Basic (2003)

04/18/2003 (GB) • 1h 38m

Action, Drama, Mystery, Thriller, Crime

Deception is their most dangerous weapon.

Overview

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.

Top Billed Cast

John Travolta

DEA Agent Tom Hardy

Connie Nielsen

CPT Julie Osborne

Samuel L. Jackson

Drill Sgt. SFC Nathan West

Tim Daly

COL Bill Styles

Giovanni Ribisi

2LT Levi Kendall

Brian Van Holt

SGT Ray Dunbar

Dash Mihok

SGT Mueller


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Status

Released

Original Language

English

Budget

$50,000,000.00

Revenue

$42,792,561.00

Keywords

hurricane

recruit

panama

covert operation

interrogation

dea agent

jungle warfare

military crime

army training

ex army

unexplained deaths

plot twist

u.s. army ranger

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