Jacob's Ladder

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:film
gptkbp:art_style Surreal imagery.
gptkbp:audience 50% on Rotten Tomatoes
gptkbp:based_on Jacob's Ladder (1990 film)
gptkbp:box_office $1.2 million
$26 million
gptkbp:budget $10 million
gptkbp:character gptkb:Evelyn
gptkb:Gordon
gptkb:Mimi
gptkb:Pauline
gptkb:Jacob_Singer
gptkb:Sam
gptkb:Derek
gptkb:Mason
gptkb:Louis
The Orderlies
gptkbp:cinematography gptkb:Michael_Chapman
Jaron Presant
gptkbp:costume_design gptkb:Michele_Clapton
gptkbp:country gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:critical_reception mixed reviews
Mixed reviews upon release.
gptkbp:cultural_impact Influenced other films and media.
gptkbp:design gptkb:Michael_Shaw
gptkbp:director gptkb:David_M._Rosenthal
gptkb:Adrian_Lyne
gptkbp:distributor gptkb:Vertical_Entertainment
gptkb:Tri_Star_Pictures
gptkbp:editing gptkb:Jeffrey_Ford
gptkb:Michael_Mc_Cusker
gptkbp:film_editing gptkb:Michael_Mc_Cusker
gptkbp:film_festival gptkb:Toronto_International_Film_Festival
gptkb:Los_Angeles_Film_Festival_2019
gptkbp:film_score gptkb:Michael_Yezerski
gptkbp:film_series standalone film
gptkbp:filming_location gptkb:New_Jersey
gptkb:New_York_City
gptkbp:genre gptkb:horror
gptkb:thriller
psychological horror
gptkbp:home_media_release gptkb:2020
DVD and Blu-ray
1991 VHS
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Jacob's Ladder
gptkbp:influenced_by Surrealism.
Expressionism.
Psychological thriller genre.
gptkbp:influences gptkb:Inception
gptkb:The_Matrix
gptkb:The_Sixth_Sense
gptkbp:inspiration Biblical story of Jacob's dream.
gptkbp:language English
gptkbp:legacy Cult following.
gptkbp:makeup_artist gptkb:Nickole_D._Jones
gptkbp:metacritic_score gptkb:45
gptkbp:music_by gptkb:Michael_Yezerski
gptkbp:music_composer gptkb:Maurice_Jarre
gptkbp:notable_quote " What is real?"
" It's all in your head."
" I can't tell what's real anymore."
" You can't go back."
" You have to let go."
gptkbp:plot A Vietnam War veteran experiences flashbacks and hallucinations.
A veteran returns home from war and struggles to distinguish between reality and his own memories.
gptkbp:premiere gptkb:Los_Angeles_Film_Festival
gptkbp:production_company gptkb:Carolco_Pictures
gptkb:Cineworld_Group
gptkbp:rating gptkb:R
gptkbp:release_country gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:release_date gptkb:2019
1990-11-02
gptkbp:release_format theatrical
gptkbp:release_type limited release
gptkbp:remake Jacob's Ladder (2019)
gptkbp:runtime 90 minutes
113 minutes
gptkbp:screenplay gptkb:Jeff_Buhler
gptkb:Bruce_Joel_Rubin
gptkbp:setting gptkb:New_York_City
gptkbp:soundtrack original score by Michael Yezerski
gptkbp:starring gptkb:Danny_Aiello
gptkb:Nicole_Beharie
gptkb:Elizabeth_Peña
gptkb:Michael_Ealy
gptkb:Tim_Robbins
gptkb:Jessie_T._Usher
gptkbp:symbolism The afterlife.
Ladders as a metaphor for ascension.
Light and darkness.
gptkbp:themes Reality vs. illusion
Trauma and memory
gptkbp:visual_effects VFX by various companies
gptkbp:writer gptkb:Jeff_Buhler
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Tim_Robbins
gptkbp:bfsLayer 4