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The Jacket (2005) -- A military veteran goes on a journey into the future, where he can foresee his death and is left with questions that could save his life and those he loves.
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Overview

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7.0/10   32,317 votes
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Director:
Writers (WGA):
Tom Bleecker (story) and
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Release Date:
4 March 2005 (USA) more
Tagline:
Terror has a new name. more
Plot:
A Gulf war veteran is wrongly sent to a mental institution for insane criminals, where he becomes the object of a Doctor's experiences, and his life is completely affected by them. full summary | add synopsis
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1 nomination more
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Perfect, Amazing, GREAT, Sexy, Artst and Lovely! more (226 total)

Cast

  (Cast overview, first billed only)

Adrien Brody ... Jack Starks

Keira Knightley ... Jackie Price

Kris Kristofferson ... Dr. Thomas Becker

Jennifer Jason Leigh ... Dr. Beth Lorenson

Kelly Lynch ... Jean Price

Brad Renfro ... The Stranger

Daniel Craig ... Rudy Mackenzie

Steven Mackintosh ... Dr. Hopkins
Brendan Coyle ... Damon
Mackenzie Phillips ... Nurse Harding

Laura Marano ... Young Jackie
Jason Lewis ... Officer Harrison
Richard Dillane ... Captain Medley
Jonah Lotan ... Intern #1
Angel Coulby ... Intern #2
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Additional Details

Also Known As:
Regresiones de un hombre muerto (Argentina) (Mexico) [es]
Пиджак (Russia) [ru]
Camisa de Força (Brazil) [pt]
I proti fora pou pethana (Greece) [el]
La camisole de force (Canada: French title) [fr]
Obled (Poland) [pl]
Sidottu (Finland) [fi]
The Jacket (France) [fr]
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MPAA:
Rated R for violence, language and brief sexuality/nudity.
Runtime:
103 min | Turkey:94 min (TV version)
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Trivia:
The Jacket is based on the story "The Star Rover" by Jack London which in turn was based on his interviews with Ed Morrell, who whilst in prison at San Quentin was tortured, often with a very tight straight jacket which constricted his chest, breathing and blood flow. In order to cope with this he quickly learned self-hypnosis similar to what Jack Starks goes through. more
Goofs:
Anachronisms: Footage and audio in the title sequence is taken from Apache gunship footage from the Iraq War, not Gulf I. more
Quotes:
[first lines]
Jack Starks: [Walking over to Iraqi child who's breathing hard] How's it going little man? You all right?
[Babak pulls out gun. Jack puts his hand up in a stop gesture but Babak shoots Jack in the head. Jack falls to the ground]
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FAQ

Why didn't Jack prevent his own death?
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80 out of 141 people found the following comment useful.
Perfect, Amazing, GREAT, Sexy, Artst and Lovely!, 23 June 2005
10/10
Author: FreeHighway from United States

Literlly a TEN! 2 thumbs WAY up! This was an uplifting, thoughtful, mind thriller! It makes you really think. This is not scary though. The romance and chemistry between "Jack Starks"(Adrien Brody) and "Jackie Price" (Kiera Knightly) was perfectly amazing! Adrian Brody has a way of drawing you in through his eyes and actions in all his films. I nearly cried at the end (Not saying if it's happy or sad) and I was just amazed at how it basically showed that life has meaning, and second chances ARE possible. Like he says in the movie: "I think we live through certain things, just to say that we actually did live through them. Not anyone else, but you." Amazing and lovely! I URGE you to see it and I was angry that it wasn't int heaters for long. By the way, I'm gonna marry that man! Hehe. --Natalie R.L.

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