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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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John Travolta - DEA Agent Tom Hardy in Basic

John Travolta

DEA Agent Tom Hardy

Connie Nielsen - CPT Julie Osborne in Basic

Connie Nielsen

CPT Julie Osborne

Samuel L. Jackson - Drill Sgt. SFC Nathan West in Basic

Samuel L. Jackson

Drill Sgt. SFC Nathan West

Tim Daly - COL Bill Styles in Basic

Tim Daly

COL Bill Styles

Giovanni Ribisi - 2LT Levi Kendall in Basic

Giovanni Ribisi

2LT Levi Kendall

Brian Van Holt - SGT Ray Dunbar in Basic

Brian Van Holt

SGT Ray Dunbar

Taye Diggs - Pike in Basic

Taye Diggs

Pike

Dash Mihok - SGT Mueller in Basic

Dash Mihok

SGT Mueller

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Movie Info

Release Date

April 18, 2003

Runtime

1h 38m

Rating

R

Genres

Action, Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller

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