Basic

Basic

2003

DEA agents Tom Hardy (John Travolta) and Julia Osborne (Connie Nielsen) investigate a series of military-base murders -- including the disappearance of a legendary Army Ranger drill sergeant -- during a training mission in a storm in Panama. Samuel L. Jackson steals his scenes as a caped contrarian named West, while Taye Diggs, Giovanni Ribisi and Harry Connick Jr. round out the cast in this crime thriller by director John McTiernan (Die Hard).

When fact becomes fiction.

JBscale
37
Poor

Film Detail

Genre
Crime - Drama
Length
1 hr. 39 mins.
US Theatrical Release
March 28, 2003
US Box Office
$26,536,120 (#2969 of 7074)
Global Office
$11,342,070 (#3160 of 3929)
Rating
R
Restricted
Language, Violence

Collection Detail

Release Method
Digital Only
Aquired Format
Fandango at Home Fandango at Home
Aspect Ratio
WS 2.40:1
Audio
English: DD+ 5.1
Studio
Sony Pictures
Released
July 8, 2003
Acquired Date
No Data Available
Times Seen
2 Times
Last Watched
February 10, 2017

Actors

John Travolta
John Travolta
Connie Nielsen
Connie Nielsen
Samuel L. Jackson
Samuel L. Jackson
Tim Daly
Tim Daly
Giovanni Ribisi
Giovanni Ribisi
Brian Van Holt
Brian Van Holt
Taye Diggs
Taye Diggs
Dash Mihok
Dash Mihok
Cristián de la Fuente
Cristián de la Fuente
Roselyn Sanchez
Roselyn Sanchez
Harry Connick Jr.
Harry Connick Jr.
Georgia Hausserman
Georgia Hausserman
Margaret Travolta
Margaret Travolta
Dena Johnston
Dena Johnston

Directors

John McTiernan
John McTiernan

Producers

Mike Medavoy
Mike Medavoy
Arnold Messer
Arnold Messer
Michael Tadross
Michael Tadross
James Vanderbilt
James Vanderbilt

Writers

James Vanderbilt
James Vanderbilt

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Ratings

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RT Rotten
21%
Tomatometer
141 votes
RT Hot
62%
Popcornmeter
1,611 votes
METASCORE
34
33 votes
IMDb RATING
6.4/10
67,603 votes