Jarhead (2005)Synopsis:
Anthony "Swoff" Swofford, a Camus-reading kid from Sacramento, enlists in the Marines in the late 1980s. He malingers during boot camp, but makes it through as a sniper, paired with the usually-reliable Troy. The Gulf War breaks out, and his unit goes to Saudi Arabia for Desert Shield. After 175 days of boredom, adrenaline, heat, worry about his girlfriend finding someone else, losing it and nearly killing a mate, demotion, latrine cleaning, faulty gas masks, and desert football, Desert Storm begins. In less than five days, it's over, but not before Swoff sees burned bodies, flaming oil derricks, an oil-drenched horse, and maybe a chance at killing. Where does all the testosterone go?
Resource Links:
|
Reviews & Analyses: JarheadTell the world what you think about Jarhead. Post a Review / Analysis!
Post a Review / Analysis
Earn QUA for FREE by contributing to MovieQUA! Login required. Reviews / Analyses cannot be changed once submitted - please post carefully! No URLs!
|
Latest QuestionsBe the first to share a Jarhead question!
Post Question
Earn QUA for FREE by contributing to MovieQUA! Login required. Questions cannot be changed once submitted - please post carefully! No URLs!
|
A series of loosely connected skits that spoof news programs, commercials, porno films, kung fu films, disaster films...
|
Beautiful Carmen Colson and her ironworker husband Wayne are placed in the Federal Witness Protection program after w...
|
This study of Cuba--partially written by renowned poet Yevgeny Yevtushenko--captures the island just before it made t...
|
Andy, a successful marketing guy quits his job, because he feels disconnected with the values about work he learned f...
|