Summary
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.
Good for
- Thought-provoking
- Adults
- Partner watch
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At a glance
Critics vs audiences
Audiences like it more than critics (+11)
Critics 67Audiences 78GoodWatch 72
Tomatometer71%
Metascore62
Audience score84%
Letterboxd · 230 K ratings3.9/5
IMDb7.4
User score7.4
Box office
1.0×its budget
- Budget
- $25 M
- Worldwide
- $26 M
Worldwide it earned $1 M more than it cost.
Running time
1 h 53 min
A typical length for dramas
typical 109113Half of all dramas run 98–125 min.
Reach
Streams in 13 countries, rent or buy in 14 more
+3Released
1990
November 2, 1990
36 years ago
Genres
DramaMysteryHorrorLanguage
English
Original language
Made in
- United States
Rated
- RUnited States
What's in it
- ViolenceModerate
- Gore, disturbing imagesIntense
- Frightening scenesStrong
- Sex, nudityLittle or none
- Dark themesIntense
- Strong languageNamed in the advisories
In white: what the content advisories name. Levels from the title analysis.
Viewing guide
AdultsPartner WatchSolo WatchThought-ProvokingNot listed for kids or family movie night.
24 of 71
Tim RobbinsJacob
Elizabeth PeñaJezzie
Danny AielloLouis
Matt CravenMichael
Pruitt Taylor VincePaul
Jason AlexanderGeary
Patricia KalemberSarah
Eriq La SalleFrank
Ving RhamesGeorge
Brian TarantinaDoug
Anthony AlessandroRod
Brent HinkleyJerry
S. Epatha MerkersonElsa
Suzanne ShepherdHospital Receptionist- DBDoug BarronGroup Leader
- JSJan SaintSanta
- KSKisha SkinnerStreet Singer
- DSDion SimmonsStreet Singer
Sam CoppolaTaxi Driver- PRPatty RosboroughDrunk
- EOEvan O'MearaSam
Kyle GassTony
Gloria IrizarryMrs. Carmichael
Lewis BlackJacob's Doctor
Directing · 4
- Adrian Lyne Director
- Joseph P. Reidy First Assistant Director
- Vebe Borge Second Assistant Director
- Deborah Lupard Second Second Assistant Director
Writing · 1
- Bruce Joel Rubin Writer, Associate Producer, Producer
Production · 7
- Mario Kassar Executive Producer
- Andrew G. Vajna Executive Producer
- Alan Marshall Producer
- Heidi Levitt Casting
- Billy Hopkins Casting
- Risa Bramon Garcia Casting
Camera · 3
- Jeffrey L. Kimball Director of Photography
- Craig Haagensen Camera Operator
- James McMillan Grip
Editing · 1
- Tom Rolf Editor
Sound · 21
- Maurice Jarre Original Music Composer
- Milton C. Burrow Supervising Sound Editor
- Andy Nelson Sound Re-Recording Mixer
- Greg Orloff Foley
- James Brown Songs
- Chester Slomka Sound Editor
Art · 4
- Brian Morris Production Design
- W. Steven Graham Art Direction
- Jeremy Conway Art Direction
- Kathleen Dolan Set Decoration
Costume & Make-Up · 3
- Ellen Mirojnick Costume Design
- Richard Dean Makeup Artist
- Russell Cate Makeup Effects Designer
Other crew · 3
- Peewee Piemonte Stunts
- Peter Bucossi Stunts
- Michael R. Sloan Post-Production Manager
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