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Basic (Original title)
Dates: 2002 (Copyright), 20 June 2003 (Release)

Countries: Germany, USA, United Kingdom

Director: John McTiernan

Synopsis: Thriller. After four trainee army recruits go mysteriously missing, ex-Army Ranger Tom Hardy is called in to investigate what happened.

Genre:
Thriller
Credits (180)
©: IM Filmproduction und Vertriebs GmbH & Co KG, Presented by: Columbia Pictures Corporation, Production Company: InterMedia Film Equities, Production Company: Phoenix Pictures, [Production Company]: Orbit Entertainment, Executive Producer: Moritz Borman, Executive Producer: Nigel Sinclair, Executive Producer: Basil Iwanyk, Executive Producer: Jonathan Krane, [Executive Producer]: Guy East, Co-executive Producer: Bradley J. Fischer, [Executive Producer]: Louis Phillips, Producer: Mike Medavoy, Producer: Arnie Messer, Producer: James Vanderbilt, Producer: Michael Tadross, Co-producer: Lee Nelson, Co-producer: Dror Soref, Associate Producer: Linda Favila, Associate Producer: Anson Downes, Unit Production Manager: Justin Moritt, Panama Unit Manager: Julian Valdes, Mauri Freed, Production Supervisor: Sandy Watterson, Production Co-ordinator: Terry Ellen Ladin, Assistant Production Co-ordinator: Karen L. Bosma, Production Accountant: Dixie D. Walker, Location Manager: Mitch Harbeson, Location Manager: Tom Fallon, Post-production Supervisor: Terra Mair Abroms, 2nd Unit Director: Mischa Hausserman, Assistant Director (1st): Julian Wall, Assistant Director (2nd): Douglas T. Plasse, Assistant Director (2nd 2nd): Michael Tadross Jr, Script Supervisor: Ilene Pickus, Casting: Pat McCorkle, Casting (Extras): Terry Vanderwier, Brenda Egedy, Written by: James Vanderbilt, Director of Photography: Steve Mason, Camera Operator: Jim McConkey, Assistant Camera (1st): Scott Rathner, Tony Nagy, Assistant Camera (2nd): Eric Amundsen, Nick Shuster, Chief Lighting Technician: Morris Flam, Video Assist: Nils Johnson, Michelle Mader, Stills Photography: Gene Page, Visual Effects Consultant: John Sullivan, Visual Effects Co-ordinator: Dave Moulder, Visual Effects: Pixel Magic, PM (Visual Effects Supervisor): Ray McIntyre Jr, PM (General Manager): Ray Scalice, PM (Executive Producer): Bonnie Kanner, PM (Visual Effects Producer): George Macri, PM (Digital Compositor): Patrick Flanagan, PM (Digital Compositor): Nate Haggard, PM (Digital Compositor): James David Hattin, Devin Uzan, PM (CG Animator): Clay Dale, Visual Effects: Big Red Pixel, BRP (Supervisor): Robert Rossello, BRP (Producer): Jonah Loop, BRP (3D Artist): John Kirby, Jeremy Bloch, BRP (Compositor): Tarn Fox, BRP (Accountant): Katrina Leigh, BRP (Visual Effects Post Assistant): Heather Heuberger, Visual Effects: digital.art.media, DAM (Supervisor): Marc Kolbe, Craig Mumma, DAM (Producer): M K Gururaj, Visual Effects: Howard Anderson Company, Special Effects Co-ordinator: Conrad V. Brink, Special Effects Foreman: Robert Vazquez, Editor: George Folsey Jr, Associate Editor: Brad E. Wilhite, Assistant Editor: Holly-Sachi, Assistant Editor: Mark Scovil, Eddie Nichols, Production Designer: Dennis Bradford, Art Director: Gary Kosko, Assistant Art Director: Paul D. Kelly, Deborah Palmer, Art Department Co-ordinator: Bruce B. Bisbey, Set Designer: Julia Starr Sanford, Set Decorator: Vera Mills, Lead Set Dresser: Norman C. Dulaney, Set Dresser: Rex Christensen, Sculptor Department