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- How long is Basic?
- Basic is 1 hr 35 min long.
- Who directed Basic?
- John McTiernan
- Who is Tom Hardy in Basic?
- John Travolta plays Tom Hardy in the film.
- What is Basic about?
- When a legendary commander (Samuel L. Jackson) and several of his men turn up missing, the last thing the government wants is a rogue DEA agent (John Travolta) investigating the disappearance. As the investigation unfolds, the agent is placed in direct conflict with the Army's official investigating officer (Connie Nielsen) and nothing is as it seems.