Samuel LoveJarhead turns 20 this year, and this milestone anniversary brings a new 4K UHD release that reminds just how potent Sam Mendes’ Gulf War drama still is. While the film’s name has since been dragged through a string of in-name-only direct-to-video sequels that completely missed the point and instead went for bland action tosh, this 2005 classic starring Jake Gyllenhaal and Jamie Foxx has lost none of its raw, uncompromising power. One of the most distinctive and psychologically intense war films of its era, Jarhead is a powerful and thought-provoking exploration of modern warfare.
Synopsis
Every man fights his own war. Academy Award-winner Jamie Foxx and Jake Gyllenhaal star in this critically acclaimed, brilliantly unconventional war story from Oscar®-winning director Sam Mendes. Jarhead (the self-imposed moniker of the Marines) follows Swoff (Gyllenhaal) from a sobering stint in boot camp to active duty, where he sports a sniper rifle through Middle East deserts that provide no cover from the heat or Iraqi soldiers. 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 grasp.
Special Features
- Swoff’s Fantasies
- News Interviews in Full
- Deleted Scenes
- Jarhead Diaries with Introduction by Director Sam Mendes
- Background with Introduction by Director Sam Mendes
- Semper Fi: Life After the Corps
- Feature Commentary with Director Sam Mendes
- Feature Commentary with Screenwriter William Broyles, Jr. and Author Anthony Swofford
JARHEAD is available now on 4K UHD from Universal to celebrate the film’s 20th anniversary
