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Jarhead (2005)

Movie"Welcome to the suck."
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R 2 hr 3 minNov 4th, 2005Drama, WarJarhead Collection PosterPart of Jarhead Collection
Jarhead is a film about a US Marine Anthony Swofford’s experience in the Gulf War. After putting up with an arduous boot camp, Swofford and his unit are sent to the Persian Gulf where they are eager to fight, but are forced to stay back from the action. Swofford struggles with the possibility of his girlfriend cheating on him, and as his mental state deteriorates, his desire to kill increases.
StarringJake GyllenhaalJamie FoxxPeter Sarsgaard
DirectorSam Mendes

Movie Details

Theatrical Release:November 4th, 2005
On DVD & Blu-ray:March 7th, 2006 - Buy DVD
Movie Budget:$72,000,000
Movie Box Office Gross:$97,076,152 (Worldwide)
Original Language:English
Executive Producers:Sam Mercer, Bobby Cohen
Production Companies:Red Wagon Entertainment, Neal Street Productions
Movie Tags:
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Jarhead Collection

A series of war films where the title comes from the slang term used to refer to United States Marines. The first film is based on U.S. Marine Anthony Swofford's 2003 memoir of the same name. It was followed by direct-to-video sequels.