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Jarhead
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R,2hrs 3min
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November 4, 2005
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Universal Pictures
Synopsis: A young man gets a crash course in the madness of war in this fact-based drama from director Sam Mendes. Anthony "Swoff" Swofford (Jake Gyllenhaal) decides to join the Marines, just like his father and his father before him, and signs on just in time to be sent to Iraq to fight in the Gulf War in 1991. After experiencing the rigors of boot camp, Swofford and his pal Troy (Peter Sarsgaard) are trained to be snipers, and under the leadership of Sgt. Sykes (Jamie Foxx) and Lt. Col. Kazinski (Chris Cooper), ... Full Synopsis
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Featured Cast
Anthony "Swoff" Swofford, Swoff, Tony "Swoff" Swofford
Sgt. Sykes, Staff Sgt. Sykes, Staff Sergeant Sykes, Sgt. Siekh
Allen Troy, Troy
Chris Kruger
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Jake Gyllenhaal in "Jarhead"
Jake Gyllenhaal and Peter Sarsgaard in "Jarhead"
Jake Gyllenhaal in "Jarhead"
Peter Sarsgaard in "Jarhead"
Peter Sarsgaard and Jake Gyllenhaal in "Jarhead"
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