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The Jacket is a american film of genre Drama directed by John Maybury released in USA on 4 march 2005 with Adrien Brody

The Jacket (2005)

The Jacket
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Released in USA 4 march 2005
Length 1h43
Directed by
OriginUSA
Genres Drama,    Science fiction,    Thriller,    Fantastic,    Fantasy,    Horror
Rating70% 3.548743.548743.548743.548743.54874

The Jacket is a 2005 psychological thriller/horror film directed by John Maybury that is partly based on the Jack London novel of the same name (published in the US as The Star Rover). Massy Tadjedin wrote the screenplay based on a story by Tom Bleecker and Marc Rocco. The original music score is composed by Brian Eno and the cinematography is by Peter Deming.

Synopsis

After miraculously recovering from a bullet wound to the head, Gulf War veteran Jack Starks (Adrien Brody) returns to Vermont in 1992, suffering from periods of amnesia. While walking, he sees a young girl, Jackie (Laura Marano), and her alcoholic mother (Kelly Lynch) in despair beside their broken-down truck. Starks and Jackie quickly form a certain affinity; she asks him to give her his dogtags and he does so. He gets the truck started for them and continues on his way. Shortly after, a man driving along the same highway gives Jack a ride and they get pulled over by a policeman. The scene changes: Starks is found lying on the deserted roadside near the dead policeman, with a slug from the policeman's gun in his body. The murder weapon is on the ground nearby. Although he testifies there was someone else at the scene, he is not believed because of his amnesia. Starks is found not guilty by reason of insanity and is incarcerated in a mental institution.

Actors

Adrien Brody

(Jack Starks)Keira Knightley

(Jackie Price)Kris Kristofferson

(Dr. Thomas Becker)Jennifer Jason Leigh

(Dr. Beth Lorenson)Kelly Lynch

(Jean Price)
And :
Brad Renfro
Daniel Craig
Angel Coulby
Steven Mackintosh
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