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Leonardo DiCaprio and Toby Maguire were the first candidates for Sam. But in the end it was not possible due to the schedule and pay.
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The film chose to shoot in a valley in Southern California, a place very similar to the desert regions of the United States and Iraq. Some shots were taken in Mexico. The Marines did train in the local town of Brawley.
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"Fuck" is said 278 times in the film.
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Christian Bale and Joshua Jackson were both candidates to play Swarford.
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Gary Oldman, Kurt Russell and Michael Keaton have all been candidates to play Lieutenant Colonel Kasinski.
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The "Apocalypse Now" watched by the military in the film was edited by Walter Murch, the editor of "Bowl Head".
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Travis Aaron was the candidate to play Troy.
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Ivan Finyong claimed that 70% of his performances in the film were eventually cut. Two months before the film’s release, the director informed him that the producer did not want most of his dialogue.
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Jack Gyllenhaal's nosebleed was added by digital technology in post-production.
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All the sex scenes in the film were shot in one day.
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Photographer Roger Diggens personally operated the camera stabilizer in some of the shots.
Jarhead behind the scenes gags
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Extended Reading
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Kruger: [after being offered nuts on an airplane] Are these warm nuts?
Stewardess: No, I believe they're room temperature.
Kruger: [takes the nuts] Well, maybe later you can come and warm up my nuts.
Stewardess: You know, I don't really like the little ones.
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Sgt. Siek: Will you shut the fuck up! There is no bugle program! You sizzle-dick motherfucker! Who do you think you are, some kind of Kenny G or some shit?
Anthony 'Swoff' Swofford: No, Staff Sergeant.
Sgt. Siek: Good.