Basic (2003)
Deception is their most dangerous weapon.
- Released
- Runtime 1h 38m
- Director John McTiernan
- Genres Action Crime Thriller
- Rating 6.5/10 (1,172 votes)
Synopsis
When a hurricane hits a US Army base on the edge of the Panama Canal, an elite covert operations team of US Army Rangers recruits are on a routine jungle training exercise that goes horribly awry. Only two recruits are rescued, one of which is badly injured, but both have different accounts regarding the fate of their leader, legendary and ruthless Army Ranger Drill Sergeant Nathan West, and the rest of their platoon. Tom Hardy, an ex-army Ranger turned maverick DEA agent is brought in to solve the mystery and uncover what really happened out there.
Cast
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John Travolta
as DEA Agent Tom Hardy
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Connie Nielsen
as CPT Julie Osborne
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Samuel L. Jackson
as Drill Sgt. SFC Nathan West
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Tim Daly
as COL Bill Styles
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Giovanni Ribisi
as 2LT Levi Kendall
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Brian Van Holt
as SGT Ray Dunbar
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Taye Diggs
as Pike
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Dash Mihok
as SGT Mueller
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Cristián de la Fuente
as Castro
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Roselyn Sánchez
as Nuñez
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Harry Connick Jr.
as Dr. Pete Vilmer
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Margaret Travolta
as Nurse #1
- Dena Johnston as Nurse #2
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Nick Loren
as Helicopter Pilot
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Cliff Fleming
as Helicopter Pilot
- Steven Maye as CID Officer
- Jonathan Rau as G.I. on the Tarmac
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Tait Ruppert
as Jeep Driver
Crew
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John McTiernan
Director
- Steve Mason Director of Photography
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George Folsey Jr.
Editor
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Klaus Badelt
Original Music Composer
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Mike Medavoy
Producer
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James Vanderbilt
Producer
- Arnold Messer Producer
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Michael Tadross
Producer
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James Vanderbilt
Writer
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