Jarhead

Movie (2005)

Next On:

Tuesday 14th October 8:40am PDT - Home Box Office Zone

Synopsis:

Premiere. Jake Gyllenhaal stars as a fresh-faced Marine whose boot camp training turns into real-life combat when he is sent to Iraq. However, the desert action isn't what the new recruit expected as the willing soldiers are forced to wait for hours in searing heat, before their day is punctuated by brief moments of terror. Wartime drama, set in 1991 and based on the writings of real-life soldier Anthony Swofford. With Jamie Foxx, Peter Sarsgaard and Chris Cooper

Cast:

Dennis Haysbert, Katherine Randolph, Jake Gyllenhaal as Anthony Swofford, Matthew Atherton, Jamie Foxx as Staff Sgt Sykes, Peter Sarsgaard as Troy, Chris Cooper as Lt Col Kazinski, Lucas Black as Kruger, Brian Geraghty as Fergus, John Krasinski, Jacob Vargas as Cortez, Evan Jones, Iván Fenyö, Laz Alonso as Escobar, Scott MacDonald, Kareem J Grimes, Peter Gail, Jamie Martz, Jocko Sims

Credits:

Sam Mendes - Director, Producer, William Broyles Jr. - Scriptwriter, Lucy Fisher - Producer, Douglas Wick - Producer, Bobby Cohen - Executive-Producer, Sam Mercer - Executive-Producer