Movie "Jarhead" - DVD Movies Encyclopedia

Short description of the movie "Jarhead"

Jarhead (the self-imposed moniker of the Marines) follows "Swoff" (Gyllenhaal), a third-generation 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 Middle East deserts with no cover from intolerable heat or from Iraqi soldiers, 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 fathom... Foxx portrays Sergeant Sykes, a Marine lifer who heads up Swofford's scout/sniper platoon, while Sarsgaard is Swoff's friend and mentor, Troy, a die-hard member of STA-their elite Marine Unit.

Starring actors in "Jarhead" movie:

Jake Gyllenhaal as a character Swoff Jake Gyllenhaal also starred in the next movies: "Donnie Darko" in a role of Donnie Darko; "The Day After Tomorrow" in a role of Sam Hall; "Brokeback Mountain" in a role of Jack Twist; "Proof" in a role of Hal; "Moonlight Mile" in a role of Joe Nast; "Rendition" in a role of Douglas Freeman; "Bubble Boy" in a role of Jimmy Livingston; "Brothers" in a role of Tommy Cahill; "Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time" in a role of Dastan;

Scott MacDonald as a character D.I. Fitch Scott MacDonald also starred in the next movies: "Babylon 5: A Call to Arms" in a role of First Officer; "Fire in the Sky" in a role of Dan Walton;

Lo Ming as a character Bored Gunny Lo Ming starred only in the movie "Jarhead"

Kevin Foster as a character Branded Marine Kevin Foster also starred in the next movies: "Iron Man" in a role of Jimmy;

Peter Sarsgaard as a character Troy Peter Sarsgaard also starred in the next movies: "Empire" in a role of Jack; "The Skeleton Key" in a role of Luke; "Flightplan" in a role of Carson; "The Man in the Iron Mask" in a role of Raoul; "Year of the Dog" in a role of Newt; "Garden State" in a role of Mark; "The Salton Sea" in a role of Jimmy the Finn; "Elegy" in a role of Kenneth Kepesh; "In the Electric Mist" in a role of Elrod Sykes; "The Center of the World" in a role of Richard Longman; "Shattered Glass" in a role of Charles 'Chuck' Lane; "Orphan" in a role of John Coleman; "An Education" in a role of David;

Damion Poitier as a character Poitier Damion Poitier starred only in the movie "Jarhead"

Riad Galayini as a character Nurse Riad Galayini starred only in the movie "Jarhead"

Craig Coyne as a character Young Mr. Swofford Craig Coyne starred only in the movie "Jarhead"

Katherine Randolph as a character Young Mrs. Swofford Katherine Randolph also starred in the next movies: "Deadwater" in a role of Traci Leonard; "Penance" in a role of Polly;

Rini Bell as a character Swoff's Sister Rini Bell also starred in the next movies: "The Terminal" in a role of Nadia; "Baja Beach Bums" in a role of Unis; "Ghost World" in a role of Graduation Speaker;

Dendrie Taylor as a character Mrs. Swofford Dendrie Taylor also starred in the next movies: "High Crimes" in a role of Lola; "Madhouse" in a role of Nurse Hendricks;

James Morrison as a character Mr. Swofford James Morrison also starred in the next movies: "The One" in a role of LAPD Officer Bobby Aldrich/'A' World Inmate #1;

Arman Zajic as a character Boy Swoff Arman Zajic starred only in the movie "Jarhead"

Brianne Davis as a character Kristina Brianne Davis also starred in the next movies: "American Virgin" in a role of Naz;

Jamie Foxx as a character Staff Sgt. Sykes Jamie Foxx also starred in the next movies: "Any Given Sunday" in a role of Willie Beamen; "Collateral" in a role of Max; "Ali" in a role of Drew 'Bundini' Brown; "Miami Vice" in a role of Ricardo Tubbs; "The Kingdom" in a role of Ronald Fleury; "Breakin' All the Rules" in a role of Quincy Watson; "Booty Call" in a role of Bunz; "The Truth About Cats & Dogs" in a role of Ed; "Dreamgirls" in a role of Curtis Taylor Jr.; "Valentine's Day" in a role of Kelvin Briggs;