The original film starred Tim Robbins as Vietnam War vet Jacob Singer, who suffers bizarre flashbacks and nightmarish hallucinations as a result of things he experienced both before and after the war. We watch as Jacob attempts to learn the truth behind the visions, slowly slipping further and further into a darker nightmare.
LD Entertainment has pegged Jeff Buhler (Insanitarium, The Midnight Meat Train) to revising an earlier sceipt draft penned by Jake Wade Wall (When a Stranger Calls, The Hitcher). The producers want the new version to pay homage to the 1990 original rather than do an outright remake. The plan is also to "contemporize the story with new situations and characters but still maintain a story that examines issues and poses existential questions."
Mickey Liddell Jennifer Monroe Michael J. Gaeta and Alison R. Rosenzweig are producing.
The search for a director is on.
No production schedule was given.
The original film was directed by Adrian Lyne, from a screenplay by Bruce Joel Rubin. Reviews were good, but 'Ladder' barely made back its budget at the box-office.
Elizabeth Peña, Danny Aiello, Matt Craven, Pruitt Taylor Vince also starred
The special effects broke new ground since none of them were created in post production, everything was recorded in camera. This included the first film use of the now copied trick of filming someone's head moving around at a low frame rate - resulting in unsettling super fast head shaking when brought back up to normal speed.
The film was a major inspiration for the Silent Hill video games, and its much debated about ending remains one of the most talked about ever.
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