DVD - Jarhead - Collector's Edition
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Jarhead (the self imposed moniker of the Marines) follows “Swoff” (Gyllenhaal), a third-generation 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 Middle East deserts with no cover from intolerable heat or from Iraqi soliders, always potentially 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 fathom.
Foxx portrays Sergeant Sykes, a Marine lifer who heads up Swofford’s scout/sniper platoon, while Sarsgaard is Swoff’s friend and mentor, Troy, a die-hard member of STA- their elite Marine Unit.
An irreverent and true account of war that was antiseptically packaged a decade ago, Jarhead is laced with dark wit, honest inquisition and episodes that are at once surreal and poignant, tragic and absurd.
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DVD information
| Release Date (USA): | 2006-03-07 |
| Rating (USA): | R |
| Release Date (UK): | TBA |
| Rating (UK) : | NA |
| Director: | Sam Mendes |
| Producer: | |
| Studio: | Universal Pictures |
| Writer/s: | Anthony Swofford (novel) and William Broyles Jr. (screenplay) |
Cast
| Laz Alonso | Escobar |
| Lucas Black | Kuhn |
| Brianne Davis | Kristina |
| Jamie Foxx | Sgt. Siek |
| Peter Sarsgaard | Troy |
| Jake Gyllenhaal | Swoff |
| Evan Jones | Fowler |
| Chris Cooper | Lt. Colonel Kazinski |
DVD Features
| Available Subtitles: English, Spanish, French Available Audio Tracks: English (Dolby Digital 5.1), Spanish (Dolby Digital 2.0 Surround), French (Dolby Digital 2.0 Surround) The two-disc special Collector's Edition features in-depth bonus material that gives viewers an even deeper look into the talents' experiences on the set and the harsh realities of life on the battlefield. 'Swoff's Fantasies' with Commentary by Director Sam Mendes and Editor Walter Murch News Interviews in Full with Commentary by Director Sam Mendes and Editor Walter Murch Deleted Scenes with Introduction by Director Sam Mendes and Editor Walter Murch Feature Commentary with Director Sam Mendes Feature Commentary with Screenwriter William Broyles, Jr. & Author Anthony Swofford 'Jarhead Diaries' with Introduction by Director Sam Mendes - A look at the personal video diaries created by the talent of their experiences on the set. 'Background' with Introduction by Director Sam Mendes - Cameras follow the lives of the real U.S. Marines who appeared as extras in the film. 'Semper Fi: Life After the Corps' with Introduction by Director Sam Mendes and Audio Introduction by Author Anthony Swofford - Anthony Swofford and Laura Nix interview former U.S. Marines about their experiences re-integrating into civilian life. |
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