Jarhead (2005)
- Starring:
- Jake Gyllenhaal, Peter Sarsgaard, (more)
- Director(s):
- Sam Mendes
- Theatrical MPAA Rating:
- R
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A young man gets a crash course in the madness of war in this fact-based drama from director Sam Mendes. Anthony "Swoff" Swofford (Jake Gyllenhaal) decides to join the Marines, just like his father and his father before him, and signs on just in time to be sent to Iraq to fight in the Gulf War in 1991. After experiencing the rigors of boot camp, Swofford and his pal Troy (Peter Sarsgaard) are trained to be snipers, and under the leadership of Sgt. Sykes (Jamie Foxx) and Lt. Col. Kazinski (Chris Cooper), the two land in the middle of a desert where they're up against an enemy they can't always see under a blazing sun with hours of boredom punctuated by moments of sheer terror. Swofford, Troy, and their fellow soldiers rely on the wits, their sense of humor, and their friendship of their brothers in arms to deal with a situation that doesn't much resemble what they saw on television at home. Jarhead was based on the memoirs of the real-life Anthony Swofford, who did serve as a sniper in the 1991 Gulf War; the title comes from military slang for a Marine enlistee. ~ Mark Deming, All Movie Guide
- Theatrical Feature Running Time:
- 123 mins
Complete Cast:
- Jake Gyllenhaal - Anthony "Swoff" Swofford
- Lucas Black - Chris Kruger
- Jacob Vargas - Cortez
- Evan Jones - Fowler
- Dennis Haysbert - Major Lincoln
- Scott MacDonald - Detective Inspector Fitch
- Kevin Foster - Branded Marine
- Riad Galayini - Nurse
- Rini Bell - Swoff's Sister
- James Morrison - Mr. Swofford
- Brianne Davis - Kristina
- Ernest Ozuna - Sergeant Major
- Jocko Sims - Julius
- Joel Prato - STA Graudate
- Ivan Fenyo - Pinko
- Jaimie Martz - Foster
- Donna Kimball - Reporter
- Mark Davis - Dettman's Neighbor
- Christian Reeve - Bedouin
- Toufiq Tulsiram - Bedouin
- Hari Bali - Bedouin
- Ammar Daraiesh - Iraqi Officer
- V.J. Foster - Vietnam Vet
- Peter Sarsgaard - Allen Troy
- Brian Geraghty - Fergus O'Donnell
- Laz Alonso - Escobar
- Chris Cooper - Lieutenant Colonel Kazinski
- Jamie Foxx - Staff Sergeant Sykes
- Ming Lo - Bored Gunny
- Damion Poitier - Poitier
- Craig Coyne - Young Mr. Swofford
- Dendrie Allyn Taylor - Mrs. Swofford
- Arman Zajic - Boy Swoff
- Brian Casey - Paintball Marine
- Tyler Sedustine - Harris
- Jonathon R. Mize - STA Graudate
- Kristin Richardson - Stewardess
- Peter Gail - Doc John
- Kareem J. Grimes - Welty
- Marty Papazian - Dettman
- John Krasinski - Corporal Harrigan
- Mike Akrawi - Bedouin
- Jubin K. - Bedouin
- Kurt Larson - Arguing Corporal
- Al Faris - Iraqi Officer
- Director(s):
- Sam Mendes
- Writer(s):
- William Broyles
- Producer(s):
- Lucy Fisher, Doug Wick
- Theatrical MPAA Rating:
- R(War Violence, Profanity, Adult Situations, Strong Sexual Content, Adult Humor, Nudity)
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