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Black Hawk Down (2001) 7.7
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7.7/10 from 190,084 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 Raz Mesinai
Performed by Badawi
Courtesy of Reachout International Records, Inc. (R.O.I.R.)
By Arrangement with Ocean Park Music Group
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The movie opens with a quote from Plato: "Only the dead have seen an end to war." An earlier cut of the movie opened with a quote from T.S. Eliot: "All our ignorance brings us closer to death." See more »Goofs
When Yurek runs to join Eversman at the first crash site, there are kicks of dust as bullets hit the ground as he runs for cover. The sound of bullets has been edited out however. Afterwards when Nelson runs the same route, there are no kicks of dust at all. See more »Crazy Credits
There are no studio logos at the beginning and the only opening credit is the title. See more »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
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I read Bowden's book by the same title. All of those who claim that this movie follows the book closely clearly lack in reading comprehension. The book took a balanced approach to the conflict. We learn about the events leading up to the Battle of Mogadishu. Bowden interviews both Somalis and US soldiers and we learn about their motivations.
In the Scott's work all of the characters are flat. They're cookie-cutter "American heroes" who are completely indistinguishable from one another. The Somalis are depicted as crazed hordes who are inexplicably hell-bent on US blood.
I could go on, but the opening "background" text says enough. It suggests that US soldiers were merely there on a humanitarian mission to rescue the population from a genocidal warlord. What they don't tell you is that shortly before the events in BHD, the Habr Gedir clan elders had met to discuss the peace proposal put forth by Admiral Howe the previous day. Due to lack of intelligence Cobra helicopters armed with TOW missiles attacked massacred 54 people. With this act they succeeded in making enemies of the entire Somali people. Note that military advisers were with the film crew and able to veto every decision.
Read Bowden's book or google the Battle of Mogadishu for more. Propaganda that is thinly dressed as entertainment gets 0 stars from me. The only difference between this and old Soviet propaganda is production value.