Jarhead (2005)
Anthony "Swoff" Swofford, a Camus-reading kid from Sacramento, enlists in the Marines in the late 1980s. He malingers during boot camp, but makes it through as a sniper, paired with the usually-reliable Troy. The Gulf War breaks out, and his unit goes to Saudi Arabia for Desert Shield. After 175 days of boredom, adrenaline, heat, worry about his girlfriend finding someone else, losing it and nearly killing a mate, demotion, latrine cleaning, faulty gas masks, and desert football, Desert Storm begins. In less than five days, it's over, but not before Swoff sees burned bodies, flaming oil derricks, an oil-drenched horse, and maybe a chance at killing. Where does all the testosterone go?
Cast and Crew:
Director(s):
Sam Mendes
Writer(s):
William Broyles Jr. (screenplay), Anthony Swofford (book)
Starring:
Jake Gyllenhaal, Scott MacDonald, Peter Sarsgaard, Jamie Foxx, Ming Lo, Lucas Black, Kevin Foster, Brian Geraghty, Damion Poitier, Riad Galayini, Craig Coyne, Katherine Randolph, Rini Bell, Dendrie Taylor, James Morrison, Arman Zajic, Brianne Davis, Brian Casey, Ernest Ozuna, Tyler Sedustine, Jacob Vargas, Laz Alonso, Jocko Sims, Jonathon R. Mize, Joel Prato, Kristin Richardson, Iván Fenyö, Tyler Jon Olson, Peter Gail, Jamie Martz, Evan Jones, Kareem J. Grimes, Chris Cooper, Donna Kimball, Dennis Haysbert, Martin Papazian, Becky Boxer, Mark Davis, John Krasinski, Christian Reeve, Mike Akrawi, Tulsi Ram, Jubin K, Hari Bali, Kurt Larson, Ammar Daraiseh, Nasser Faris, V.J. Foster, Kenneth Lachapelle, Steve Nguyen, Jimilee Allen, Byron Browne, Bryant Cook, Devin Corey, Nick Dash, Matt Duggan, Blake Ellis, Jon Erik, Cantrell Harris, Carma Harvey, Alexis Hernandez, Patricia Lauriet, Raul Limon, Brian Mahoney, Justin Marchert, Orion McCabe, Michael Mercurio, Kelron Mixon, Ryan Moriarty, Brian Napolitan, Joseph Olea, Jay Olegario, Eriq F. Prince, Matthew Saxe, Phil Selvey, Justin Shelden, Alastair Surprise, Merik Tadros, Kipp Tribble, Kevin J. Tunell, Ryan Yerrick
Producer(s):
Bobby Cohen, Lucy Fisher, Pippa Harris, Sam Mercer, Douglas Wick
Release Info:
Release Date: November 4, 2005 (USA) | Length: 125 min | Genre: Action, Biography, Drama, War | MPAA Rating: Rated R for pervasive language, some violent images and strong sexual content.