Head: Guy Ramsden, Sculptor Foreman: Darcy M. Jones, Property Master: Douglas I. Fox, Costume Designer: Kate Harrington, Assistant Costume Designer: Suzy Freeman, Key Set Costumer: Stephanie Polo, Costumer: Emae Villalobos, Mr Travolta's Costumer: Jimmy Cullen, Mr Jackson's Dresser: Askia Won-Ling Jacob, Men's Wardrobe: Gary Gennerich, Women's Wardrobe: Linda Gennerich, Make-up Artist: Lisa Miller, Mr Travolta's Make-up: Michelle Buhler, Mr Jackson's Make-up: Allan A. Apone, Key Hairstylist: Peggy Nicholson, Mr Travolta's Hairstylist: Yolanda Toussieng, Mr Jackson's Hairstylist: Robert L. Stevenson, Titles/Opticals: Pacific Title, Music: Klaus Badelt, Additional Music: Ramin Djawadi, Arrangements: Ramin Djawadi, Synthesizer Programmer: Rob Williams, Music Co-ordinator: Marylou Eales, Production Co-ordinator for Mr Badelt: Allison Clark, Executive Music Producer: Joel Sill, Music Editor: Christopher S. Brooks, Score Mixer: Stephen Krause, Technical Score Assistant: Ian Honeywell, Sound Design: Ann Scibelli, Manager of Sound Services: Aaron Green, Sound Mixer: Tom Nelson, Boom Operator: Daniel Rosenblum, Re-recording Mixer: John Reitz, Re-recording Mixer: Gregg Rudloff, David Campbell, Re-recording Mixer (Additional): Michael Casper, Daniel Leahy, Recordist: Mark Johnston, Rick Camara, Supervising Sound Editor: Andrew DeCristofaro, Assistant Sound Editor: Patrick Cusack, Dialogue Supervisor: John C. Stuver, Dialogue Editor: Nancy Kyong Nugent, Sound Effects Supervisor: Michael Payne, Sound Effects Editor: Ken Fisher, Sound Effects Editor: Harry Cohen, Sound Effects Editor: Kim Secrist, Sound Effects Editor: Steve Robinson, Sound Effects Editor: Tim Walston, Sound Effects Editor: David Esparza, Sound Effects Editor: Michael Chock, Loop Group: Barbara Harris, ADR Recordist: Rick Canelli, ADR Recordist: Chris Navarro, ADR Mixer: Thomas J. O'Connell, ADR Mixer: Eric Thompson, Supervising ADR Editor: Joe Dorn, Supervising ADR Editor: Becky Sullivan, ADR Editor: Denise Horta, ADR Editor: Nicholas Korda, ADR Editor: Eileen Horta, ADR (Assistant Editor): Marc Deschaine, Foley Supervisor: Shawn Sykora, Foley Artist: Dan O'Connell, Foley Artist: John Cucci, Foley Mixer: James Ashwill, Stunt Co-ordinator: Gary Davis, Stunts: Kevin Ball, Stunts: Henry Amos, Stunts: Daniel W. Barringer, Stunts: Nicholas Brandon, Stunts: Christopher Byrne, Stunts: Wallace Dwight Crowder, Stunts: Kiante Elam, Stunts: Jason Gray, Stunts: Thirl R. Haston, Stunts: Mike Justus, Stunts: Robert Lennon, Stunts: Douglas Neithercut, Stunts: Jordan Perry, Stunts: Steven T. Ritzi, Stunts: Dennis R. Scott, Stunts: Douglas Snively, Stunts: Todd Rogers Terry, Stunts: Dirk Vahle, Stunts: Cheryl Wheeler, Military Adviser: Charles L. Fails, Karen S. Monday, Unit Publicist: N. Patricia Story
Cast (23)
John Travolta (Tom Hardy), Connie Nielsen (Captain Julia Osborne), Samuel L. Jackson (Sergeant Nathan West), Giovanni Ribisi (Kendall), Brian Van Holt (Dunbar), Taye Diggs (Pike), Cristián de la Fuente (Castro), Dash Mihok (Mueller), Tim Daly (Colonel Bill Styles), Roselyn Sanchez (Nunez), Harry Connick Jr (Dr Pete Vilmer), Georgia Hausserman (pilot), Margaret Travolta (nurse 1), Dena Johnston (nurse 2), Nick Loren, Cliff Fleming (helicopter pilot), Steven Maye (CID officer), Jonathan Rau (G.I. on the tarmac), Tait Rupert (jeep driver), Timothy S. Wester (doctor), Chris Byrne, Curtis Ricks, Charles L. Fails (MP)