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Strong
MASTER SCORE 68.1 / 100
2005·Biography / Drama / War·2h 5m

JARHEAD

“Welcome to the suck.”

Jarhead is a film about a US Marine Anthony Swofford’s experience in the Gulf War. After putting up with an arduous boot camp, Swofford and his unit are sent to the Persian Gulf where they are eager to fight, but are forced to stay back from the action. Swofford struggles with the possibility of his girlfriend cheating on him, and as his mental state deteriorates, his desire to kill increases.

Above the Line
Sam Mendes·DirectorWilliam Broyles Jr.·ScreenplayRoger Deakins·Director of PhotographyThomas Newman·Original Music ComposerWalter Murch·Editor
Cast
Jake Gyllenhaal·Anthony SwoffordJamie Foxx·Staff Sgt. SykesPeter Sarsgaard·Alan TroyScott MacDonald·D.I. FitchChris Cooper·Lt. Col. KazinskiLaz Alonso·Ramon EscobarLucas Black·KrugerBrian Geraghty·Fergus O'DonnellDamion Poitier·PoitierJocko Sims·Julius
Full Crew
(30 credits)
Directing· 1
Sam Mendes·Director
Writing· 1
William Broyles Jr.·Screenplay
Camera· 3
Roger Deakins·Director of PhotographyFrançois Duhamel·Still PhotographerBrian Branton·Grip
Editing· 2
Walter Murch·EditorKenny Becker·Color Timer
Sound & Music· 2
Thomas Newman·Original Music ComposerBrian Chumney·Assistant Sound Editor
Art & Design· 8
Christina Ann Wilson·Art DirectionDennis Gassner·Production DesignAlbert Wolsky·Costume DesignMarco Niro·Art DirectionStefan Dechant·Supervising Art DirectorNancy Haigh·Set DecorationCarol Koch·SculptorJohn Chichester·Set Designer
Production· 7
Lucy Fisher·ProducerDouglas Wick·ProducerSam Mercer·Executive ProducerBobby Cohen·Executive ProducerJeanie King·Visual Effects ProducerPippa Harris·Co-ProducerDebra Zane·Casting
Other Departments· 6
Sean T. Stratton·Post Production SupervisorCliff Fleming·Aerial CoordinatorRobert Hatfield·ProjectionJeff M. Lewis·Utility StuntsL. Chip Crosby Jr.·DriverEdward R. Nedin·Rigging Gaffer
By the Numbers
68.1
OF 100
Master Score
7.0
OF 10
IMDb
61%
CRITICS
Rotten Tomatoes
$97M
ROI 35%
Worldwide Gross
0
Oscar Wins
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THE VISUAL DECONSTRUCTION

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Dominant Palette
3 colors
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Mood
Bleak, Desolate
Composition
Centered
Era
2000s
Visual Style
Photographic

“The movie poster features a shirtless man in camouflage pants standing in a desert landscape, facing away from the viewer. Three plumes of black smoke rise into”

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Key Elements
Smoke PlumesCamouflage Pants
Atmosphere
Gritty
Color Mood
Neutral
Setting
Wilderness
Design Score
7/10
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