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Rifles Remington M40A1. Anthony "Swoff" Swofford (Jake Gyllenhaal) uses two Remington M40A1 sniper rifles in the film, first using one with a camo finish stock to train to be a Scout Sniper in Basic Training, the second a desert camo painted model with a foam rubber sniper cheek pad. Swofford never gets to fire his rifle in combat so to make up ...
Jarhead. (film) Jarhead is a 2005 American biographical war drama film based on the 2003 memoir of the same name by Anthony Swofford, chronicling his military service in the U.S. Marine Corps during the Persian Gulf War. Directed by Sam Mendes, the film stars Jake Gyllenhaal as Swofford with Jamie Foxx, Peter Sarsgaard, Lucas Black, and Chris ...
Apr 6, 2016 · In the poem, the words appeared scrawled upon the gates of hell. 6. To help give the film its candid and gritty feel, cinematographer Roger Deakins shot the movie using handheld cameras. 7. The ...
Plot: What's the story about? "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 ...
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Nov 5, 2005 · The new film Jarhead tells the story of a marine sniper in the first Gulf War, who never fires a shot. Jacki Lyden talks with director Sam Mendes about why he chose to make the movie, which is based on Anthony Swofford's memoir with the same title. Mendes says that he wanted to explore why soldiers are drawn to war, even those who oppose it.
May 2, 2020 · Published May 2, 2020. Jarhead, based on the book Jarhead by Anthony Swofford, is considered one of the most accurate war movies to date. Swofford was a member of the Surveillance and Target Acquisition (STA) Platoon in the Gulf War, a platoon largely made up of snipers that generally contained some of the better Marines in the battalion.
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Nov 9, 2005 · Jarhead may not be about politics, but it has an agenda. The only reason to make this movie is to be anti-military. The only thing it accomplishes is that it takes a very negative look at our military servicemen and the lives they lead. Never does it suggest that anything good may come out of being in the marines.
