Label

Jarhead

Statement of responsibility

directed by Sam Mendes ; screenplay by William D. Broyles, Jr. ; produced by Douglas Wick, Lucy Fisher ; a Universal Pictures presentation in association with MP Kappa Productions, Neal Street Productions

Creator

Jarhead (Motion picture)

Contributor

Actor

Screenwriter

Broyles, William, Jr., 1944-

Composer

Newman, Thomas, 1955-

Cinematographer

Deakins, Roger A., 1949-

Director

Mendes, Sam

Producer

Subject

Genre

Language

eng
fre
spa
eng
fre
spa
eng
eng

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

Cataloging source

TEFMT

Characteristic

videorecording

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

Dewey number

791.43/72

Intended audience

MPAA rating: R; for pervasive language, some violent images and strong sexual content

Language note

English, dubbed French or dubbed Spanish dialogue; optional English (SDH), French or Spanish subtitles

LC call number

PN1995.9.W3

LC item number

J37443 2006

PerformerNote

Jake Gyllenhaal, Scott MacDonald, Peter Sarsgaard, Jamie Foxx, Jacob Vargas, Lucas Black, Brian Geraghty, Evan Jones, Chris Cooper

Runtime

123

Target audience

adult

Technique

live action

Jarhead

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Jarhead

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The work Jarhead represents a distinct intellectual or artistic creation found in Normal Public Library. This resource is a combination of several types including: Work, Moving Image, Visual Materials.