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Black Hawk Down

  • 2001
  • 16
  • 2h 22m
IMDb RATING
7.7/10
423K
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Black Hawk Down (2001)
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The story of 160 elite U.S. soldiers who dropped into Mogadishu in October 1993 to capture two top lieutenants of a renegade warlord, but found themselves in a desperate battle with a large ... Read allThe story of 160 elite U.S. soldiers who dropped into Mogadishu in October 1993 to capture two top lieutenants of a renegade warlord, but found themselves in a desperate battle with a large force of heavily armed Somalis.The story of 160 elite U.S. soldiers who dropped into Mogadishu in October 1993 to capture two top lieutenants of a renegade warlord, but found themselves in a desperate battle with a large force of heavily armed Somalis.

  • Director
    • Ridley Scott
  • Writers
    • Mark Bowden
    • Ken Nolan
  • Stars
    • Josh Hartnett
    • Ewan McGregor
    • Tom Sizemore
  • See production info at IMDbPro
  • IMDb RATING
    7.7/10
    423K
    YOUR RATING
    POPULARITY
    831
    34
    • Director
      • Ridley Scott
    • Writers
      • Mark Bowden
      • Ken Nolan
    • Stars
      • Josh Hartnett
      • Ewan McGregor
      • Tom Sizemore
    • 1.2KUser reviews
    • 225Critic reviews
    • 74Metascore
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • Won 2 Oscars
      • 11 wins & 37 nominations total

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    Josh Hartnett
    Josh Hartnett
    • Eversmann
    Ewan McGregor
    Ewan McGregor
    • Grimes
    Tom Sizemore
    Tom Sizemore
    • McKnight
    Eric Bana
    Eric Bana
    • Hoot
    William Fichtner
    William Fichtner
    • Sanderson
    Ewen Bremner
    Ewen Bremner
    • Nelson
    Sam Shepard
    Sam Shepard
    • Garrison
    Gabriel Casseus
    Gabriel Casseus
    • Kurth
    Kim Coates
    Kim Coates
    • Wex
    Hugh Dancy
    Hugh Dancy
    • Schmid
    Ron Eldard
    Ron Eldard
    • Durant
    Ioan Gruffudd
    Ioan Gruffudd
    • Beales
    Tom Guiry
    Tom Guiry
    • Yurek
    • (as Thomas Guiry)
    Charlie Hofheimer
    Charlie Hofheimer
    • Smith
    Danny Hoch
    Danny Hoch
    • Pilla
    Jason Isaacs
    Jason Isaacs
    • Steele
    Zeljko Ivanek
    Zeljko Ivanek
    • Harrell
    Glenn Morshower
    Glenn Morshower
    • Matthews
    • Director
      • Ridley Scott
    • Writers
      • Mark Bowden
      • Ken Nolan
    • All cast & crew
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    Storyline

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    Did you know

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    • Trivia
      Some of the radio chatter in the film was taken from actual radio transmissions made during the battle.
    • Goofs
      When a Ranger throws out a frag grenade, Sgt. Eversman warns his men by yelling "Grenade!" Proper designation would be to yell "Frag out!" as yelling "Grenade!" warns the men of an incoming grenade, not an outgoing one.
    • Quotes

      "Hoot": When I go home people'll ask me, "Hey Hoot, why do you do it man? What, you some kinda war junkie?" You know what I'll say? I won't say a goddamn word. Why? They won't understand. They won't understand why we do it. They won't understand that it's about the men next to you, and that's it. That's all it is.

    • Crazy credits
      The film begins with the words "Based on an Actual Event", followed by the quote from Plato, which leads into the informative prologue with the scenes set in Somalia, East Africa, 1992. The prologue ends with the opening title.
    • Alternate versions
      A longer version of the scene where Sanderson inspects Grime's foot was filmed, but cut. Sanderson finds a piece of shrapnel lodged in Grime's foot, but he didn't feel it cause it cauterized on impact.
    • Connections
      Edited into G.I. Joe - Geheimauftrag Cobra (2009)
    • Soundtracks
      Tall King Dub
      Written by Raz Mesinai

      Performed by Badawi

      Courtesy of Reachout International Records, Inc. (R.O.I.R.)

      By arrangement with Ocean Park Music Group

    User reviews1.2K

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    Bad Intel + Poor Policy = Dead American Soldiers
    Blackhawk Down exploits the tragic events of Somalia for use as a platform to unleash some of the best extended fighting scenes of any war movie. The scenes, at times incredibly life-like, are shot with outrageous depth and scale; missiles seem to come right out at you from the background, shots of helicopters feel so close you almost feel you're there, inside, and of course, a whole lot of bloody injuries, gunshot wounds, and lost limbs to bring it all home.

    The reasons for why the US found itself there are presented in terse fashion, the historical component being largely set up in the opening few minutes of the film, including on-screen comments explaining the situation leading up to the loss of American lives. After this point though, what we get is a highly stylized "get to know the characters" session, with a lot of male bonding and competitive angst between Army Rangers and Delta Force team members. After thirty or fourty minutes, I feared the worst for "Blackhawk Down", it was looking like, despite Ridley Scott's involvement, it might seriously fall victim to the typical Bruckheimer shlock element seen in Pearl Harbor, Armageddon, etc. I just didn't need the fluff, the male bonding-Top Gun testosterone crap. What would have been good is a serious treatment of the political blunders and foreign policy conundrum that led up to the events. But then, just when I let out a sigh, the fighting scenes kicked in and, almost as if the makers of BlackHawk Down knew it was precisely the right time to shift gears, I get swept up in the action. If you've seen Private Ryan, you have some idea of what level of graphic violence Blackhawk down presents. This film banks on its audience desiring action over answers, death of documentary, and it delivers. Scott's direction, as usual, is fantastic. But again, this is a film that serves as a catalyst for a war movie, the sad truth is that it really didn't matter what the historical reasons are that created the context for Blackhawk Down. Blackhawk down's war scenes could have been from any of a number of wars past and present. Obviously, it does bring back into focus the tragedy that befell our American troops in Somalia a decade ago. And the timing, of course, couldn't have been better. But we really don't learn much about the real behind the scenes story of what went on back in DC, and the aftermath of the tragedy. Now that I've seen the bloody but stylized battles of "Blackhawk Down", I'm hoping to see a quality documentary on this tragedy.
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    • Jan 20, 2002

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    • Couldn't the Humvees just crash through the roadblocks the Somalis set up?
    • Did Black Hawk Down really happen?
    • Why didn't the Black Hawks carrying the Rangers descend closer to the streets? Why did the Rangers have to "rope down"?

    Details

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    • Release date
      • October 10, 2002 (Germany)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Official sites
      • Official Facebook
      • Sony Pictures (United States)
    • Languages
      • English
      • Somali
      • Arabic
    • Also known as
      • Diều Hâu Gãy Cánh
    • Filming locations
      • Sidi Moussa, Rabat, Morocco
    • Production companies
      • Revolution Studios
      • Jerry Bruckheimer Films
      • Scott Free Productions
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    Box office

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    • Budget
      • $92,000,000 (estimated)
    • Gross US & Canada
      • $108,638,745
    • Opening weekend US & Canada
      • $179,823
      • Dec 30, 2001
    • Gross worldwide
      • $172,989,651
    See detailed box office info on IMDbPro

    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      2 hours 22 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • DTS
      • Dolby Digital
      • Dolby Atmos
    • Aspect ratio
      • 2.39 : 1

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