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Basic is a 2003 mystery-action thriller film directed by John McTiernan, written by James Vanderbilt, and starring John Travolta, Connie Nielsen and Samuel L. Jackson. It is the second film starring Travolta and Jackson after working on Pulp Fiction.
Mar 28, 2003 · A DEA agent investigates the disappearance of a legendary Army Ranger and several of his cadets during a training exercise in Panama. The movie features John Travolta, Samuel L. Jackson, Connie Nielsen and more, and has a twisty plot and a surprise ending.
- (67K)
- Action, Crime, Drama
- John McTiernan
- 2003-03-28
Basic is a movie about a missing soldier and a murder mystery in Panama. It stars Samuel L. Jackson, John Travolta, and Connie Nielsen, and has mixed reviews from critics and audiences.
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- John Mctiernan
- R
- John Travolta
Basic 2003 A DEA agent investigates the disappearance of a legendary Army ranger drill sergeant and several of his cadets during a training exercise gone severely awry. Director: John McTiernan...
- 2 min
- 159.3K
- Trailer Chan
Seventeen hours later, Colonel Bill Styles (Timothy Daly) is aboard a helicopter searching for the same team he had expected back on base a long time ago. He witnesses three of his rangers, later identified as Ray Dunbar, Second Lieutenant Levi Kendall and Mueller, emerge from the jungle.
Mar 28, 2003 · Roger Ebert pans "Basic" as a film that descends into a morass of narrative quicksand, with no respect for objective reality. He criticizes the film's style, energy, actors, and ending, and compares it to a jerk-around movie.
Basic is a movie about a DEA agent who investigates the disappearance of a legendary Army ranger drill sergeant and his cadets during a training exercise. The movie features John McTiernan as director and James Vanderbilt as screenplay writer.
