Basic

Apr 18, 2003

1h 38m

★ 6.5

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.

Genres

Action

Drama

Mystery

Thriller

Crime

Production Companies

Phoenix Pictures

Intermedia Films

Columbia Pictures

Basic Trailers

Cast

DEA Agent Tom Hardy

John Travolta

CPT Julie Osborne

Connie Nielsen

Drill Sgt. SFC Nathan West

Samuel L. Jackson

COL Bill Styles

Tim Daly

2LT Levi Kendall

Giovanni Ribisi

SGT Ray Dunbar

Brian Van Holt

Pike

Taye Diggs

SGT Mueller

Dash Mihok

Castro

Cristián de la Fuente

Nuñez

Roselyn Sánchez

Dr. Pete Vilmer

Harry Connick Jr.

Nurse #1

Margaret Travolta

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5.7

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