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Basic (Special Edition) (US Version) DVD Region 1

Frances O'Connor (Actor) | Kate Walsh (Actor) | Taylor Hackford (Actor) | James Marsden (Actor)
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Basic (Special Edition) (US Version)

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John Travolta and Samuel L. Jackson team up in BASIC, an action-packed military thriller from director John McTiernan (DIE HARD). Jackson plays Sergeant Nathan West, propagator of a harsh military training program that appears to have pushed a group of young recruits too far, when an exercise winds up with them attempting to kill each other. Only two soldiers emerge alive from the slaughter, and Jackson isn't among them. Rogue DEA agent Tom Hardy (Travolta) is called in to question the survivors, teaming up with Lieutenant Julia Osbourne (Connie Nielsen), in an attempt to solve the puzzle. The two remaining soldiers (played by Giovanni Ribisi and Brian Van Holt) tell their conflicting tales, with director McTiernan utilizing flashbacks to illustrate what may have happened in the Panama jungle. It quickly transpires that Jackson and Travolta's characters are old army acquaintances, both with a penchant for unorthodox techniques; and when it transpires that corrupt doctor Bill Styles (Harry Connick Jr.) has been selling the recruits illegal drugs, it also appears he has a romantic history with Nielsen's character. The subsequent plot twists come thick and fast, resulting in a white-knuckle ride to the finale, in which nothing can be taken for granted.

"...McTiernan is in his element here, drenching the action in relentless wind and rain..." - Todd, McCarthy (Film Critic for Variety/ Directed VISIONS OF LIGHT (1992)), Variety, 03/24/2003

"...Action-movie director John McTiernan keeps things coherent and pacy..." - Guy, Westwell (Sight and Sound Critic), Sight and Sound, 08/01/2003

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Product Title: Basic (Special Edition) (US Version) Basic (Special Edition) (US Version) Basic (Special Edition) (US Version) Basic (Special Edition) (US Version) Basic (Special Edition) (US Version)
Artist Name(s): Frances O'Connor (Actor) | Kate Walsh (Actor) | Taylor Hackford (Actor) | James Marsden (Actor) | Omar Sharif (Actor) | Samuel L. Jackson (Actor) | Gena Rowlands (Actor) | Barry Levinson (Actor) | Brian Van Holt (Actor) | James Lassiter (Actor) | Roselyn Sanchez | Laeta Kalogridis (Actor) 法蘭絲奧歌娜 (Actor) | Kate Walsh (Actor) | Taylor Hackford (Actor) | James Marsden (Actor) | 奧馬沙利夫 (Actor) | 森姆積遜 (Actor) | 珍娜露蘭絲 (Actor) | 巴利李維遜 (Actor) | Brian Van Holt (Actor) | James Lassiter (Actor) | Roselyn Sanchez | Laeta Kalogridis (Actor) 法兰丝奥歌娜 (Actor) | Kate Walsh (Actor) | Taylor Hackford (Actor) | James Marsden (Actor) | 奥马沙利夫 (Actor) | 森姆积逊 (Actor) | Gena Rowlands (Actor) | 巴利李维逊 (Actor) | Brian Van Holt (Actor) | James Lassiter (Actor) | Roselyn Sanchez | Laeta Kalogridis (Actor) Frances O'Connor (Actor) | Ｋａｔｅ Ｗａｌｓｈ (Actor) | Taylor Hackford (Actor) | James Marsden (Actor) | オマー・シャリフ (Actor) | サミュエル・Ｌ．ジャクソン (Actor) | Gena Rowlands (Actor) | バリー・レビンソン (Actor) | Brian Van Holt (Actor) | James Lassiter (Actor) | Roselyn Sanchez | Laeta Kalogridis (Actor) Frances O'Connor (Actor) | Kate Walsh (Actor) | Taylor Hackford (Actor) | James Marsden (Actor) | Omar Sharif (Actor) | Samuel L. Jackson (Actor) | Gena Rowlands (Actor) | Barry Levinson (Actor) | Brian Van Holt (Actor) | James Lassiter (Actor) | Roselyn Sanchez | Laeta Kalogridis (Actor)
Director: Omar Sharif | Klaus Badelt 奧馬沙利夫 | Klaus Badelt 奥马沙利夫 | Klaus Badelt オマー・シャリフ | Klaus Badelt Omar Sharif | Klaus Badelt
Producer: Brian Van Holt | Laeta Kalogridis | Klaus Badelt Brian Van Holt | Laeta Kalogridis | Klaus Badelt Brian Van Holt | Laeta Kalogridis | Klaus Badelt Brian Van Holt | Laeta Kalogridis | Klaus Badelt Brian Van Holt | Laeta Kalogridis | Klaus Badelt
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Release Date: 2003-07-08
UPC Code: 043396097452
Language: English, French
Subtitles: English, French
Country of Origin: United States
Picture Format: NTSC What is it?
Color Information: Color
Disc Format(s): DVD
Region Code: 1 - USA, Canada, U.S. Territories What is it?
Rating: R (MPAA)
Publisher: Sony Pictures Home Entertainment
Package Weight: 113 (g)
Shipment Unit: 1 What is it?
YesAsia Catalog No.: 1004352025

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Director: John McTiernan

DVD Features:

Region 1
Keep Case
Special Edition
Widescreen - 2.39
Audio:
Dolby Digital 5.1 - English
Dolby Digital 5.1 - French
Additional Release Material:
Trailers
Audio Commentary: John McTiernan - Director
Featurette:
1. BASIC: A DIRECTOR'S DESIGN
2. BASIC INGREDIENTS: A WRITER'S PERSPECTIVE
Interactive Features:
Interactive Menus
Scene Selection
Text/Photo Galleries:
Filmographies

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