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Basic is a 2003 drama, action, and mystery film directed by John McTiernan and written by James Vanderbilt, who also produced the movie alongside Mike Medavoy. The cast includes John Travolta, Connie Nielsen, Samuel L. Jackson, and Tim Daly. Produced by Intermedia and Phoenix Pictures, the film originated in the United States and Germany, with filming taking place in Florida and Panama. It was distributed by Columbia Pictures and Netflix in video on demand format.
The movie has a runtime of 98 minutes and carries an R rating. Its narrative is set in Panama, featuring themes of covert operations and hurricanes. The production budget was 50,000,000, while the box office revenue reached 42,792,561. Critical reception included a 21% rating on Rotten Tomatoes, a 4.5/10 score, and a Metascore of 34/100. The film received three nominations total and holds an IMDb rating of 6.4 based on 68,850 votes.
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Film · TMDB
6.5When 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.
Cast
- John Travolta as DEA Agent Tom Hardy
- Connie Nielsen as CPT Julie Osborne
- Samuel L. Jackson as Drill Sgt. SFC Nathan West
- Tim Daly as COL Bill Styles
- Giovanni Ribisi as 2LT Levi Kendall
- Brian Van Holt as SGT Ray Dunbar
Themes
- hurricane
- recruit
- panama
- covert operation
- interrogation
- dea agent
- jungle warfare
- military crime
- army training
- ex army
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Ratings
IMDb
6.4/10
68,850 votes
Rotten Tomatoes
21%
Metacritic
34/100
- Year
- 2003
- Runtime
- 98 min
- Genres
- Crime, Drama, Mystery
- Rated
- R
- Awards
- 3 nominations total
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Key facts
- Directed by
- John McTiernan
- Written by
- James Vanderbilt
- Produced by
- Mike Medavoy Arnie Messer James Vanderbilt Michael Tadross
- Starring
- John Travolta Connie Nielsen Samuel L. Jackson Giovanni Ribisi Brian Van Holt Taye Diggs Cristián de la Fuente Dash Mihok Tim Daly Roselyn Sánchez Harry Connick Jr.
- Cinematography
- Steve Mason
- Edited by
- George Folsey Jr.
- Music by
- Klaus Badelt
- Production companies
- Intermedia Films Phoenix Pictures
- Distributed by
- Columbia Pictures (United States, Canada and Japan; through Sony Pictures Releasing ) Constantin Film (Germany)
- Release date
- March 28, 2003 ( 2003-03-28 ) (United States)
- Running time
- 98 minutes
- Countries
- United States Germany
- Language
- English
- Budget
- $50 million
- Box office
- $42.8 million
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- film
- Genre
- mystery film
- Country of origin
- Germany
- Original language
- English language
- Director
- John McTiernan
- Screenwriter
- James Vanderbilt
- Cast member
- Margaret Travolta
- Composer
- Klaus Badelt
- Producer
- James Vanderbilt
- Production company
- Intermedia
- Narrative location
- Panama
- Filming location
- Florida
- Duration
- 98
- FilmAffinity ID
- 211932
- Distribution format
- video on demand
- Official website
- www.sonypictures.com/movies/basic
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- title
- Basic
- film editor
- George Folsey Jr.
- distributed by
- Netflix
- capital cost
- 50000000
- box office
- 42000000
- assessment
- Bechdel test
- review score
- 34/100
- publication date
- 2003-09-11
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Basic è un film del 2003 diretto da John McTiernan.
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