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Deception is their most dangerous weapon.
2003 | 98m | English
Popularity: 3 (history)
| Director: | John McTiernan |
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| Writer: | James Vanderbilt |
| Staring: |
| 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. | |
| Release Date: | Apr 18, 2003 |
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| Director: | John McTiernan |
| Writer: | James Vanderbilt |
| Genres: | Action, Drama, Crime, Mystery, Thriller |
| Keywords | hurricane, recruit, panama, covert operation, interrogation, dea agent, jungle warfare, military crime, army training, ex army, unexplained deaths, plot twist, u.s. army ranger |
| Production Companies | Columbia Pictures, Intermedia Films, Phoenix Pictures |
| Box Office |
Revenue: $42,792,561
Budget: $50,000,000 |
| Updates |
Updated: Aug 09, 2025 Entered: Apr 13, 2024 |
| Name | Character |
|---|---|
| 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 |
| Dash Mihok | SGT Mueller |
| Cristián de la Fuente | Castro |
| Roselyn Sánchez | Nuñez |
| Harry Connick Jr. | Dr. Pete Vilmer |
| Margaret Travolta | Nurse #1 |
| Dena Johnston | Nurse #2 |
| Nick Loren | Helicopter Pilot |
| Cliff Fleming | Helicopter Pilot |
| Steven Maye | CID Officer |
| Jonathan Rau | G.I. on the Tarmac |
| Tait Ruppert | Jeep Driver |
| Timothy S. Wester | Doctor |
| Chris Byrne | MP |
| Curtis Ricks | MP |
| Charles L. Fails | MP |
| Name | Job |
|---|---|
| Vera Mills | Set Decoration |
| John McTiernan | Director |
| Klaus Badelt | Original Music Composer |
| Harry Cohen | Sound Effects Editor |
| Donald Dowd | Editorial Production Assistant |
| Chris Navarro | ADR Recordist |
| J.J. Perry | Stunts |
| Gary Davis | Stunt Coordinator |
| Hank Amos | Stunts |
| Nick Brandon | Stunts |
| Christopher Byrne | Stunts |
| Wally Crowder | Stunts |
| Mike Justus | Stunts |
| Todd Rogers Terry | Stunts |
| Cheryl Wheeler Duncan | Stunts |
| Mischa Hausserman | Second Unit Director |
| Steve Mason | Director of Photography |
| Gary Kosko | Art Direction |
| Bruce Bisbey | Art Department Coordinator |
| Jeffrey Schlatter | Construction Coordinator |
| Ilene Pickus | Script Supervisor |
| Christopher Brooks | Music Editor |
| Gregg Rudloff | Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
| Tim Walston | Sound Effects Editor |
| Mike Chock | Sound Effects Editor |
| Ken Fischer | Sound Effects Editor |
| Terra Abroms | Post Production Supervisor |
| Dani Super | Casting Associate |
| Terry Ladin | Production Coordinator |
| John C. Stuver | Supervising Dialogue Editor |
| Nicholas Korda | ADR Editor |
| Jim McConkey | Camera Operator |
| Dennis Bradford | Production Design |
| Sandy Watterson | Production Supervisor |
| Deborah Palmer | Assistant Art Director |
| Gene Page | Still Photographer |
| Danny Mortenson | Transportation Coordinator |
| David E. Campbell | Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
| Kim Secrist | Sound Effects Editor |
| David Esparza | Sound Effects Editor |
| Ed Lewis | Casting Associate |
| Mitch Harbeson | Location Manager |
| Eileen Horta | ADR Editor |
| Scott Rathner | First Assistant Camera, Assistant Camera |
| Joe Humphreys | Electrician |
| Scott Stuart | Electrician |
| George Patsos | Key Grip |
| Julian Wall | First Assistant Director |
| Peggy Nicholson | Key Hair Stylist |
| Paul D. Kelly | Assistant Art Director |
| Conrad V. Brink Jr. | Special Effects Coordinator |
| Joel Sill | Executive Music Producer |
| John T. Reitz | Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
| Stephen P. Robinson | Sound Effects Editor |
| Justin Moritt | Unit Production Manager |
| Tom Fallon | Location Manager |
| Douglas Fox | Property Master |
| Denise Horta | ADR Editor |
| Becky Sullivan | Supervising ADR Editor |
| Gary Tuers | Assistant Property Master |
| Ryan French | Electrician |
| Jack Nealy | Electrician |
| Lisa Miller | Makeup Artist |
| Emae Villalobos | Costumer |
| Mike Hardison | CG Supervisor |
| Ray McIntyre Jr. | Visual Effects Supervisor |
| Joe Dorn | Supervising ADR Editor, ADR Supervisor |
| Gregg Silk | Sound Engineer |
| Mark Johnston | Sound Recordist |
| Patricia Story | Unit Publicist |
| Daniel W. Barringer | Stunts |
| Thirl Haston | Stunts |
| Douglas Neithercut | Stunts |
| Doug Snively | Stunts |
| Marc Wostak | Electrician |
| Clay Dale | CG Animator |
| David B. Moulder | Visual Effects Coordinator |
| George Macri | Visual Effects Producer |
| Shawn Sykora | Foley Supervisor |
| Mark Scovil | Assistant Editor |
| Robert Raring | Color Timer |
| Marylou Eales | Music Coordinator |
| Tobin Armbrust | Production Executive |
| Jason Gray | Stunts |
| Robert Lennon | Stunts |
| Dennis Scott | Stunts |
| Suzy Freeman | Assistant Costume Designer |
| Brenda Egedy Kolb | Extras Casting |
| Eric Thompson | ADR Mixer |
| Patrick Cusack | Assistant Sound Editor |
| Ann Scibelli | Sound Designer |
| Mo Henry | Negative Cutter |
| Dixie D. Walker | Production Accountant |
| Kevin Ball | Stunts |
