UW Cinematheque - New Restorations and Special Presentations
Jacob's Ladder | USA | 1990 | DCP | 119 min. Director: Adrian Lyne
Event Details
Date
Friday, February 20, 2026
Time
7 p.m.
Location
4070 Vilas Hall
Description
Cast: Tim Robbins, Elizabeth Peña, Danny Aiello
Jacob Singer (Robbins) is a Vietnam veteran whose traumatic, half-remembered battlefield experience leaves him psychologically unmoored as he struggles to build a life after the war. Years later, strange accidents, hallucinations, and the deaths of those around him convince Jacob that he and his fellow soldiers may have been victims of a secret military experiment.
Jacob Singer (Robbins) is a Vietnam veteran whose traumatic, half-remembered battlefield experience leaves him psychologically unmoored as he struggles to build a life after the war. Years later, strange accidents, hallucinations, and the deaths of those around him convince Jacob that he and his fellow soldiers may have been victims of a secret military experiment.
Cost
Free
Contact
Accessibility
We value inclusion and access for all participants and are pleased to provide reasonable accommodations for this event. Please call 608-262-3627 or email ben.reiser@wisc.edu to make a disability-related accommodation request. Requests should be made by Friday, February 6, 2026, though reasonable effort will be made to support late accommodation requests.