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Black Hawk Down (2001)

R  144 min  -  Action | Drama | History   -  18 January 2002 (USA)
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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

Writers:

Mark Bowden (book), Ken Nolan (screenplay)
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Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Josh Hartnett ...
Ewan McGregor ...
Tom Sizemore ...
Eric Bana ...
William Fichtner ...
Ewen Bremner ...
Sam Shepard ...
Gabriel Casseus ...
Kim Coates ...
Wex
Hugh Dancy ...
Ron Eldard ...
Ioan Gruffudd ...
Tom Guiry ...
Yurek (as Thomas Guiry)
Charlie Hofheimer ...
Danny Hoch ...
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Storyline

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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Plot Keywords:

Somali | Somalia | Warlord | Helicopter | U.S. Soldier  | See more »

Taglines:

Rangers Lead the Way. See more »

Genres:

Action | Drama | History | War

Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated R for intense, realistic, graphic war violence, and for language See all certifications »

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Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English | Somali

Release Date:

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Also Known As:

La caída del halcón negro See more »

Filming Locations:

Kénitra Airbase, Morocco See more »

Box Office

Budget:

$92,000,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend:

$274,347 (USA) (30 December 2001) (4 Screens)

Gross:

$108,638,745 (USA) (14 April 2002)
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Technical Specs

Runtime:

 | Germany:  | USA: (extended version)

Sound Mix:

DTS  | Dolby Digital  | SDDS (8 channels)

Color:

Color (Technicolor)

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1
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Trivia

As the soldiers prepare to take off Wolcott plays a version of Voodoo Child (slight return) in the helicopter. This version was performed by Stevie Ray Vaughan who died in a helicopter crash. See more »

Goofs

Anachronisms: While Second Lieutenant John Beales is having an epileptic seizure, Days of the New's "Die Born" is being played by the soldiers in the background. This album was not released until 2001. See more »

Quotes

[first lines]
Dan Busch: There. Technicals, nine o'clock.
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Crazy Credits

There are no studio logos at the beginning and the only opening credit is the title. See more »

Connections

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Soundtracks

"Gortoz a ran - J'Attends"
Written by Denez Prigent
Performed by Denez Prigent & Lisa Gerrard
Courtesy of Barclay France
Under license from Universal Music Enterprises See more »