Jarhead

Mendes, Sam, (film director., Director). Wick, Douglas, (film producer., Producer). Fisher, Lucy, (film producer., Producer). Broyles, William, Jr., 1944- (screenwriter, Screenwriter). Gyllenhaal, Jake, 1980- (actor, Actor). MacDonald, Scott, (actor., Actor). Sarsgaard, Peter, (actor., Actor). Foxx, Jamie, (actor., Actor). Vargas, Jacob, (actor., Actor). Black, Lucas, 1982- (actor, Actor). Geraghty, Brian, (actor., Actor). Cooper, Chris, 1951- (actor, Actor). Deakins, Roger A., 1949- (cinematographer, Cinematographer). Newman, Thomas, 1955- (composer, Composer). Swofford, Anthony Motion picture adaptation of (work): Jarhead. (Added Author). Universal Pictures (Firm) (presenter). MP Kappa Productions (presenter). Red Wagon Entertainment (Firm) (production company). Neal Street Productions (production company). Universal Studios Home Entertainment (Firm) (publisher). Jake Gyllenhaal, Scott MacDonald, Peter Sarsgaard, Jamie Foxx, Jacob Vargas, Lucas Black, Brian Geraghty, Chris Cooper. (Cast).

Summary: 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.

Item details

ISBN: 1417051442
ISBN: 9781417051441
ISBN: 1417051507
ISBN: 9781417051502
ISBN: 1417051450
ISBN: 9781417051458
Physical Description: videodisc
1 videodisc (approximately 123 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Edition: Widescreen.
Publisher: Universal City, CA : Universal Studios Home Entertainment, [2006]

Contents / Notes

General Note:	Originally released as a motion picture in 2005. Based on the book by Anthony Swofford. Widescreen 2.35:1. Special features: Swoff's fantasies; news interviews in full with optional commentary by director Mendes and editor Murch; deleted scenes; commentary with director Mendes; commentary with screenwriter Broyles, Jr. and author Swofford.
Creation/Production Credits Note:	Director of photography, Roger Deakins ; art directors, Stefan Dechant, Christina Wilson ; editor, Walter Murch ; music, Thomas Newman ; costume designer, Albert Wolskey ; production designer, Dennis Gassner ; visual effects supervisor, Pablo Helman.
Participant or Performer Note:	Jake Gyllenhaal, Scott MacDonald, Peter Sarsgaard, Jamie Foxx, Jacob Vargas, Lucas Black, Brian Geraghty, Chris Cooper.
Target Audience Note:	MPAA rating: R; for pervasive language, some violent images and strong sexual content.
System Details Note:	DVD, NTSC, region 1, dual layer, anamorphic widescreen presentation; Dolby digital 5.1 surround.
Language Note:	English, dubbed French or dubbed Spanish dialogue; optional French or Spanish subtitles; English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing.