Jacob's Ladder

[DatEnigmatic]

I was really scared of this movie when I was young. Then that's when I learned that there was a such thing as a heaven and a hell. I'm scrolling down because I can't even look at the video (I'm not sure if I'll still be scared of the head twitching thing). I only came here because I was watching Akira and I clicked on this by accident. Lol.

[venomx2]

Anyone know how they do the head twitching effect?

[JohnFortman]

@venomx2 You shake your head in normal motion for a long time, then it's a simply speed up.

[esesolox3]

oh yeah this what the silent hill movie should have looked like

[samstar1995]

ITS YOUR FUCKING NIGHTMAARRREEEEEEEEEE!!!!!!!!!­!!

[PeanutButterZombie00]

So is that in his head or are those things really there?

I need to see this movie.

[dangmama820]

Dude, I was a lil freaked out til' I saw that lady breastfeeding her demon baby. Then, I just couldn't take this seriously.

That is...until they hit that corner and theres chopped off feet and arms chillin all over the place.

[AnonSation]

This Insane Asylum's got problems. First, is too many patients. The answer? Put them in the ceiling. Obviously.

[BlckHrt141]

dear lord @_@

[Evergreen666PUNK]

Me cago en Avenged Sevenfold por arruinar una escena épica del cine no valorada en su momento pero que ha inspirado grandes obras como Silent Hill

[joaoluizsn]

this is clearly hell.

[NNBStudios]

IT'S YOUR FUCKING NIGHTMARE!!!

[sappet102]

this scene disturbed the hell out of me. the way they walk him past the severed limbs on the floor and act like it's NORMAL? that's psychotic... that's messed up. and it's super disturbing.

[escaflowne3]

aah I didn't know when this or SH came out and i thought the hospital imagery was very similar. Pretty cool

[dylan697]

its not surprising how inspirational this movie was to silent hill

anyone think that this is how silent hill 5's story should have been like

[A7XSynysterJenno]

Jimmy Brought Me Hear R.I.P Brother

[MrXAzevedo]

NIGHTMAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA­RE

[mickdel]

Thanks to EMGirl for the response. I apologise for saying that Av 7fold ripped off the video.  I didn't know it was the late drummer's fav movie! I shall research in future before posting :) We're all human, and infallible after all.

[mickdel]

If you want to experience this personally in your own nightmares, try taking a drug called baclofen, at 100mg every 12 hours. By day three, you should be there.

You can get it online, quite cheaply.

[mickdel]

Avenged Sevenfold ripped this off entirely in their video "nightmare" also on youtube passing it off as their own creation. Also, the vibrating heads have been ripped off ad nauseum by too many horror movies to list.

Totally original movie, and one of my all time favourites.

[CertifiedGooner729]

I saw this movie years ago as a little kid. Gave me so many nightmares. It still holds up!

[TearsofWolves]

This is so much like the opening scene in Homecoming that it's not even funny...It's freaking AWESOME!

[rockassassin64]

cant tell this inspired silent hill at all nope

[spookypig]

@rockassassin64 that's a joke right?

[rockassassin64]

@spookypig yes

[pshhgay]

great film! love how it inspired Nightmare :)

[FAKEHUNTER33]

This inspired Nightmare from Avenged Sevenfold

[fogwatch]

The NHS has realy gone down the tubes! I wanna' go private!!!

[NNBStudios]

ITS YOUR FUCKIN NIGHTMARE

[oly355]

sooooo.... where can I find this movie? xD

[mickdel]

@oly355

Try any good dvd online supplier. It's also shown regularly on Film 4, if you're in the UK.

[oly355]

@mickdel I'am not in the uk, but I can try the dvd store thanks

[a7xbigfan9]

This was The Rev's favortive movie. (The Rev is from Avenged Seevenfold and the music video for Nightmare was a spoof of this scene)

[didorox2011x3]

@a7xbigfan9 true spoken man!!!! may the rev RIP in his little piece of heaven

[EMGIRL1234]

@a7xbigfan9 i wouldn't quite say it was a spoof... but RIP The Rev, a7x rocks

[mickdel]

@EMGIRL1234

Who is the rev?

[EMGIRL1234]

@mickdel The Rev is the late drummer of Avenged Sevenfold. He passed away in december 2009 and is considered a very good drummer and musician. this was his fav movie and the band made a music video about this movie.

[poogli]

this also inspired avenged sevenfolds music video for nightmare

[mithrilpurple]

Christophe Gans should really see this movie and take inspiration

[lexichronicle2]

looks cool, thanks for posting, will check it out

[rainadeb]

Avenged Sevenfold music video is for Nightmare is based on this scene :)

[jeffdowning33]

Avenged Sevenfold's Nightmare music video is a 100 percent tribute to this movie

[dedstowily]

@jeffdowning33 no Avenged Sevenfold Nightmare music video is based off this it is 100% tribute to Jimmy...jus sayin'

[WolfnTamer1]

Well then.......I can see were Brookhaven came from

[kwazhimself]

DeadlyWickedAwesome

[buggee1997]

America's Heath Care in a Nut Shell

[DrunkenMidget90]

@buggee1997 LOL xD

[Superwolf1337]

This made me hard.

[hardToSignUpHere]

@Superwolf1337 me too, would like like too meet up for coffee??

[Superwolf1337]

@hardToSignUpHere Sounds good.

