Jacknife
Three buddies in Vietnam. Two survived. Only one is really alive.
Overview
A conflict develops between a troubled Vietnam veteran and the sister he lives with when she becomes involved romantically with the army buddy who reminds him of the tragic battle they both survived.
- Production
- Cineplex-Odeon Films, Kings Road Entertainment, Sandollar-Schaffel Productions
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Cast
Robert De Niro
Joseph 'Jacknife' Megessey
Kathy Baker
Martha Flannigan
Ed Harris
David 'High School' Flannigan
Ivar Brogger
Depot Mechanic
Jordan Lund
Tiny
Charles S. Dutton
Jake, Veteran Encounter Group Leader
Bruce Ramsay
Corridor Student
Jessalyn Gilsig
His Girlfriend
Josh Pais
Rick
Gabrielle Carteris
College Girl in Bar
Kirk Taylor
Helicopter Gunner
George Gerdes
Tony
Lois Dellar
Cocktail Waitress
Loudon Wainwright III
Ferretti
Sloane Shelton
Shirley
Walter Massey
Ed Buckman
Elizabeth Franz
Pru Buckman
Madison Arnold
Sam, Bartender
Tom Rack
William Green
Crew
- Director
- David Hugh Jones
- Writers
- Stephen Metcalfe
- Producers
- Sandy Gallin,Robert Schaffel,Carol Baum
- Cinematography
- Brian West
- Composer
- Bruce Broughton
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John Chard
April 19, 2014
Dave, Megs and Martha. Jacknife is directed by David Jones and adapted to screenplay by Stephen Metcalfe from his own play Strange Snow. It stars Robert De Niro, Ed Harris and Kathy Baker. Music is by Bruce Broughton and cinematography by Brian West. De Niro and Harris play two Vietnam War veterans trying to come to terms with their lives post the war. Things are further complicated when De Niro gets romantically involved with Harris sister played by Baker. Wonderfully sedate and intima…
kevin2019
June 6, 2025
"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 …