Jarhead
Distributed by Universal Studios Canada,
Willowdale, ON :
2006.
- 1 of 2 Copies Available at Libraries in Niagara Cooperative
- 0 current holds with 2 total copies.
| Branch | Call Number | Location | Holdable? | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Port Colborne | DVD WAR JAR | DVD | Copy hold / Volume hold | Checked out |
| Thorold | DVD FIC JARHE | DVD - Film | Copy hold / Volume hold | Available |
About
Jarhead follows "Swoff, " a third-generation Marine enlistee, from a sobering stint in boot camp to active duty, sporting a sniper's 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 don't understand, against an enemy they can't see, for a cause they don't fully understand. Sergeant Sykes, a Marine lifer, heads up the scout/sniper platoon, while Troy, Swoff's friend and mentor, is a die-hard member of STA - the elite Marine Unit.
Details
- ISBN: 1417151450 (v.r.)
- ISBN: 1417051442 (v.r.)
- Physical Description: 1 videodisc (123 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.videodiscvideorecording (DVD)
- Publisher: Willowdale, ON : Distributed by Universal Studios Canada, 2006.
- General Note: Closed-captioned. In English, French or Spanish with optional English, French and Spanish subtitles.Home use only.Special features include: deleted scenes, interviews.Widescreen format (aspect ratio 2.35:1).Originally released as a motion picture in 2005.Based on the book by Anthony Swofford.
- 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.
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Target Audience Note:
CHV rating: 18 (coarse language, disturbing content)