Jack Starks

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Jack Starks is the amnesiac Gulf War veteran protagonist of the psychological thriller film "The Jacket," who becomes entangled in disturbing time-bending experiments while confined to a mental institution.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf fictional character
film character
appearsIn The Jacket NERFINISHED
associatedWithCharacter Dr. Lorenson NERFINISHED
Dr. Thomas Becker NERFINISHED
Jackie Price NERFINISHED
centralPlotFunction attempts to change the future
investigates his own fate
confinedIn psychiatric hospital
conflictParticipatedIn Gulf War NERFINISHED
countryOfOriginOfWorkAppearedIn United States NERFINISHED
createdFor The Jacket NERFINISHED
firstAppearance The Jacket (2005 film) NERFINISHED
gender male
genreOfWorkAppearedIn psychological thriller film
hasBackstoryElement combat head injury
wrongful institutionalization
hasCondition amnesia
post-traumatic stress disorder
hasFullName Jack Starks NERFINISHED
languageOfWorkAppearedIn English
medium film
militaryBranch United States Marine Corps
narrativeDeviceAssociatedWith experimental medical treatment
narrativeRole protagonist
nationality American
occupation Gulf War veteran
portrayedBy Adrien Brody NERFINISHED
primarySettingOfStory mental institution
protagonistOf The Jacket NERFINISHED
storyThemeInvolvement memory loss
mental illness
time travel
subjectOf time-bending experiments
undergoes confinement in a morgue drawer
hallucinatory experiences
yearOfFirstAppearance 2005

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The Jacket mainCharacter Jack Starks