Which of these is an American biographical war drama film based on U.S. Marine Anthony Swofford's memoir?
'Jarhead' is a 2005 American biographical war drama film based on U.S. Marine Anthony Swofford's 2003 memoir of the same name, directed by Sam Mendes, starring Jake Gyllenhaal as Swofford with Jamie Foxx, Peter Sarsgaard, Lucas Black and Chris Cooper. Jarhead chronicles Swofford's life story, as he is serving in the Gulf War period. Jarhead is the slang term used to refer to United States Marines.
The film was released on November 4, 2005 by Universal Pictures. Upon release, the film received mixed reviews and was a box office disappointment with grossing $96 million in front of a budget of $72 million.
Despite the film's mixed response, it spawned a film series of four films.
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William Laughlin
Richard G Schwartz,
I had a similar question.
The link differs from the copy here about the number of sequels implied by confusing text. Counting the original film, there are four films IN TOTAL, but only THREE sequels.
It states, "The film was followed by THREE direct-to-video sequels: Jarhead 2: Field of Fire (2014), Jarhead 3: The Siege (2016) and Jarhead: Law of Return (2019). Unlike the original, all three sequels are entirely fictional. They do not have connection to the original."
Richard G Schwartz
Were the 4 films about Swoffords life?