Jacob’s Ladder opens across the U.S. in 1990. The psychological horror movie about post-Vietnam, PTSD-filtered disillusionment, stars Tim Robbins and struggles at the box office but becomes a cult hit. Screenwriter Bruce Joel Rubin penned other afterlife-themed movies Ghost, Brainstorm and Deadly Friend.
This Day in Halloween: The psychological horror movie "Jacob’s Ladder" -- starring Tim Robbins -- opens across the U.S. in 1990. / Illustration by Sarah Ryan