Jarhead is a movie directed by Sam Mendes in 2005 and based on the book of the same name by Anthony Swofford, first published in 2003. The movie features Jake Gyllenhaal, Jamie Foxx, Peter Sarsgaard, Chris Cooper, Lucas Black, Brian Geraghty, and others.
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Storyline
In 1989, Anthony Swoff Swofford, whose father served in the earlier Vietnam War (1961-1975), attends United States Marine Corps recruit training before being stationed at Camp Pendleton, California. While Swofford feigns illness to avoid his responsibilities, a lifer, Staff Sergeant Sykes, takes note of his potential and orders Swofford to attend his Scout Sniper course.
Movie vs Book
Year
2005
Minutes
125
Movie Rate
7.00
Source: IMDb
Year
2003
Pages
260
Book Rate
7.32
S: Goodreads
Book
Jarhead
Author: Anthony Swofford
Country: USA
First published in: 2003
Length: 260 pages
Genre: Biography
User polls & recommendations
“In screenplay terms, writing a novel is more like writing a full 22 episode season of a TV series, than it is a movie.”
JEFF LYONS (Screenwriter)
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