Episode 161: Jacob's Ladder

Watch If You Dare

Film Reviews, Tv & Film, Film History

5.0 • 548 Ratings

🗓️ 30 May 2025

⏱️ 163 minutes

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Summary

On this episode, Derek and Aaron discuss 1990's psychological horror film "Jacob's Ladder" directed by Adrian Lyne. They talk about how screenwriter Bruce Joel Rubin's spiritual journey and beliefs influenced the script, the heavy inspiration this movie had on the Silent Hill video game franchise, and how this sits somewhere between cult hit and horror masterpiece. They also get into the exploration of Vietnam and government experimentation, Lyne and Rubin's specific ideas on what they wanted in the movie, and many other aspects of the flick. According to Derek, Aaron is already dead.Support us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/WatchIfYouDareWe are on PodBean, Apple Podcasts, Podchaser, Goodpods, Amazon Music, Spotify, iHeartRadio and CastBox. Please rate, review, subscribe, and share our show. Also, check out our Spotify Music playlist, links on our Twitter and Podbean page. Our socials are on Bluesky and Facebook and Twitter @WatchIfYouDare

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0:32.9	the Spoop Troop today.
1:15.8	Thank you. Boop Troop today. What are you in a bathtub full of ice?
1:19.9	Oh man, are you doing that old therapy, red light therapy plunge bullshit?
1:22.9	No, man, this is a, who fuck.
1:30.3	This is just my ice bath to keep the demons at bay while we record.
1:30.9	Yeah.
1:34.8	That explains why your face is twitching so fast I only see a blur.
1:36.0	Yeah, sorry. You must be in a purgatory because the government experiment on us and now we're dying and we're waiting for our turn to go to heaven or something.
1:42.3	Yeah.
1:43.1	Welcome to Watch If You Dare, a horror movie podcast hosted by me, The Coward, Derek,
1:48.3	movie monster boy Aaron in which we dissect the fears, phobias, and social relevancy
1:52.2	of horror movies across all ages and sub-genres and discuss just how scary they are for
1:56.8	horror nobs like me and horror junkies like Aaron alike or how effective they are I should say for you.
2:02.9	Derek, Derek, hold on before we going further, your tail's sticking out.
2:07.0	Oh, yeah, let me push that back down.
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