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Takaisin helvetistä

Original title: Jacknife
  • 19891989
  • RR
  • 1h 42m
IMDb RATING
6.3/10
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Takaisin helvetistä (1989)
Two Vietnam vets, search for the strength to face up to their horrific war experiences and the tragic battle they survived. Their friendship begins to splinter, when one becomes romantically involved with the other's sister.
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Two Vietnam vets search for the strength to face up to their horrific war experiences, but their friendship begins to splinter when one becomes romantically involved with the other's sister.Two Vietnam vets search for the strength to face up to their horrific war experiences, but their friendship begins to splinter when one becomes romantically involved with the other's sister.Two Vietnam vets search for the strength to face up to their horrific war experiences, but their friendship begins to splinter when one becomes romantically involved with the other's sister.

IMDb RATING
6.3/10
6.2K
YOUR RATING
POPULARITY
16,575
420
  • Director
    • David Hugh Jones
  • Writer
    • Stephen Metcalfe(play "Strange Snow")
  • Stars
    • Robert De Niro
    • Kathy Baker
    • Ed Harris
Top credits
  • Director
    • David Hugh Jones
  • Writer
    • Stephen Metcalfe(play "Strange Snow")
  • Stars
    • Robert De Niro
    • Kathy Baker
    • Ed Harris
  • See production, box office & company info
    • 32User reviews
    • 18Critic reviews
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    • Awards
      • 1 nomination

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    Robert De Niro, Kathy Baker, and David Hugh Jones in Takaisin helvetistä (1989)
    Robert De Niro in Takaisin helvetistä (1989)
    Ed Harris in Takaisin helvetistä (1989)
    Kathy Baker in Takaisin helvetistä (1989)
    Robert De Niro and Ed Harris in Takaisin helvetistä (1989)
    Robert De Niro in Takaisin helvetistä (1989)
    Robert De Niro and Kathy Baker in Takaisin helvetistä (1989)
    Robert De Niro, Ed Harris, and Kathy Baker in Takaisin helvetistä (1989)
    Robert De Niro and Kathy Baker in Takaisin helvetistä (1989)
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    Robert De Niro
    Robert De Niro
    • Megs
    • (as Robert DeNiro)
    Kathy Baker
    Kathy Baker
    • Martha
    Ed Harris
    Ed Harris
    • Dave
    Sloane Shelton
    Sloane Shelton
    • Shirley
    Ivar Brogger
    Ivar Brogger
    • Depot Mechanic
    Michael Arkin
    • Dispatcher
    Tom Isbell
    • Bobby Buckman
    Kirk Taylor
    Kirk Taylor
    • Helicopter Gunner
    Jordan Lund
    Jordan Lund
    • Tiny
    Charles S. Dutton
    Charles S. Dutton
    • Jake
    • (as Charles Dutton)
    Bruce Ramsay
    Bruce Ramsay
    • Corridor Student
    • (as Bruce Ramsey)
    Jessalyn Gilsig
    Jessalyn Gilsig
    • His Girlfriend
    George Gerdes
    George Gerdes
    • Tony
    Josh Pais
    Josh Pais
    • Rick
    Lois Dellar
    Lois Dellar
    • Cocktail Waitress
    Joel Miller
    • Restaurant Couple
    Irene Rauch
    • Restaurant Couple
    Paul Hoover
    • Upscale Bartender
    • Director
      • David Hugh Jones
    • Writer
      • Stephen Metcalfe(play "Strange Snow") (screenplay)
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    Storyline

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    • Trivia
      Originally set to be a starring vehicle for Jeff Bridges.
    • Quotes

      Dave: There was a guy, Bobby. There was another guy, Megs... and the three of us were friends. I loved those two guys like they were my brothers. Bobby was the smart one. Megs was the crazy one. And... me... I was the scared one. Bobby talked to you... he'd talk to you... sports, books, girls. Bobby said that certain girls, they glowed. And when, when they touched you... you weren't scared or tired. When they just stood next to you, you weren't confused. Bobby said someday we'd all find girls like that and then finally things would make sense... just because you were with them. Bobby said that would happen to us all. Because we, uh, because we - all of us - we deserved it.

    • Connections
      Featured in Siskel & Ebert & the Movies: New York Stories/Farewell to the King/Lean on Me/Out Cold (1989)
    • Soundtracks
      Beat Me Up
      Written by Dyna Brein

    User reviews32

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    9/10
    He's not my friend, he's just someone I know
    I cherish each and every frame of this beautiful movie. It is about regular people, people we all know, who suffer a little in their life and have some baggage to carry around. Just like all of us. Robert DeNiro, Ed Harris and Kathy Baker breathe life into their portrayals and are all excellent, but Harris is especially heartbreaking and therefore very real. You would swear he really is a trucker who drinks so he won't have to feel anything. Baker as his put-upon sister also has some delicate moments - when DeNiro gives her flowers in one scene, it seems like she was never given flowers before and probably wasn't. Very worthwhile.
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    • Jul 10, 2000

    Details

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    • Release date
      • March 10, 1989 (United States)
    • Countries of origin
      • United States
      • Canada
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Jacknife
    • Filming locations
      • Linsley Avenue, Meriden, Connecticut, USA
    • Production companies
      • Kings Road Entertainment
      • Sandollar-Schaffel Productions
      • Cineplex Odeon Films
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    Box office

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    • Budget
      • $10,000,000 (estimated)
    • Gross US & Canada
      • $2,049,769
    • Opening weekend US & Canada
      • $32,597
      • Mar 12, 1989
    • Gross worldwide
      • $2,049,769
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    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      1 hour 42 minutes
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.85 : 1

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