Basic

2003 film by John McTiernan
Movie film Q28776
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Summary

Basic is a film[1]. Basic ranks in the top 3% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,931 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Basic's instance of is recorded as film[3].
  • Basic was directed by John McTiernan[4].
  • James Vanderbilt wrote the screenplay for Basic[5].
  • Basic's composer is recorded as Klaus Badelt[6].
  • Basic's genre is drama film[7].
  • Basic's genre is action film[8].
  • Basic's genre is mystery film[9].
  • A cast member of Basic was John Travolta[10].
  • A cast member of Basic was Connie Nielsen[11].
  • A cast member of Basic was Samuel L. Jackson[12].
  • A cast member of Basic was Tim Daly[13].
  • A cast member of Basic was Giovanni Ribisi[14].
  • A cast member of Basic was Brian Van Holt[15].
  • A cast member of Basic was Taye Diggs[16].
  • A cast member of Basic was Dash Mihok[17].
  • A cast member of Basic was Harry Connick Jr.[18].
  • A cast member of Basic was Roselyn Sánchez[19].
  • A cast member of Basic was Cristián de la Fuente[20].
  • A cast member of Basic was Margaret Travolta[21].
  • Basic was produced by Mike Medavoy[22].
  • Basic was produced by Dror Soref[23].
  • Basic was produced by James Vanderbilt[24].
  • Basic's production company is recorded as Intermedia[25].
  • The original language of Basic was English[26].
  • Basic was distributed by video on demand[27].

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Authorship and Creation

Producers include Mike Medavoy[22], Dror Soref[23], and James Vanderbilt[24]. Basic was directed by John McTiernan[4]. James Vanderbilt wrote the screenplay for Basic[5]. Cast members include John Travolta[10], Connie Nielsen[11], Samuel L. Jackson[12], Tim Daly[13], Giovanni Ribisi[14], and Brian Van Holt[15].

Publication

Publication dates include March 28, 2003[28] and September 11, 2003[29]. The original language of Basic was English[26]. Genres include drama film[7], action film[8], and mystery film[9]. Basic was distributed by video on demand[27].

Reception

Reviews include 21%[30], 4.5/10[31], and 34/100[32].

Why It Matters

Basic ranks in the top 3% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,931 views/month).[2] Basic has Wikipedia articles in 20 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[33] Basic is known by 24 alternative names across languages and contexts.[34]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . Česko-Slovenská filmová databáze. wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  26. [30] ↑ . Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  27. [31] ↑ . Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  28. [32] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  29. [28] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  30. [29] ↑ . kinokalender.com. Retrieved . kinokalender.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [33] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [34] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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Edit History

Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 4d ago · Kwayst · 2026-10-08 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14724 → 18926183
    Sitelink count → 30
    Wikipedia languages → ['an', 'ar', 'arz', 'bg', 'ca', 'cs', 'cy', 'de', 'eml', 'en', 'es', 'eu', 'fa',
    P14821 → 264395
    + 1 other property edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ P14724: 18926183, Matched to [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/entry/302071598|Basic (#302071598)]] in [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/catalog/8232|Garance item (films)]] #"
  2. 9w ago · Jindřich Rubeš · 2026-08-09 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Filmová databáze film id → 28221
    "/* wbremoveclaims-remove:1| */ Filmová databáze film id: 32593, [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/264619|batch #264619]]"
  3. 15w ago · Yirba · 2026-06-25 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14449 → 6263
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/38225|batch #38225]]: MovieLens IDs (part 1)"
  4. 15w ago · Gerwoman · 2026-06-25 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Publication date → +2003-03-28T00:00:00Z, +2003-09-11T00:00:00Z
    Screenwriter → James Vanderbilt
    Duration → {'unit': 'Q7727', 'amount': '+98'}
    Decine21 film id → 1225
    + 32 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ Decine21 film id: 1225, Matched to [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/entry/204251147|Basic (#204251147)]] in [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/catalog/7078|Decine21 film]] #mix'n'match"
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