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Basic (2003)

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Deception is their most dangerous weapon.

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.

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Cast & Crew

Director
John McTiernan
  • Profile picture of John Travolta
    DEA Agent Tom Hardy John Travolta
  • Profile picture of Connie Nielsen
    CPT Julie Osborne Connie Nielsen
  • Profile picture of Samuel L. Jackson
    Drill Sgt. SFC Nathan West Samuel L. Jackson
  • Profile picture of Tim Daly
    COL Bill Styles Tim Daly
  • Profile picture of Giovanni Ribisi
    2LT Levi Kendall Giovanni Ribisi
  • Profile picture of Brian Van Holt
    SGT Ray Dunbar Brian Van Holt
  • Profile picture of Taye Diggs
    Pike Taye Diggs
  • Profile picture of Dash Mihok
    SGT Mueller Dash Mihok

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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
  • panamá