestvica
Jaakobin painajainen
Jacob's mardröm
Jacobova ljestvica uzasa
La escalera de Jacob
Xypnima ston efialti
Лестница Иакова

Genres:
Drama | Horror | Mystery

Production Companies:
Carolco Pictures

Production Countries:
United States of America

Ratings / Certifications:
AU: M  DE: 16  ES: 18  FI: K-16  FR: 12  GB: 18  HU: 16  IE: 18  IT: T  KR: 18  MX: C  NL: 16  NO: 18  PH: R-18  PT: M/16  SE: 15  SG: PG  TR: 18+  US: R 

Runtime: 113

The most frightening thing about Jacob Singer's nightmare is that he isn't dreaming.

Overview from TheMovieDB

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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Production

Art Direction:
W. Steven Graham
Jeremy Conway

Associate Producer:
Bruce Joel Rubin

Casting:
Billy Hopkins
Heidi Levitt
Risa Bramon Garcia

Costume Design:
Ellen Mirojnick

Director:
Adrian Lyne

Director of Photography:
Jeffrey L. Kimball

Editor:
Tom Rolf

Executive Producer:
Andrew G. Vajna
Mario Kassar

First Assistant Director:
Joseph P. Reidy

Foley:
Greg Orloff

Makeup Artist:
Richard Dean

Makeup Effects Designer:
Russell Cate

Original Music Composer:
Maurice Jarre

Post-Production Manager:
Michael R. Sloan

Producer:
Bruce Joel Rubin
Alan Marshall

Production Design:
Brian Morris

Production Manager:
Clayton Townsend

Second Assistant Director:
Vebe Borge

Second Second Assistant Director:
Deborah Lupard

Set Decoration:
Kathleen Dolan

Songs:
Marvin Gaye
James Brown
Al Jolson
LaBelle
David Hykes

Sound Editor:
Richard Burrow
Neil Burrow
Gordon Davidson
Edward L. Sandlin
Chester Slomka
Scott Burrow
Gary Shepherd
Mark Gordon

Sound Effects:
Steve Dewey

Sound Re-Recording Mixer:
Andy Nelson
Mike Getlin
Steve Pederson

Sound Recordist:
Tod A. Maitland

Stunts:
Peewee Piemonte

Supervising Sound Editor:
Milton C. Burrow

Writer:
Bruce Joel Rubin

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