Jarhead DVD Region 4

Sam Mendes directs this adaptation of former Marine Anthony Swofford's Gulf War memoir. Young recruit Swofford (Jake Gyllenhaal) joins up with the US Marines (nicknamed 'Jarheads' because of their distinctive haircuts) on the eve of the 1990 Gulf War. After a brutal spell in boot camp, during which Swofford and his fellow recruits are systematically geared up for the conflict, the Marines are dispatched to the deserts of the Persian Gulf to take part in a war that sees them required to do very little in the way of fighting. Bored and frustrated in the middle of nowhere, the young soldiers resort to a macabre sense of humour as they wait for the war to happen to them.

Product: Jarhead [DVD]
Based on: The memoir by Anthony Swofford
Format: DVD
Catalogue No: 8242539
Studio: Universal
Certification: MA15+
Release Date: 2006-05-24
Region: Region 4
Duration: 123 minutes
Discs: 1 disc(s)
Produced (year): 2005
Colour: Colour
Extras: Interactive Menu|Dolby Digital 5.1
Extras: Swoff's Fantasies - 5 scenes with commentary by Sam Mendes|News Interviews - in full with commentary by Sam Mendes|Feature Commentary - with Director Sam Mendes|Deleted Scenes - 11 scenes with commentary by Sam Mendes|Feature Commentary - with Screenwriter William Broyles and Jarhead Author Anthony Swafford