Directed by Sam Mendes Written by William Broyles Jr.   Anthony Swofford   Cast Jake Gyllenhaal ... Anthony Swofford Scott MacDonald ... D.I. Fitch Peter Sarsgaard ... Alan Troy Jamie Foxx ... Staff Sgt. Sykes Ming Lo ... Bored Gunny Lucas Black ... Chris Kruger Kevin Foster ... Branded Marine Brian Geraghty ... Fergus O'Donnell Damion Poitier ... Poitier Riad Galayini ... Nurse Craig Coyne ... Young Mr. Swofford Katherine Randolph ... Young Mrs. Swofford Rini Bell ... Swoff's Sister Dendrie Taylor ... Mrs. Swofford James Morrison ... Mr. Swofford Arman Zajic ... Young Anthony Swofford Brianne Davis ... Swoff's Girlfriend Kristina Brian Casey ... Paintball Marine Ernest Ozuna ... Sgt. Major Tyler Sedustine ... Harris Jacob Vargas ... Juan Cortez Laz Alonso ... Ramon Escobar Jocko Sims ... Julius Jonathon R. Mize ... STA Graduate Joel Prato ... STA Graduate Kristin Richardson ... Stewardess Iván Fenyö ... Pinko (as Ivan Fenyo) Tyler Jon Olson ... Recon Marine (as Tyler J. Olson) Peter Gail ... Doc John Jamie Martz ... Foster Evan Jones ... Dave Fowler Kareem J. Grimes ... Welty (as Kareem Grimes) Chris Cooper ... Lt. Col. Kazinski Donna Kimball ... Reporter Dennis Haysbert ... Major Lincoln Martin Papazian ... Brian Dettman Becky Boxer ... Dettman's Wife Mark Davis ... Dettman's Neighbor John Krasinski ... Corporal Harrigan Christian Reeve ... Bedouin Mike Akrawi ... Bedouin Tulsi Ram ... Bedouin (as Toufig Tulsiram) Jubin K ... Bedouin Hari Bali ... Bedouin Kurt Larson ... Arguing Corporal Ammar Daraiseh ... Iraqi Officer Nasser Faris ... Iraqi Officer (as Al Faris) Vincent Foster ... Vietnam Vet Kenneth Lachapelle ... Marine Steve Nguyen ... Recruit (credit only) Uncredited Cast Jimilee Allen ... Marine Byron Browne ... Bootcamp Marine D. Giloolly Bryant Cook ... Marine Sniper Devin Corey ... Solider on phone Nick Dash ... Marine Matt Duggan ... Tower Guard Blake Ellis ... Marine Jon Erik ... Recruit #1 Cantrell Harris ... STA Marine Carma Harvey ... Flea Market Shopper Alexis Hernandez ... Marine Patricia Lauriet ... Other Stewardess Raul Limon ... Marine Brian Mahoney ... Priest Justin Marchert ... Marine Orion McCabe ... Marine Michael Mercurio ... Marine Kelron Mixon ... Marine Ryan Moriarty ... Marine Brian Napolitan ... Marine Joseph Olea ... Marine Jay Olegario ... Bartender Eriq F. Prince ... Marine Kenneth Restrepo ... Marine Matthew Saxe ... STA Marine Phil Selvey ... Marine Sniper Justin Shelden ... Marine Alastair Surprise ... Marine Merik Tadros ... Marine Sniper Kipp Tribble ... Marine Kevin J. Tunell ... Marine Ryan Yerrick ... Bootcamp Marine Produced by Bobby Cohen   Lucy Fisher   Pippa Harris   Sam Mercer   Douglas Wick   Original Music by Thomas Newman

Additional Info Premiere: November 04, 2005 DVD Release: March 07, 2006 Blu-ray Release: November 25, 2008 Countries: Distributor: Universal Studios Websites: Production Companies Universal Pictures (as A Universal Pictures Presentation) Red Wagon Entertainment (as Lucy Fisher/Douglas Wick) Neal Street Productions (in association with) Motion Picture KAPPA Produktionsgesellschaft Distributors Universal Pictures   (2005) (USA) (theatrical) Universal Pictures Home Entertainment (UPHE)   (2006) (USA) (DVD) Universal Pictures Home Entertainment (UPHE)   (2008) (USA) (Blu-ray) (DVD) Rating Stats Overall Rating 6.8 / 10 Our Rating 6.6 / 10 Your Friends -- / 10 Male Users 6.7 / 10 Female Users -- / 10 Site Ranking #966 / 20,725 Ratings Breakdown Perfect 3 total ratings Almost Perfect 4 total ratings Average 1 total rating Mediocre 1 total rating Site Ranking #962 The Hitchhiker's Guide To The Galaxy (2005) #963 Scream 2 (1997) #964 The Mummy (2017) #965 Ghostbusters: Afterlife (2021) #966 Jarhead (2005) #967 Machete (2010) #968 Harold & Kumar Go To White Castle (2004) #969 Godzilla: King Of The Monsters (2019) #970 Godzilla (1998)