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10 March 1989 (USA)
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Three buddies in Vietnam. Two survived. Only one is really alive.
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A conflict develops between a troubled Vietnam veteran and the sister he lives with when she becomes...
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Nominated for Golden Globe.
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Damn, this looks familiar....
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Cast
(Cast overview, first billed only) | Robert De Niro | ... | Joseph 'Jacknife' Megessey |
 | Kathy Baker | ... | Martha Flannigan |
 | Ed Harris | ... | David 'High School' Flannigan |
 | Sloane Shelton | ... | Shirley |
 | Ivar Brogger | ... | Depot Mechanic |
| Michael Arkin | ... | Dispatcher |
| Tom Isbell | ... | Bobby 'Red Sox' Buckman |
 | Kirk Taylor | ... | Helicopter Gunner |
 | Jordan Lund | ... | Tiny |
 | Charles S. Dutton | ... | Jake, Veteran Encounter Group Leader (as Charles Dutton) |
 | Bruce Ramsay | ... | Corridor Student |
 | Jessalyn Gilsig | ... | His Girlfriend |
 | George Gerdes | ... | Tony |
 | Josh Pais | ... | Rick |
| Lois Dellar | ... | Cocktail Waitress |
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102 min
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Color (Technicolor)
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Iceland:12 |
Australia:M |
New Zealand:PG |
Argentina:13 |
France:U |
UK:15 |
USA:R |
West Germany:12 |
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Originally set to be a star vehicle for Jeff Bridges.
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References Song of the South (1946)
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| Ed Harris. Lead or Supporting? | philip91 |
| Charles S. Dutton | jeremy3 |
| Blu ray | giant-11 |
| filmed in my town | sqre_biz |
| 'nam 'ambient' sounds | psyclone72 |
| where is this movie from? | sabalon1 |
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I stumbled on Jacknife playing on Bravo... I didn't know the title, but Robert DeNero is a damn good actor, so I started watching. And I started feeling like it was de javu, all over again... I knew the story. Then I realized why I knew it. It was originally a play called Strange Snow, and I did a production of it in collage. Play to screen allows for far more intricacies in story lines, but it is the same -- two survivors of Vietnam both reacting to the real world in different manners. The first thing I thought when I read the play after I was casted was this story is an interesting mixture of a discussion of PTSD and an parable of the Christ crucification ("Bobby"'s sacrifice of his own life in Nam being his... crucification). This movie is very much worth the time. An excellent collection of actors... the script equally effective. If you are looking for a techno-stunt movie, this is not it... it is not a deep plot movie... it is a slice of life. An excellent slice.