[Djinnfest]

They're coming to take me away, HA HAA!!!!

[mentaloaf]

How about that's what your area hospital is going to look like if the current health care reform bill is passed.....oh shit, did I just say that? prepare to get bombarded with comments mentaloaf

[namagem0]

@mentaloaf JUST LOOK AT ALL THE PEOPLE WHO CARE

[Psychonaut117]

lawlz

[hendern4]

whoa thats crazy

[TakoKingEatsTakoyaki]

I love this movie. I'm trying to show it to as many people as I can

[ManMythandMirth]

This isn't scary, it's just like any British NHS hospital..... especially on a friday/saturday night

:)

[morbentfel]

ROFL

[camilleri63]

Jacob's Ladder wasn't my favorite movie, but the hospital sequence - especially the satanic surgeon - has stuck in my mind more than just about any other sequence in any film.

[loudbump]

Just for all those curious, developers of Silent Hill have stated in the past that Jacob's Ladder served as inspiration for a great deal of their game's visual element; namely the frequently-seen head twitching effect. This scene isn't like Silent Hill, rather Silent Hill is like this scene. Not to be nitpicky or anything. Both this movie and the game franchise are excellent.

[DementedView]

It's because of silent hill that I watched this movie, I was very curious to find out what inspired such a well done horror game (and I'm happy that I saw this movie).

[fatstuff1988]

@ DementedView, same here and i absolutely love this movie

[deedrix]

@loudbump Umm, didn't Jacob's Ladder come out like, what 9 years before Silent Hill?

[joepescifromcasino]

disturbing............

[hoppefrosk]

Hmmmm, I wonder where they got the idea for the opening of silent hill homecomings...

[xxx920]

exactly what i was thinking!! XD

[cheeeseballs]

this scene is so epic.

[blackdeckbox]

so many stuff similar to silent hill! the woman crawling on top, SHAKING HEADS (VALTIEL?), hospital etc etc

[ArnoldLayne4815]

1:17 Silent hill

[RavenofSorrow13]

would you mind telling me where this particular effect is seen in the Silent Hill game? which game, too, please? Typing simply "fast-head" does not lead me anywhere =(

[TheBloo4]

Maybe try head twitch? idk...

[OtacontheOtaku]

@RavenofSorrow13

You see this effect in the nurses mostly in Silent Hill 2 (though the staccato movements are used by other monsters in the series). The influence this particular scene had on the series is actually more based on the juxtaposition of the claustrophobic hallways and the sound of someone banging on metal that gradually gets louder.

The gore and visual aesthetic of the Silent Hill series is more or less inspired by Francis Bacon's paintings.

[RavenofSorrow13]

@OtacontheOtaku Thank you! I appreciate your thorough response; it has the best kind of information I'd hope to look for!

[ModeLTU]

Yep, this scene is damn damn scary and disturbing.

[whiteclaudia9]

I love that idea. A hospital is a place where one is supposed to feel safe and clean. Instead you see people in pain and anguish, chunks of flesh on the floor, blood and decay. Good stuff.

[TheReapersSon]

AW!! They cut off the best part of this video, with the doctor with no face!

Still, quite possibly one of the creepiest moments in cinematic history.

[Kizuii]

Damn ! I gotta watch that :O

It's like the actual Silent Hill movie

also this clip kinda reminds me of SH2 when it shifts to the dark world inside the hospital

[EverDownward]

No, the Silent Hill movie was alright, but not Silent Hill...

Jacob's Ladder is Silent Hill; this is the "real" movie, in my opinion

[Kizuii]

Thats what I said o_O?

I didnt mean to say "okay this is like the actual Silent Hill Movie", but rather "okay THIS IS the actual Silent Hill Movie"

[EverDownward]

Oh, haha, I misunderstood what you said about "this being like the actual Silent Hill movie"; I thought you meant that you were comparing this to the Silent Hill movie, like you were saying the two were similar, or something.

But, yeah, sorry about that. At least we both agree, Jacob's Ladder was a more true Silent Hill tale, than the fanservice called "Silent Hill" film.

[tymopaintballr]

this, folks, is similar to what hell looks like

[hackerzpwnme]

The hospital, the bike (wheelchair), industrial looking scenes from above, the fan, violently shaking corpse, man wanting to reunite with a dead relative, hallucinations, the music, blood and gore lying around, this is Silent Hill before Silent Hill.

[sabakyuugaara]

You can see how Silent Hill was inspired by this film what with all the psychological elements and all. The mesh and the fan on the ceiling instantly made me think of Silent Hill 3.

[MydLyfeCrysis]

Agreed. They've mentioned from the get go that Silent Hill took inspiration from Jacob's Ladder. Saw isn't creepy...this is creepy.

[MegidoFlamE69]

SH V

[alexcomk]

This film started the creepy trends of many horror flicks that have came out after it. Still the best!

AEQ

[Genesivare]

That scene is sick...

Nevertheless, it is my favourite one :P.

[TheT4xid3rmist]

This movie creeped me out back in '95. Still creeps me out.

[Pietreszcz]

0:35 reminds me 1st level of Sanitarium ^^

[caballerodorado001]

yup..ur right...reminds me 2

[teethindarkness]

One of my favorite movies of all time.

[OneTorturedSoul]

Wow, I can really see how this inspired SH

[Keepin1tReal1]

@OneTorturedSoul LOL