Jarhead
(Blu-ray) 

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Published
Universal City, CA : Universal Studios Home Entertainment, [2008].
Format
Blu-ray
Physical Desc
1 Blu-ray (123 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in. 
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Published
Universal City, CA : Universal Studios Home Entertainment, [2008].
Language
English
UPC
025195053969

Notes

General Note
Based on the book by Anthony Swofford.
General Note
Originally released as a motion picture in 2005.
General Note
Special features: Feature commentary with director Sam Mendes; feature commentary with screenwriter William Broyles, Jr. and author Anthony Swofford; My scenes: collect your own movie clips.
Creation/Production Credits
Director of photography, Roger Deakins ; editor, Walter Murch ; music, Thomas Newman.
Participants/Performers
Jake Gyllenhaal, Peter Sarsgaard, Lucas Black, Jamie Foxx.
Description
Anthony 'Swoff' Swofford is a third-generation enlistee who goes from a sobering stint in boot camp to active duty. He sports a sniper's rifle and a hundred-pound ruck on his back through the Middle East deserts. He lives with no cover from the intolerable heat and the potential threat from Iraqi soldiers. Swoff and his fellow Marines sustain themselves with sardonic humanity and wicked comedy on the 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. Marine lifer, Sergeant Sykes, who is in charge of Swoff's scout and sniper platoon. Troy is Swoff's friend and mentor.
Target Audience
MPAA rating: R; for pervasive language, some violent images and strong sexual content.
System Details
Blu-ray; 1080p high-definition; DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1 (English), DTS 5.1 (French, Spanish); requires Blu-ray player.
Language
In English, French or Spanish with optional French or Spanish subtitles; English subtitles for the deaf and hearing impaired (SDH).

Citations

APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)

Mendes, S., Broyles, W., Jr., Wick, D., Fisher, L., Gyllenhaal, J., Sarsgaard, P., Black, L., Foxx, J., Deakins, R. A., Murch, W., Newman, T., & Swofford, A. (2008). Jarhead . Universal Studios Home Entertainment.

Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)

Sam, Mendes et al.. 2008. Jarhead. Universal Studios Home Entertainment.

Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)

Sam, Mendes et al.. Jarhead Universal Studios Home Entertainment, 2008.

MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)

Mendes, Sam,, et al. Jarhead Universal Studios Home Entertainment, 2008.

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