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Jarhead is a 2005 American biographical war drama film based on the 2003 memoir of the same name by Anthony Swofford, chronicling his military service in the U.S. Marine Corps during the Persian Gulf War.
Nov 4, 2005 · Jarhead: Directed by Sam Mendes. With Jake Gyllenhaal, Scott MacDonald, Peter Sarsgaard, Jamie Foxx. A psychological study of Marine's state of mind during the Gulf War. Told through the eyes of a U.S. Marine sniper who struggles to cope with boredom, a sense of isolation, and other issues back home.
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- Biography, Drama, War
- Sam Mendes
- 2005-11-04
In 1989, Anthony Swofford (Jake Gyllenhaal) is getting trained in a U.S. Marine Corps boot camp by the choleric, hard-boiled Drill Instructor Fitch (Scott MacDonald). After finishing boot camp, "Swoff" is dispatched to Camp Pendleton. Swoff then explains how he tried to fit into civilian life.
A dramatic chronicle of the Gulf War as seem through the eyes of a young Marine sniper.
- 122 min
Nov 4, 2005 · In the late 1980s, Anthony Swofford (Jake Gyllenhaal) enlists as a Marine, training in boot camp under a sadistic drill instructor. Swofford undertakes a sniper course headed by Staff Sgt. Sykes...
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- Sam Mendes
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- Jake Gyllenhaal
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Nov 3, 2005 · The movie is based on the best-selling 2003 memoir Jarhead by Anthony Swofford, who served in the first Gulf War. It is unlike most war movies in that it focuses entirely on the personal experience of a young man caught up in the military process.
May 2, 2020 · Directed by Sam Mendes and written by William Broyles Jr., Jarhead follows sniper Anthony Swofford (Jake Gyllenhaal) and his best friend and spotter Alan Troy (Peter Sarsgaard) as they endure rigorous training with a small unit of scout-snipers led by Staff Sgt. Sykes (Jamie Foxx).
