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Jarhead
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Jarhead is a 2005 war, drama, and biographical film directed by Sam Mendes and written by William Broyles, Jr. The movie stars Jake Gyllenhaal, Peter Sarsgaard, Chris Cooper, and Jamie Foxx. It is based on a work by Anthony Swofford. The production involved producers Douglas Wick and companies including Universal Pictures, Red Wagon Entertainment, and Neal Street Productions. Roger Deakins served as director of photography, with music by Thomas Newman and editing by Walter Murch.
The film was distributed by Universal Pictures and Netflix. It has a runtime of 125 minutes and was filmed in Long Beach, California, Mexico, and New Mexico. The narrative is set in the United States. The film received a rating of 7.0 from 225,307 votes on IMDb and a vote average of 6.681 from 3,166 votes on TMDb. Its budget was $72,000,000, and it generated $97,076,152 in revenue. A sequel, Jarhead 2: Field of Fire, followed the original release.
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6.7Jarhead 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.
Cast
- Jake Gyllenhaal as Anthony Swofford
- Jamie Foxx as Staff Sgt. Sykes
- Peter Sarsgaard as Alan Troy
- Scott MacDonald as D.I. Fitch
- Chris Cooper as Lt. Col. Kazinski
- Laz Alonso as Ramon Escobar
Themes
- sniper
- california
- gulf war
- petrol
- marine corps
- kuwait
- soldier
- based on memoir or autobiography
- iraq war
- u.s. marine
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Key facts
- Directed by
- Sam Mendes
- Screenplay by
- William Broyles Jr.
- Based on
- Jarhead , by Anthony Swofford
- Produced by
- Douglas Wick , Lucy Fisher
- Starring
- Jake Gyllenhaal Peter Sarsgaard Chris Cooper Lucas Black Jamie Foxx
- Cinematography
- Roger Deakins
- Edited by
- Walter Murch
- Music by
- Thomas Newman
- Production companies
- Universal Pictures , Neal Street Productions , MP Kappa Productions, Red Wagon Entertainment
- Distributed by
- Universal Pictures
- Release date
- November 4, 2005 ( 2005-11-04 )
- Running time
- 123 minutes
- Countries
- United States , Germany , United Kingdom
- Language
- English
- Budget
- $72 million
- Box office
- $97.1 million
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- film
- Genre
- biographical film
- Country of origin
- Germany
- Original language
- English language
- Followed by
- Jarhead 2: Field of Fire
- Director
- Sam Mendes
- Screenwriter
- William Broyles, Jr.
- Cast member
- Brianne Davis
- Composer
- Thomas Newman
- Producer
- Douglas Wick
- Production company
- Universal Pictures
- Cinematographer
- Roger Deakins
- Narrative location
- United States
- Filming location
- New Mexico
- Duration
- 125
- FilmAffinity ID
- 832604
- Distribution format
- video on demand
- Official website
- www.jarheadmovie.com
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- publication date
- 2006-01-05
- film editor
- Walter Murch
- title
- Jarhead
- distributed by
- Universal Pictures
- production designer
- Nancy Haigh
- after a work by
- Anthony Swofford
- assessment
- Bechdel test
- review score
- 58/100
- characters
- Anthony Swofford
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Encyclopedic overview
Jarhead is a 2005 biographical war drama film based on the 2003 memoir of the same name by Anthony Swofford, chronicling his military service in the United States Marine Corps during the Persian Gulf War. Directed by Sam Mendes, the film stars Jake Gyllenhaal as Swofford with Jamie Foxx, Peter Sarsgaard, Lucas Black, and Chris Cooper.
Universal Pictures released the film November 4, 2005 to mixed reviews from critics. It grossed $97 million at the box office against a $72 million budget. Named for the military slang among U.S. Marines, the film spawned a direct-to-video series of three subsequent films, none of which are related to the original.
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