Jacob Singer is a Vietnam veteran working as a postman who is deeply haunted by a horrible experience in battle, the details of which he cannot clearly recall. When strange and violent hallucinations begin to invade his everyday life, together with the discovery that his fellow battalion members are also seeing the same demons, he begins to suspect covert Army involvement. As the visions become darker and more terrifying, he suffers severe panic attacks related to the chaos that may be reality or that may merely exist in his own mind. Cast includes: Tim Robbins, Elizabeth Pena, Danny Aiello, Matt Craven, Pruitt Taylor Vince and Jason Alexander.
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ACMI Identifier
312645
Language
English
Audience classification
R (18+)
Subject categories
Armed Forces, Military, War & Weapons → Vietnam War, 1961-1975
Armed Forces, Military, War & Weapons → Vietnam War, 1961-1975 - Motion pictures and the war
Armed Forces, Military, War & Weapons → Vietnam War, 1961-1975 - Psychological aspects
Courtroom, Crime, Espionage & Thrillers
Courtroom, Crime, Espionage & Thrillers → Thrillers
Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Death
Family, Gender Identity, Relationships & Sexuality → Fathers and sons
Feature films → Feature films - United States
Food, Health, Lifestyle, Medicine, Psychology & Safety → Death
Food, Health, Lifestyle, Medicine, Psychology & Safety → Hallucinogenic drugs
Sound/audio
Sound
Colour
Colour
Holdings
VHS; Access Print (Section 1)