Jarhead

“Welcome to the suck.”

Year

2005

Runtime

2h 03m

Language

English

Country

United Kingdom, United States

Director

Sam Mendes

Starring

• Jake Gyllenhaal as Anthony Swofford
• Jamie Foxx as Staff Sgt. Sykes
• Peter Sarsgaard as Alan Troy
• Scott MacDonald as D.I. Fitch

Jarhead is a film about a US Marine Anthony Swofford’s experience in the Gulf War. After putting up with an arduous boot camp, Swofford and his unit are sent to the Persian Gulf where they are eager to fight, but are forced to stay back from the action.