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Director:
Writer (WGA):
James Vanderbilt (written by)
Release Date:
28 March 2003 (USA) more
Tagline:
Deception is their most dangerous weapon. more
Plot:
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. full summary | full synopsis
Awards:
1 nomination more
NewsDesk:
(18 articles)
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User Comments:
I liked it... more (265 total)
Cast
(Cast overview, first billed only) | John Travolta | ... | Hardy |
 | Connie Nielsen | ... | Osborne |
 | Samuel L. Jackson | ... | West |
 | Tim Daly | ... | Styles |
 | Giovanni Ribisi | ... | Kendall |
 | Brian Van Holt | ... | Dunbar |
 | Taye Diggs | ... | Pike |
 | Dash Mihok | ... | Mueller |
 | Cristián de la Fuente | ... | Castro |
 | Roselyn Sanchez | ... | Nunez |
 | Harry Connick Jr. | ... | Vilmer |
 | Georgia Hausserman | ... | Pilot |
 | Margaret Travolta | ... | Nurse #1 |
| Dena Johnston | ... | Nurse #2 |
| Nick Loren | ... | Helicopter Pilot |
Additional Details
Also Known As:
Basic - Hinter jeder Lüge eine Wahrheit (Germany)
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MPAA:
Rated R for violence and language.
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Runtime:
98 min
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2.35 : 1 more
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DTS | Dolby Digital | SDDS
Certification:
Malaysia:18SG (uncut version) | Malaysia:U (cut version) | Netherlands:12 (TV rating) | Canada:13+ (Quebec) | Canada:14 (Nova Scotia) | Canada:14A (Ontario) (DVD rating) | Canada:14A (Alberta/British Columbia/Manitoba) | Canada:AA (Ontario) (original rating) | France:U | Spain:13 | Argentina:13 | Australia:MA | Brazil:14 | Denmark:15 | Finland:K-15 | Germany:16 | Hong Kong:IIB | Mexico:B15 | Netherlands:16 | New Zealand:R16 | Norway:15 | Peru:14 | Philippines:PG-13 | Singapore:M18 (re-rating) | Singapore:NC-16 (original rating) | South Korea:15 | Sweden:15 | Switzerland:14 (canton of Geneva) | Switzerland:14 (canton of Vaud) | UK:15 | USA:R (certificate #39367) | Iceland:16
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Every time the story of the bunker is retold, each person has a different partner. more
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Continuity: Right after Kendall'S death, Osborne shows Hardy the eight on her palm. When her hand is in horizontal position, the eight is half gone. When she shows him, the eight is clear. more
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Osbourne:
[voiceover] The French tried to build a canal here before the Americans. At the height of their effort, 500 workers were dying every week from malaria and yellow fever. They couldn't come up with cemetery space fast enough, not to mention the morale problem all those crosses would have made...
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Movie Connections:
Featured in Basic Ingredients: A Writer's Perspective (2003) (V) more
Soundtrack:
Comparsa de Los Muertos more
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There's a whole lot of deep analysis going on here, but in the end, since so many others have analyzed this to death, I would recommend just watching it with an open mind and seeing if you find it entertaining.
I thought it original to a point, well acted out, and while predictable on a couple points, for the most part, leaving me wondering when we would find out the absolute truth of what the heck was going on...
Maybe later I will put something more in depth here, but for now, beware of the critics and their "plot holes," because in the end, aside from a couple very small glitches, this was pretty well done.