Top billed cast

1. 

   Robert De Niro

   Joseph 'Jacknife' Megessey

2. 

   Kathy Baker

   Martha Flannigan

3. 

   Ed Harris

   David 'High School' Flannigan

4. 

   Ivar Brogger

   Depot Mechanic

5. 

   Jordan Lund

   Tiny

6. 

   Charles S. Dutton

   Jake, Veteran Encounter Group Leader

7. 

   Bruce Ramsay

   Corridor Student

8. 

   Jessalyn Gilsig

   His Girlfriend

9. 

   Josh Pais

   Rick

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Reviews

A review by kevin2019

Written by kevin2019 on 2025-06-06

"Jacknife" is based upon the stage play "Strange Snow" by Stephen Metcalfe and yet it has been very skilfully adapted into a screenplay which allows the many meaningful character moments to be subtly played out. Its depiction of the veterans who fought in Vietnam paints a portrait of damaged men now struggling to maintain at least a semblance of the normality they once took for granted in a world which once enthusiastically jeered and spat upon them. The legacy of that deeply contentious war is soul destroying where every day must seem to be trying to find a reason to go on living such a haunt...read the rest

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Status
Released

Original Language
English

Budget
$0.00

Revenue
$0.00

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