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Jarhead

Release Date: Nov 04, 2005
Rated: pervasive language, some violent images and strong sexual content
Runtime: 1 hr. 55 min.
Genres: Action/Adventure, Drama
Director:Sam Mendes
Cast:Jake Gyllenhaal, Peter Sarsgaard, Lucas Black, Brian Geraghty, Jacob Vargas. Full cast + crew

Synopsis

A young man gets a crash course in the madness of war in this fact-based drama from director Sam Mendes. Anthony "Swoff" Swofford (Jake Gyllenhaal) decides to join the Marines, just like his father and his father before him, and signs on just in time to be sent to Iraq to fight in the Gulf War in 1991. After experiencing the rigors of boot camp, Swofford and his pal Troy (Peter Sarsgaard) are trained to be snipers, and under the leadership of Sgt. Sykes (Jamie Foxx) and Lt. Col. Kazinski (Chris Cooper...more

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