[ Universal Pictures / DVD ]
Release Date: Wednesday 7 November 2007
R16 No Notes
Every man fights his own way.
Starring Oscar winner Jamie Foxx ('Ray' + 'Collateral') and Jake Gyllenhaal ('Brokeback Mountain' + 'Proof'), and directed by Oscar winner Sam Mendes (American Beauty + The Road to Perdition), 'Jarhead' is an irreverent and edgy look at modern warfare from a soldier's point of view.
Adapted from Anthony Swofford's best-selling memoir by Academy Award-winning screenwriter and ex-Marine pilot William Broyles, Jr. ('Apollo 13' + 'Cast Away'), 'Jarhead' is a highly relevant, and confronting tale that brings the gut-wrenching and frightening emotional experiences of war to the forefront.
The film follows "Swoff" (Jake Gyllenhaal), a naive young recruit and his platoon mates from the intensity and camaraderie of boot camp to being shipped to a lonely outpost in a surreal desert setting.
'Jarhead' delivers a militantly apolitical story of hope, frustration, bonding and survival, loaded with first-rate performances from a stellar cast including Peter Sarsgaard ('Kinsey' + 'Garden State') and Academy Award winner Chris Cooper ('Seabiscuit' + 'The Bourne Identity').
Starring Jake Gyllenhaal, Peter Sarsgaard, Jamie Foxx, Chris Cooper, Lucas Black, and Dennis Haysbert.
Directed by Sam Mendes.
Region 4 - Widescreen 16:9 Enhanced - Dolby Digital 5.1 Surround - Colour - 123 Minutes - PAL
Special Features :-
-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
R16 - Contains violence, offensive language, and sex scenes.