Universal Studios Home Video have announced the Region 1 DVD release of Jarhead for 7th March 2006. Sam Mendes directs this film based on former Marine Anthony Swofford's best-selling 2003 book about his pre-Desert Storm experiences in Saudi Arabia and about his experiences fighting in Kuwai. Jake Gyllenhaal stars alongside Jamie Foxx, Peter Sarsgaard, Chris Cooper, Sam Rockwell and Dennis Haysbert.
The film will be released in both single-disc (separate Widescreen and Full Screen versions, $29.98 SRP) and two-disc "Collector's Edition" (Widescreen, $39.98 SRP) forms, each offering the same feature presentation with English, French and Spanish audio (DD5.1 Surround) and subtitle options. Bonus features are TBC. The Collector's Edition will be a digipak with slip sleeve, and includes a Collectible Photo Book.