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Release Date:
28 February 1985 (Netherlands)
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Tagline:
Alone, far from home, and far from justice, he has three days to learn the truth about a murder...and the truth is a story you won't forget.
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An African American officer investigates a murder in a racially charged situation in World War II. full summary | add synopsis
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Awards:
Nominated for 3 Oscars.
Another 3 wins
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6 nominations
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(2 articles)
Tuesday Top Ten: The Best of 1984
(From FilmExperience. 16 May 2009, 4:13 AM, PDT)
Movie Reviews: 'Basic'
(From Studio Briefing - Film News. 28 March 2003)
(From FilmExperience. 16 May 2009, 4:13 AM, PDT)
Movie Reviews: 'Basic'
(From Studio Briefing - Film News. 28 March 2003)
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A must-see mystery drama inside a WWII black army base
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Cast
(Cast overview, first billed only) | Howard E. Rollins Jr. | ... | Captain Davenport |
| Adolph Caesar | ... | Sergeant Waters |
| Art Evans | ... | Private Wilkie |
| David Alan Grier | ... | Corporal Cobb |
| David Harris | ... | Private Smalls |
| Dennis Lipscomb | ... | Captain Taylor |
| Larry Riley | ... | C.J. Memphis |
 | Robert Townsend | ... | Corporal Ellis |
 | Denzel Washington | ... | Private First Class Peterson |
 | William Allen Young | ... | Private Henson |
| Patti LaBelle | ... | Big Mary |
 | Wings Hauser | ... | Lieutenant Byrd |
 | Scott Paulin | ... | Captain Wilcox |
| John Hancock | ... | Sergeant Washington |
| Trey Wilson | ... | Colonel Nivens |
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101 min
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Color (Metrocolor)
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1.85 : 1 more
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Australia:M |
Singapore:PG |
Iceland:12 |
Netherlands:6 |
Argentina:13 |
Finland:K-12 |
Sweden:15 |
UK:15 |
USA:PG |
West Germany:12
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Adolph Caesar, Denzel Washington, and Larry Riley all recreated their roles from the original 1981 Lucille Lortel Off-Broadway production; when the play was revived in 2005, James McDaniel assumed Caesar's Sgt. Waters role.
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Revealing mistakes: The film is reversed during a play at second base, evidenced by the mirror-image numbers on the uniforms of the players.
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C.J. Memphis:
Any man ain't sure where he belong, gotta' be in a whole lotta pain.
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References The Glenn Miller Story (1954)
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An old movie I never saw but had heard about. It has held up very well over the two decades since it came out (1984). The DVD comments by the director are interesting: low budget, core cast came from Broadway stage version, filmed at Ft. Chafee, Arkansas, Governor Bill Clinton visited the lot, local buildings and people were heavily used. Denzel Washington is fine in an early role; Adolph Caesar (well named for his role!)is fascinating; Howard Rollins is a force. Hard to put a finger on a weak link. Much of the music and barracks scenes are improvised giving the word "ensemble" real meaning. Definitely worth a first or second look. The spontaneous celebration of the long-awaited announcement that the unit is finally going to be shipped to Europe to fight is a special and real moment--validating the men's commitments to the U.S., with all its flaws, and the army itself, which would gradually emerge as a leading force for racial integration in the country.