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.
Edition:
Second-disc collector's edition.
Publisher:
Universal Pictures,
Copyright Date:
2006
Description:
2 videodiscs (approximately 123 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Based on the book by Anthony Swofford. Jake Gyllenhaal, Scott MacDonald, Peter Sarsgaard, Jamie Foxx, Jacob Vargas, Lucas Black, Brian Geraghty, Evan Jones, Chris Cooper, Laz Alonso, Ivan Fenyo, Dennis Haysbert. Originally released as a motion picture in 2005. Picture format 2.35:1, anamorphic widescreen. Booklet with pictures and program notes in English ([29] pages : col. illustrations) inserted in container. Special features: Collectible photo book, feature commentaries, deleted scenes with commentary, news interviews, Jarhead diaries, background and introduction by director, Semper Fi: life after the corps.
Summary:
Follows "Swoff," a third-generation Marine enlistee, from a sobering stint in boot camp to active duty in the Middle East deserts.
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