DVD
Jarhead / Universal Pictures ; Red Wagon Productions ; Neal Street Productions ; MP Kappa Productions ; produced by Lucy Fisher, Douglas Wick ; screenplay, William D. Broyles, Jr. ; directed by Sam Mendes.
Follows "Swoff," a third-generation Marine enlistee, from a sobering stint in boot camp to active duty, sporting a sniper's rifle and a hundred-pound ruck on his back through the Middle East deserts. There is no cover from intolerable heat or from the Iraqi soldiers, who are always potentially just over the next horizon. Swoff and his fellow Marines sustain themselves with sardonic humanity and wicked comedy on blazing desert fields in a country they don't understand, against an enemy they can't see, for a cause they don't fully understand. Sergeant Sykes, a Marine lifer, heads up the scout/sniper platoon, while Troy, Swoff's friend and mentor, is a die-hard member of STA - the elite Marine Unit.
Record details
- ISBN: 9781417051441
- Physical Description: 1 videodisc (approximately 123 min.) : anamorphic, sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
- Edition: Widescreen edition.
- Publisher: Universal City, CA : Universal Pictures, [2006]
Content descriptions
| General Note: | Based on the book by Anthony Swofford. |
| Participant or Performer Note: | Jake Gyllenhaal, Scott MacDonald, Peter Sarsgaard, Jamie Foxx, Jacob Vargas, Lucas Black, Brian Geraghty, Evan Jones, Chris Cooper. |
| Target Audience Note: | MPAA rating: R; for pervasive language, some violent images and strong sexual content. |
Search for related items by subject
| Subject: | United States. Marine Corps > Drama. Persian Gulf War, 1991 > Drama. Soldiers > Drama. |
| Genre: | Video recordings. Feature films. War films. |
Show Only Available Copies
| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cameron Public Library | DVD MILITARY JARHEAD (Text) | 32311111199833 | DVD | Available | - |
JARHEAD
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JARHEAD
Set during the Gulf War, the episodic tale follows Anthony Swoff Swofford, a third-generation enlistee, from his sobering stint in boot camp to active duty, where he's sporting a sniper's rifle and a hundred-pound ruck sack on his back, while moving through Middle East deserts with no cover from the intolerable heat. As well, he advances with no protection from the Iraqi soldiers and there's always a potential enemy sighting, just over the next horizon. Swoff and his fellow Marines sustain themselves on humor and camaraderie as they tread the blazing desert fields in a country they don't understand, against an enemy they can't see, for a cause they don't fully fathom.
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