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Black Hawk Down (2001) -- 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.
Black Hawk Down (2001) -- 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.
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Overview

User Rating:
7.7/10   85,170 votes
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Director:
Ridley Scott
Writers (WGA):
Mark Bowden (book)
Ken Nolan (screenplay)
Contact:
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Release Date:
18 January 2002 (USA) more
Genre:
Action | Drama | War more
Tagline:
Rangers Lead the Way. more
Plot:
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. full summary | full synopsis
Awards:
Won 2 Oscars. Another 4 wins & 29 nominations more
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(146 articles)
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User Comments:
So many elements combine to make this movie good.. especially the music more
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Additional Details

MPAA:
Rated R for intense, realistic, graphic war violence, and for language.
Runtime:
144 min | Germany:142 min | USA:152 min (extended version)
Country:
USA
Language:
English | Somali
Color:
Color (Technicolor)
Aspect Ratio:
2.35 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
DTS | Dolby Digital | SDDS (8 channels)
Filming Locations:
Kénitra Airbase, Morocco more

Fun Stuff

Trivia:
The documentary The Essence of Combat: Making 'Black Hawk Down' (2002) (V) that appears on the DVD is actually longer than the film itself. more
Goofs:
Audio/visual unsynchronized: In the scene where Grimes is covering Sanderson and fires his weapon towards Somalis with heavy machine gun mounted on a car (about 1:23), we can see the soldier who was ordered to cover Sanderson yelling "I'm jammed!" but his lips do not move at all. more
Quotes:
[first lines]
Dan Busch: There. Technicals, nine o'clock.
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Movie Connections:
Features Three Brothers (1944) more
Soundtrack:
Minstrel Boy (Film Version) more

FAQ

Why did the one soldier put the severed hand he found into his pocket?
What became of the Delta Force soldiers who volunteered to secure the overrun crash site?
What happened to Todd Blackburn? Did he live or die?
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74 out of 92 people found the following comment useful:-
So many elements combine to make this movie good.. especially the music, 31 August 2002
10/10
Author: GridGirl03 from Melbourne, Australia

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.

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