| Kiante Elam | Stunts |
| Steven Ritzi | Stunts |
| Patricia McCorkle | Casting |
| Julia Starr Sanford | Set Designer |
| Andrew DeCristofaro | Supervising Sound Editor |
| George Folsey Jr. | Editor |
| Nancy Nugent Title | Dialogue Editor |
| James E. 'Eddie' Nichols Jr. | Assistant Editor |
| James Vanderbilt | Writer |
| Kate Harrington | Costume Designer |
| Douglas Plasse | Second Assistant Director |
| Brad Wilhite | Associate Editor |
| Tony Nagy | First Assistant Camera |
| Eric Amundsen | Second Assistant Camera |
| Nick Shuster | Second Assistant Camera |
| Nils Johnson | Video Assist Operator |
| Michelle Mader | Video Assist Operator |
| Stephanie Polo | Key Set Costumer |
| Morris Flam | Chief Lighting Technician |
| Clay Liversidge | Assistant Chief Lighting Technician |
| Billy Patsos | Key Rigging Grip |
| Tom Nelson | Sound Mixer |
| Daniel Rosenblum | Boom Operator |
| Karen Bosma | Assistant Production Coordinator |
| Patricia Vengoechea | Assistant Accountant |
| Rebecca White | Assistant Accountant |
| Peter Damien | Construction Foreman |
| Herman S. McEachin | Charge Scenic Artist |
| Rex Christensen | Set Dresser |
| Michael Tadross Jr. | Second Second Assistant Director |
| Norman C. Dulaney | Lead Set Dresser |
| Kory O'Donnell | Producer's Assistant |
| John H. Whisenant | Actor's Assistant |
| Leonard L. Thomas | Actor's Assistant |
| Julian Valdes | Unit Manager |
| Mauri Freed | Unit Manager |
| Raisa de Alba | Production Assistant |
| Maricarmen Arauz | Production Assistant |
| Terry Vanderwier | Extras Casting |
| Alton J. Ricketson | Unit Medic |
| Bob 'Smitty' Smith | Craft Service |
| Micky Gonzalez | Transportation Captain |
| Holly Sachi | Assistant Editor |
| Dan O'Connell | Foley Artist |
| John T. Cucci | Foley Artist |
| James Ashwill | Foley Mixer |
| Thomas J. O'Connell | ADR Mixer |
| Rick Canelli | ADR Recordist |
| Michael C. Casper | Additional Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
| Daniel J. Leahy | Additional Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
| Rick Camara | Sound Recordist |
| Barbara Harris | ADR Voice Casting |
| Ramin Djawadi | Music Arranger, Additional Music |
| Stephen Krause | Scoring Mixer |
| Bonnie Kanner | Executive Visual Effects Producer |
| Robert Rossello | Visual Effects Supervisor |
| Jonah Loop | Visual Effects Producer |
| Patrick Flanagan | Digital Compositor |
| Nate Haggard | Digital Compositor |
| James David Hattin | Digital Compositor |
| Devin Uzan | Digital Compositor |
| John Kirby | 3D Artist |
| Jeremy Bloch | 3D Artist |
| Tarn Fox | Compositor |
| Katrina Leigh | Production Accountant |
| Marc Kolbe | Visual Effects Supervisor |
| Craig A. Mumma | Visual Effects Supervisor |
| M.K. Gururaj | Visual Effects Producer |
| Howard A. Anderson | Visual Effects |
| Sylvia Barth | Production Assistant |
| Ben Bradford | Production Assistant |
| Patrick Curd | Production Assistant |
| Rob Dickerson Jr. | Production Assistant |
| John Fails | Production Assistant |
| Alicen Fonseca | Production Assistant |
| Richard K. Harris | Production Assistant |
| Mary Hess | Production Assistant |
| Boki Jovanovich | Production Assistant |
| Jason Rody | Production Assistant |
| Daniel R. Solomon | Production Assistant |
| Dana Kristen Vahle | Stunts |
| Name | Title |
|---|---|
| James Vanderbilt | Producer |
| Linda Favila | Associate Producer |
| Bradley J. Fischer | Co-Executive Producer |
| Anson Downes | Associate Producer |
| Arnold Messer | Producer |
| Moritz Borman | Executive Producer |
| Andy Given | Co-Producer |
| Nigel Sinclair | Executive Producer |
| Louis Phillips | Co-Producer |
| Michael Tadross | Producer |
| Jonathan D. Krane | Executive Producer |
| Mike Medavoy | Producer |
| Basil Iwanyk | Executive Producer |
| Lee Nelson | Co-Producer |
| Dror Soref | Co-Producer |
| Organization | Category | Person |
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Popularity History
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| 2024 | 4 | 29 | 77 | 15 |
| 2024 | 5 | 28 | 66 | 15 |
| 2024 | 6 | 22 | 34 | 12 |
| 2024 | 7 | 23 | 36 | 14 |
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| 2024 | 9 | 17 | 24 | 12 |
| 2024 | 10 | 23 | 53 | 12 |
| 2024 | 11 | 17 | 32 | 10 |
| 2024 | 12 | 15 | 26 | 10 |
| 2025 | 1 | 16 | 25 | 10 |
| 2025 | 2 | 11 | 21 | 3 |
| 2025 | 3 | 5 | 17 | 1 |
| 2025 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| 2025 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| 2025 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| 2025 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| 2025 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 1 |
| 2025 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 2 |
| 2025 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
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| 2025 | 8 | 903 | 903 |
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| 2025 | 3 | 371 | 493 |
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| 2025 | 1 | 299 | 412 |