Jacknife (1989)
Average Rating: 5.9/10
Reviews Counted: 14
Fresh: 9 | Rotten: 5
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Critic Reviews: 1
Fresh: 1 | Rotten: 0
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Average Rating: 3.2/5
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This little-known Robert DeNiro film is set several years after the war in Vietnam. DeNiro plays an unpredictably explosive war veteran, while Ed Harris co-stars as his army buddy, who's trying his best to forget his Vietnamese experiences by crawling into a bottle. While visiting Harris and Harris' sister Kathy Baker, DeNiro frightens both with his neurotic ramblings. Still, Baker is grateful that DeNiro's presence seems to be lifting Harris out of his deep funk. She encourages DeNiro to stay
Mar 10, 1989 Wide
Jan 23, 2007
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Cast
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Robert De Niro
Joseph "Megs" Megess... -
Ed Harris
Dave -
Kathy Baker
Martha -
Charles S. Dutton
Jake -
Loudon Wainwright II...
Ferretti -
Michael Arkin
Dispatcher -
Madison Arnold
Sam Bartender -
Gabrielle Carteris
College Girl in Bar -
Elizabeth Franz
Pru Buckman -
George Gerdes
Tony -
Tom Isbell
Bobby Buckman -
Jordan Lund
Tiny -
Walter Massey
Ed Buckman -
Josh Pais
Rick -
Tom Rack
William Green -
Bruce Ramsay
Corridor Student -
Sloane Shelton
Shirley -
Kirk Taylor
Helicopter Gunner -
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Jessalyn Gilsig
His Girlfriend -
John Boylan
Frank Phys Ed -
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All Critics (21) | Top Critics (6) | Fresh (9) | Rotten (5) | DVD (1)
Jacknife works best when illustrating a quiet grace.
This Vietnam vet melodrama is extremely well acted by De Niro, Ed Harris, and Kathy Baker.
Gritty De Niro in hard core yarn
Reveals the difficulties many Vietnam veterans have in readjusting to life at home.
Great actors... dissapointing movie
Jacknife is not a bad film -- it simply fails to say anything new about the post-Vietnam experience.
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