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Jacknife
1989
A troubled Vietnam vet pays a visit to an old war buddy. Finding him in a depressed and drunken state with only a sister for company, he stays around and helps to free his friend from the past. The sister comes to know a tender love that she has never experienced before. Read more
| Starring | Robert De Niro, Ed Harris, Kathy Baker |
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| Director | David Jones |
| Genres | Drama |
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Jacknife
A troubled Vietnam vet pays a visit to an old war buddy. Finding him in a depressed and drunken state with only a sister for company, he stays around and helps to free his friend from the past. The sister comes to know a tender love that she has never experienced before.
| Starring | Robert De Niro, Ed Harris, Kathy Baker |
|---|---|
| Director | David Jones |
| Studio | LIONS GATE FILMS |
| Run time | DVD: 1 hr 38 mins |
| Certificate |  |
| Genres | Drama |
| Language | DVD: English |
| Subtitles | DVD: None |
| Released | Production year: 1989 To Rent: DVD: 09 Oct 2006 |
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As Megs, a clearly unstable Vietvet whose sudden reappearence in the life of his now nearly alcoholic former buddy Dave... read more on Time Out
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- 04 Nov 2008 at 00:14
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Mundane Vietnam drama
It's 15 years after the end of the Vietnam war, but the scars have yet to heal. Veteran Megs(Robert De Niro) seems to have his life back on track and the ... read more »
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- Philip Concannon
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- 21 Aug 2004 at 17:44
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Redneck Vietnam
Classic tale of loss, redemption & love. 15 years after the Vietnam 2 Vets come to terms with the war, themselves and redneck america.
De Niro ... read more » - 1036085
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- Paddybt41
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worth watching....its De Niro for heavens sake!!
de niro steals the show with a great performance in what is clearly a very very low budget film, overall very depressing and not de niros finest work but he ... read more »
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- NativityInBlack
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not worth watching
I rented this dvd because of De Niro and Harrison thinking that this was going to be a good film, but this was really a bad film with nothing going on in the ... read more »
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- a customer
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- 08 Apr 2005 at 22:57
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