Rating: R
Genre:
Drama
Theatrical Release: 03/10/1989(USA)
Release Date: 01/23/2007
SubTitles: Espanol
Dubbed: English
Sound: DD2
Run Time: 102 Minutes
Flags: Violence, Adult Situations, Questionable for Children, Adult Language
Distributor/Studio: Lionsgate
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 on for a while, thereby setting the stage for a blossoming romance.
Baker has no way of knowing that
Harris' depression has been brought about by the death of a wartime pal--a death he blames on
DeNiro. Violence threatens to erupt at every turn in
Jacknife, but the film refuses to play down to its audience by wallowing in the obvious.
~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide
;)
