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2003/04/18 (US) | Action, Drama, Mystery
Deception is their most dangerous weapon.
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.
John McTiernan
Director
Lead Cast
John Travolta
DEA Agent Tom Hardy
Connie Nielsen
CPT Julie Osborne
Samuel L. Jackson
Drill Sgt. SFC Nathan West
Tim Daly
COL Bill Styles
Giovanni Ribisi
2LT Levi Kendall
Brian Van Holt
SGT Ray Dunbar
Taye Diggs
Pike
Budget
$ 50,000,000
Revenue
$ 42,792,561
Status
Released
Production Company
- Phoenix Pictures
- Intermedia Films
- Columbia Pictures
Crews
George Folsey Jr.
Editor
Steve Mason
Director of Photography
Klaus Badelt
Original Music Composer
Patricia McCorkle
Casting
Mike Medavoy
Producer
Mischa Hausserman
Second Unit Director
Dennis Bradford
Production Design