Jarhead [videorecording] / Universal Pictures ; Red Wagon Productions ; Neal Street Productions ; MP Kappa Productions ; produced by Lucy Fisher, Douglas Wick ; screenplay, William D. Broyles, Jr. ; directed by Sam Mendes.
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Summary:
Follows "Swoff," a third-generation Marine enlistee, from a sobering stint in boot camp to active duty, sporting a snipers 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 dont understand, against an enemy they cant see, for a cause they dont fully understand. Sergeant Sykes, a Marine lifer, heads up the scout/sniper platoon, while Troy, Swoffs friend and mentor, is a die-hard member of STA - the elite Marine Unit.| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Circulation Modifier | Age Hold Protection | Active/Create Date | Status | Due Date |
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Record details
- ISBN: 1417051450
- Physical Description: 1 videodisc (approximately 123 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
- Edition: Full screen edition.
- Publisher: Universal City, CA : Universal Pictures, [2006]
Content descriptions
| General Note: | Title from container. Based on the book by Anthony Swofford. Originally released as a motion picture in 2005. |
| Creation/Production 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. |
| Participant or Performer Note: | Jake Gyllenhaal, Scott MacDonald, Peter Sarsgaard, Jamie Foxx, Jacob Vargas, Lucas Black, Brian Geraghty, Evan Jones, Chris Cooper. |
| Summary, etc.: | Follows "Swoff," a third-generation Marine enlistee, from a sobering stint in boot camp to active duty, sporting a snipers 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 dont understand, against an enemy they cant see, for a cause they dont fully understand. Sergeant Sykes, a Marine lifer, heads up the scout/sniper platoon, while Troy, Swoffs friend and mentor, is a die-hard member of STA - the elite Marine Unit. |
| Target Audience Note: | MPAA rating: R; for pervasive language, some violent images and strong sexual content. |
| System Details Note: | DVD, region 1, full screen (1.33:1) presentation; Dolby Digital 5.1 surround, DVD-9, single sided. |
| Language Note: | English, dubbed French or dubbed Spanish dialogue, English, French or Spanish subtitles; closed-captioned. |
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| Subject: | United States. Marine Corps > Drama. Persian Gulf War, 1991 > Drama. Soldiers > United States > Drama. |
| Genre: | Feature films. War films. Video recordings for the hearing impaired. War > Feature. |
