Basic (2003)
Deception is their most dangerous weapon.
98 min
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.
- Release date
- March 28, 2003
- Country of origin
- United States, Germany
- Budget
- $50,000,000
- Box office
- $42,792,561
Trailer
Cast
- John Travolta as Hardy
- Samuel L. Jackson as West
- Connie Nielsen as Osborne
- Tim Daly as Styles
- Giovanni Ribisi as Kendall
- Brian Van Holt as Dunbar
- Taye Diggs as Pike
- Dash Mihok as Mueller
- Cristián de la Fuente as Castro
- Roselyn Sanchez as Nunez
Crew
- John McTiernan · Director
- James Vanderbilt · Writer
- Mike Medavoy · Producer
- Arnold Messer · Producer
- Michael Tadross · Producer
- James Vanderbilt · Producer
- Klaus Badelt · Composer
- Steve Mason · Cinematographer
- George Folsey Jr. · Editor
- Patricia McCorkle · Casting director
- Dennis Bradford · Production designer