movie ask meme : JACOB'S LADDER (1990) directed by BRUCE JOEL RUBIN.
a selection of lines from the 1990 film jacob's ladder. modified slightly for rp purposes.
yeah, you and everyone else.
fuck off! mind your own business!
i didn't want to wake you.
it is tomorrow. four a.m. how come you're so late?
why can't you remember their names?
they're biblical. they were prophets.
i don't let anybody call me that.
you're a real heathen, you know that, [name]?
you sold your soul, remember? that's what you told me.
is that the one who died?
sorry. it just took me by surprise. i didn't expect to see him this morning. god, what i wouldn't ...
he was the cutest little guy. like an angel, you know. he had this smile ...
i don't like things that make you cry.
it's amazing, huh [name]? your whole life, right in front of you.
they're gonna get me. they'll tear me to pieces.
i never hurt anybody when i was alive.
i don't understand you philosophers.
she said you were a son of a bitch and she regrets the day she set eyes on you.
i think she still loves you.
my brain is too small an organ to comprehend this chaos.
you know, you look like an angel, [name], an overgrown cherub. anyone ever tell you that?
this city is filled with creatures. everywhere.
they're like demons, [name].
it's the pressure, honey. that's all it is.
those guys tried to kill me tonight. they were aiming right at me.
says here the world's comin' to an end. the battle of heaven and hell they call it.
listen to me. i'm going out of my fucking mind here.
let me look at your hand.
according to this, you're already dead.
you are out of your mind, man. out of your fuckin' mind.
[name], you little devil. you never told me you could dance like that.
i wanna leave. get me out of here.
go to hell! go to hell, goddamn you!
if you go crazy on me you're goin' crazy by yourself. you understand?
there were all these demons and i was on fire.
i thought you said it was a nightmare?
i'm not going anywhere. i'm right here, [name].
come on, go back to sleep. you can still get a couple of hours.
you must have friends in high places, that's all i can say.
it's not worth it. you'll never win.
how many times can you die, huh?
god i hate this area. makes me nervous.
i'm not sure where i can talk anymore.
something's wrong, [name]. i don't know what it is but i can't talk to anybody about it.
you always used to listen, you know?
they've been followin' me. they're comin' outta the walls.
sometimes i think i'm just gonna jump outta my skin.
i don't know who they are, or what they are. but they're gonna get me and i'm scared, [name].
it's like i was coming apart at the seams.
they keep telling me i'm already dead, that they're gonna tear me apart, piece by piece, and throw me into the fire.
it's like they're crawling out of my brain.
he saw these creatures coming out of the woodwork. they were tryin' to get him, he said.
it's not worth goin' over again and again. whatever happened, happened. it's over.
i'm gettin' a headache just listenin' to you.
so tell me. am i still an angel?
this is your home. you're dead.
i'm not dead. i am not dead.
this is not a dream! this is my life.
i was in hell. i've been there. it's horrible. i don't want to die, [name].
you're a regular basket case, you know that?
you know what eckart said? the only thing that burns in hell is the part of you that won't let go of your life; your memories, your attachments. they burn 'em all away.
they're not punishing you. they're freeing your soul.
i'm not here. you haven't seen me.
the truth can kill, my friend.
hey, i'm not the problem. you've got bigger problems than me.
don't fight it. it's your own mind. it's your own fears.
it's hard to believe that the world could be so hellish on day and like heaven the next.
i love you when you're angry.
hello, [name]. i knew you'd come here in the end.
your capacity for self-delusion is remarkable.
you're a real dreamer, you know that? only it's time to wake up.
if you're frightened of dying you'll see devils tearing you apart. if you've made your peace then they're angels freeing you from the world.