Basic

2003 · directed by John McTiernan

Rating

50/100

Hit

no

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.

Basic (2003), directed by John McTiernan, rates 50/100. See how its director, cast and crew rate across their careers.

Cast

• John Travolta
• Connie Nielsen
• Samuel L. Jackson
• Tim Daly
• Giovanni Ribisi
• Brian Van Holt
• Taye Diggs
• Dash Mihok
• Cristián de la Fuente
• Roselyn Sánchez

Crew

• Steve Mason — Director of Photography
• George Folsey Jr. — Editor
• Klaus Badelt — Original Music Composer
• James Vanderbilt — Writer

More from John McTiernan

1. Die Hard (1988) — 84/100 · hit
2. The Hunt for Red October (1990) — 74/100
3. Predator (1987) — 69/100
4. The Thomas Crown Affair (1999) — 69/100
5. Die Hard: With a Vengeance (1995) — 68/100
6. Last Action Hero (1993) — 56/100

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