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The Jacket (2005) Movie Release Dates / Movie Details
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IMDB: ☆ 7.1/10
Metascore: ☆ 4.4/10
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The Jacket Plot Synopsis:
The film centers on a wounded Gulf war veteran who returns to his native Vermont suffering from bouts of amnesia. He is hitching and gets picked up by a stranger, things go wrong when a cop pulls them over and is murdered by a stranger. The vet is wrongly accused of the killing and lands in an asylum. A disreputable doctor prescribes a course of experimental therapy, restraining him in a modified strength straight jacket-like device, and locks him away in a cadaver drawer in the basement morgue. During the course of his treatment, he gets flashbacks and visions of his future where he can foresee that he is to die in four days time; He just doesn't know how. And thus commences the classic race against time for this tortured veteran with an expiration date.
Synopsis / Plot Summary: A Gulf war veteran is wrongly sent to a mental institution for insane criminals, where he becomes the object of a Doctor's experiments, and his life is completely affected by them.
Tagline: the first one is hard, then comes easy
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The Jacket Movie Information:
Type: MovieYear: 2005 (more 2005 movies)
Box Office: $6,303,762
Nominations: 2
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The Jacket is Streaming on HBO MaxLanguage: English
Country: Germany, United States
Release Dates: Movie Release Dates / The Jacket Release Dates In Theaters: Mar 04, 2005
Writers: Tom Bleecker, Marc Rocco, Massy Tadjedin
Producers: George Clooney, Ben Cosgrove, Mark Cuban, Jennifer Fox, Marc Frydman, Andreas Grosch, Peter Guber, Kia Jam, Ori Marmur, Peter McAleese, Donald C. McKeon, Philip McKeon, Timothy J. Nicholas, Chris Roberts, Marc Rocco, Andreas Schmid, Steven Soderbergh, Peter E. Strauss, Todd Wagner
Editors: Emma E. Hickox
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The Jacket (2005) Cast (Click to Expand)
The Jacket Cast
| Cast overview, first billed only: | Character(s) | |
|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| Paul Birchard | ... | Doctor |
| Nigel Whitmey | ... | Lieutenant |
| Ian Porter | ... | Major |
| Anthony Edridge | ... | Dr. Morgan (as Antony Edridge) |
| Kerry Shale | ... | Prosecutor |
Fun Facts: 15 Real AGES of Cast
- Adrien Brody (b. April 14, 1973) – Jack Starks
Sign: Aries, Height: 6' 0¾" (1.85 m)
Also known as: Byron Deidra | Adrien Brody - Plays Jack Driscoll - Keira Knightley (b. March 26, 1985) – Jackie Price
Sign: Aries, Height: 5' 7" (1.7 m)
Also known as: Kiera Knightley - Kris Kristofferson (b. June 22, 1936) – Dr. Thomas Becker
Sign: Cancer, Height: 5' 10" (1.78 m)
Also known as: The Highwaymen - Jennifer Jason Leigh (b. February 5, 1962) – Dr. Beth Lorenson
Sign: Aquarius, Height: 5' 3" (1.6 m)
Also known as: Jennifer Leigh - Kelly Lynch (b. January 31, 1959) – Jean Price
Sign: Aquarius, Height: 5' 9" (1.75 m) - Brad Renfro, as The Stranger, passed away at age 25 in Los Angeles, California, USA.
Sign: Leo, Height: 5' 8" (1.73 m) - Daniel Craig (b. March 2, 1968) – Rudy Mackenzie
Sign: Pisces, Height: 5' 10" (1.78 m) - Steven Mackintosh (b. April 30, 1967) – Dr. Hopkins
Sign: Taurus, Height: 5' 7" (1.7 m)
Also known as: Stephen Mackintosh - Brendan Coyle (b. December 2, 1963) – Damon
Sign: Sagittarius, Height: 6' (1.83 m) - Mackenzie Phillips (b. November 10, 1959) – Nurse Harding
Sign: Scorpio, Height: 5' 7½" (1.71 m)
Also known as: MacKenzie Phillips | Mackinzie Phillips - Laura Marano – Young Jackie
- Jason Lewis (b. June 25, 1971) – Officer Harrison
Sign: Cancer, Height: 6' 2" (1.88 m) - Richard Dillane (b. November 30, 1963) – Captain Medley
Height: 6' (1.83 m) - Jonah Lotan (b. November 30, 1972) – Intern #1
Also known as: Yair Lotan - Angel Coulby – Intern #2
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