“Jacob's Ladder” quotes
(1990)
Adrian Lyne
directed this movie
in 1990
Title Jacob's Ladder
Year 1990
Director Adrian Lyne
Genre Drama, Horror, Mystery
Year 1990
Director Adrian Lyne
Genre Drama, Horror, Mystery
Plot – In Vietnam some marines and Corporal Jacob Singer are fighting in the jungle, but Jacob is seriously wounded. In the hospital he has constant nightmares as he dreams about monstrous creatures and terrible war scenes. Desperately the Corporal seeks a rational explanation, but a chemical called Newman reveals him the truth: the military authorities have tried on his platoon a new type of drug created to make soldiers more aggressive, but something has gone wrong and Jacob is now in danger.
All actors – Tim Robbins, Elizabeth Peña, Danny Aiello, Matt Craven, Pruitt Taylor Vince, Jason Alexander, Patricia Kalember, Eriq La Salle, Ving Rhames, Brian Tarantina, Anthony Alessandro, Brent Hinkley
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“- Jacob: You know you look like an angel, Louie? Like an overgrown cherub. Anyone ever tell you that?
- Louis: Yeah, you. Every time you see me.
- Jacob: You're a lifesaver, Louie.
- Louis: Yeah, I know.”“- Jezzie: You sold your soul, remember? That's what you told me.
- Jacob: Yeah? For what?
- Jezzie: A good lay.
- Jacob: Look what I got.
- Jezzie, Jacob: The best.”“According to this, you're already dead.”
“- Louis: Well, you've done it to yourself this time, haven't you?
- Jacob: Am I dying, Louie?
- Louis: From a slipped disk? That'll be a first.”“- Michael: I'd only been in jail 13 hours, I thought 'Nam couldn't be any worse.
- Jacob: Shows how little you knew.
- Michael: Yeah, really.”“- Evil Doctor: Where do you want to go?
- Jacob: Home.
- Evil Doctor: Home? This is your home. You're dead.”
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