Storyline:
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?

Cast:

Jake Gyllenhaal Anthony Swofford

Scott MacDonald D.I. Fitch

Peter Sarsgaard Alan Troy

Jamie Foxx Staff Sgt. Sykes

Ming Lo Bored Gunny

Medium: Original DVD,

Comments: Netflix instant View - had to splice together, the stream was interupted 4 times.

Location: Drawer 14 Slot 99

Loaned: No

Aspect ratio: 2.35:1