- Hilarious in Hindsight: In the film, Jake Gyllenhaal plays a marine who’s worried that his girlfriend is cheating on him while he’s on tour. Four years later, in Brothers, Gyllenhaal would play the brother of a marine who was Mistaken for Cheating with his wife.
- Nausea Fuel: Shit-burning duty. In a small comfort, Gyllenhaal revealed that the feces was not real, contrary to some rumors.
- Sequelitis: A number of follow-up movies have been made, with the sequels being generic action films with no connection to the original book or adaptation other than the "Jarhead" title. With each installment, commenters note that the rights holders are just trying to milk the IP for all they can with no thought to Anthony Swofford's cerebral exploration of life in the military.
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