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Black Hawk Down (2001) 7.7
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7.7/10 from 190,160 users
Metascore: 74/100
Reviews: 1,066 user | 193 critic | 33 from Metacritic.com 123 elite U.S. soldiers drop into Somalia to capture two top lieutenants of a renegade warlord and find themselves in a desperate battle with a large force of heavily-armed Somalis. Director:Ridley Scott |
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Cast
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| Ewan McGregor | ... | ||
| Tom Sizemore | ... | ||
| Eric Bana | ... | ||
| William Fichtner | ... | ||
| Ewen Bremner | ... | ||
| Sam Shepard | ... | ||
| Gabriel Casseus | ... | ||
| Kim Coates | ... | ||
| Hugh Dancy | ... | ||
| Ron Eldard | ... | ||
| Ioan Gruffudd | ... | ||
| Tom Guiry | ... |
Yurek
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| Charlie Hofheimer | ... | ||
| Danny Hoch | ... | ||
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Action/war drama based on the best-selling book detailing a near-disastrous mission in Somalia on October 3, 1993. On this date nearly 100 U.S. Army Rangers, commanded by Capt. Mike Steele, were dropped by helicopter deep into the capital city of Mogadishu to capture two top lieutenants of a Somali warlord. This lead to a large and drawn-out firefight between the Rangers and hundreds of Somali gunmen, leading to the destruction of two U.S. Black Hawk helicopters. This film focuses on the heroic efforts of various Rangers to get to the downed black hawks, centering on Sgt. Eversmann, leading the Ranger unit Chalk Four to the first black hawk crash site, Warrant Officer Durant who was captured after being the only survivor of the second black hawk crash, as well as many others who were involved. Written by Matthew Patay: revised by Brady Schloz
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Rangers Lead the Way. See more »Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)
Rated R for intense, realistic, graphic war violence, and for language | See all certifications »Parents Guide:
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Release Date:
18 January 2002 (USA) See more »Also Known As:
La caída del halcón negro See more »Box Office
Budget:
$92,000,000 (estimated)Opening Weekend:
$976,530 (Germany) (11 October 2002)Gross:
$976,530 (Germany) (11 October 2002)Company Credits
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Written by Scott Weiland, Dean De Leo, Robert De Leo and Eric Kretz
Performed by Stone Temple Pilots
Courtesy of Atlantic Recording Corp.
By Arrangement with Warner Special Products
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Ridley Scott had to drop his original ending as he found it too pedantic and boring. See more »Goofs
In the Spanish and German versions, when Garrison and McKnight talk about Spectre gunships, the word "gunship" is translated as "helicopter." See more »Crazy Credits
There are no studio logos at the beginning and the only opening credit is the title. See more »Soundtracks
"Creep"Written by Scott Weiland, Dean De Leo, Robert De Leo and Eric Kretz
Performed by Stone Temple Pilots
Courtesy of Atlantic Recording Corp.
By Arrangement with Warner Special Products
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I've just got this movie on DVD - I did see it on the big screen and it blew my mind. Being from Australia we had practically no idea of what was going on in Somalia, and after seeing this movie and then reading the book - it is an eye opener.
Now that I've watched it a few more times, I've noticed one thing with this movie. The music. Aside from the story and the cinematography and the editing which all are so well done that you feel like you are there with them; the music is a big contributor to the feel of the movie, and in my opinion, more so than in a lot of films.
It is very subtle, it has taken me 10 viewings to even notice there was music there. It really helps create the atmosphere, going from lighthearted, almost fun in the beginning with various rock/pop tracks into deep and moving operatic styles as the story progesses into the war and further.
It is the top of my list of favourites for many reasons, but I think mostly it is the way the whole package comes together to tell the story of what happened that makes it so good.
Well worth viewing many times over.