The most frightening thing about Jacob Singer's nightmare is that he isn't dreaming.
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.
DramaMysteryHorrorvietnam veterannew york citypost-traumatic stress disorder (ptsd)experimentnightmaresubway1970sparanoiahallucinationcar bombgriefmemory
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Character
Earnest, grave, bleak and overwhelming.
- earnestironic
- gravecomic
- warmbleak
- cooloverwhelming
- resolvedopen-ended
Who loves it, who doesn't
26 profiled raters. Loved most by The Provocateurs; disliked most by The Ironists.
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Cast
- Tim RobbinsJacob
- Elizabeth PeñaJezzie
- Danny AielloLouis
- Matt CravenMichael
- Pruitt Taylor VincePaul
- Jason AlexanderGeary
- Patricia KalemberSarah
- Eriq La SalleFrank
- Ving RhamesGeorge
- Brian TarantinaDoug
Crew
- Adrian LyneDirector
- Bruce Joel RubinWriter
- Jeffrey L. KimballDirector of Photography
- Maurice JarreOriginal Music Composer
- Tom RolfEditor
- Alan MarshallProducer
- Bruce Joel RubinProducer
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