Jacknife

1989

Jacknife (1989)

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64%

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46%

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Post-traumatic stress syndrome provides the basis of this drama that centers on a young woman and her afflicted brother, a Vietnam veteran. The trouble begins when another veteran comes to call. Soon he causes her heretofore normal brother to change in bizarre ways. Violence ensues.
  • Rating:
    R (adult situations/language, violence)
  • Genre:
    Drama
  • Directed By:
    David Hugh Jones
  • In Theaters:
     wide
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  • Studio:
    HBO Video

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Cast

Robert De Niro
as Joseph 'Jacknife' Megessey
Ed Harris
as David 'High School' Flannigan
Kathy Baker
as Martha Flannigan
Charles S. Dutton
as Jake
Loudon Wainwright III
as Ferretti
Tom Isbell
as Bobby Buckman
Sloane Shelton
as Shirley
Walter Massey
as Ed Buckman
Elizabeth Franz
as Pru Buckman
Jordan Lund
as Tiny
Ivar Brogger
as Depot Mechanic
Michael Arkin
as Dispatcher
Kirk Taylor
as Helicopter Gunner
Bruce Ramsey
as Corridor Student
Jessalyn Gilsig
as Corridor Student's Girlfriend
George Gerdes
as Tony
Josh Pais
as Rick
Lois Dellar
as Cocktail Waitress
Sal Dominello
as Tuxedo Tailor
Joseph Grillo
as Florist
Bruce Ramsay
as Corridor Student
Tim Conover
as `Joe College'
Madison Arnold
as Sam
Gabrielle Carteris
as College Girl in Bar
Tom Rack
as William Green
John Boylan
as Frank
Tanya Tree
as Frank's Wife
Keith Glover
as Soldier
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Critic Reviews for Jacknife

All Critics (14) | Top Critics (1)

Jacknife works best when illustrating a quiet grace.

Feb 27, 2007 | Rating: 4/5 | Full Review…
DVDTalk.com

This Vietnam vet melodrama is extremely well acted by De Niro, Ed Harris, and Kathy Baker.

Jun 30, 2005 | Rating: B- | Full Review…
EmanuelLevy.Com

Gritty De Niro in hard core yarn

Oct 23, 2004 | Rating: 3/5
Kansas City Kansan

Reveals the difficulties many Vietnam veterans have in readjusting to life at home.

Aug 28, 2004 | Rating: 3/5 | Full Review…
Spirituality and Practice

Great actors... dissapointing movie

Jul 26, 2002 | Rating: 4/5
Hot Button

"Jacknife" is not a bad film -- it simply fails to say anything new about the post-Vietnam experience.

Jan 1, 2000 | Rating: 2/4 | Full Review…
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