Basic movie cast: Who’s in the military thriller movie?

Actors John Travolta and Samuel L. Jackson worked together for the first time in the 1994 crime movie Pulp Fiction. Then in 2003, the two stars got to work opposite each other once again in the mystery action-thriller, Basic, which is streaming on Netflix. Who else joins the two talents onscreen?

The military drama follows “experienced investigator” Tom Hardy (Travolta) as he tries to figure out how four U.S. soldiers were killed in a training mission in Panama, and where their leader, Sgt. Nathan West (Jackson) is after goin missing, per the synopsis. There’s two survivors from the group, but when they start talking to investigators, their stories don’t match the others. What could they be hiding?

Just with Travolta and Jackson in the cast list, you know this is a film worth watching! Who else stars in the production? We’ve got the answer for you below!

Basic movie cast: Who’s in the military thriller movie?

Of course when you say the name John Travolta, it’s his role as Danny Zuko from Grease that pops into our minds straight away! Jackson is a very well-known and established actor in the industry, recognized for many roles. Some of them include Jedi Mace Windu in the Star Wars prequel trilogy and Nick Fury in the MCU films. We shared the cast list of Basic below:

• John Travolta as DEA Agent (later Colonel) Tom Hardy
• Samuel L. Jackson as Master Sergeant Nathan West
• Connie Nielsen as Captain Julia Osborne
• Tim Daly as Colonel Bill Styles
• Giovanni Ribisi as Second Lieutenant Levi Kendall
• Brian Van Holt as Sergeant Ray Dunbar
• Taye Diggs as Jay Pike
• Dash Mihok as Sergeant Mueller
• Cristián de la Fuente as Castro
• Roselyn Sánchez as Nuñez
• Harry Connick Jr. as Dr. Peter Vilmer

The film is directed by John McTiernan and written by James Vanderbilt. Those taking on producing duties are Mike Medavoy, Arnie Messer, James Vanderbilt, and Michael Tadross.

The movie Basic is streaming on Netflix.