Black Hawk Down
Action, War
Sony Pictures Home Entertainment  (2002) 144 mins R

7.6 (77,666 votes)
Leave No Man Behind

From acclaimed director Ridley Scott (Gladiator, Hannibal) and renowned producer Jerry Bruckheimer (Pearl Harbor, Armageddon) comes a gripping true story about bravery, camaraderie and the complex reality of war. Black Hawk Down stars an exceptional cast including Josh Hartnett (Pearl Harbor), Eric Bana (Chopper), Ewan McGregor (Moulin Rouge), Tom Sizemore (Saving Private Ryan), William Fichtner (The Perfect Storm), Ewen Bremmer (Snatch) and Sam Shepard (All The Pretty Horses).

In 1993, an elite group of American Rangers and Delta Force soldiers are sent to Somalia on a critical mission to capture a violent warlord whose corrupt regime has lead to starvation of hundreds of thousands of Somalis. When the mission goes quickly and terribly wrong, the men find themselves ou...

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Cast and Crew
Josh Hartnett  ......  Eversmann
Sam Shepard  ......  Garrison
Ewan McGregor  ......  Grimes
William Fichtner  ......  Sanderson
Tom Sizemore  ......  McKnight
Eric Bana  ......  Hoot
Director  .....  Ridley Scott
Producer  .....  Ridley Scott; Jerry Bruckheimer; Harry Humphries
Writer  .....  Ken Nolan; Mark Bowden
Notes
Goofs:
Continuity: When the first Black Hawk is shot down, after it hits the ground you see its aileron at the rear without a pattern. The next time you see it (when the aircraft turns on its side) it has patterns on it. (more)

Trivia:
The film features soldiers wearing helmets with their last names on them. Although this was an inaccuracy, Ridley Scott felt it was necessary to have the helmets to help the audience to distinguish between the characters because they all look the same once the uniforms are on. (more)

Filming Locations:
Kénitra Airbase, Morocco (more)

Quotes:
[first lines]
Dan Busch: There. Technicals, nine o'clock.
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Awards:
Won 2 Oscars. Another 4 wins & 29 nominations (more)