Black Hawk Down
Movie, 2001, The 2000s, Set in Mogadishu
Black Hawk Down is #9 of 25 in release order and #9 of 25 in chronological order in the Hans Zimmer.
The story
When U.S. Rangers and an elite Delta Force team attempt to kidnap two underlings of a Somali warlord, their Black Hawk helicopters are shot down, and the Americans suffer heavy casualties, facing intense fighting from the militia on the ground.
Black Hawk Down recap
Black Hawk Down (2001) recreates the 1993 battle of Mogadishu, when a U.S. raid to seize two warlord aides went wrong after two helicopters were shot down. Ridley Scott directs, adapting Mark Bowden's 1999 book. Army Rangers and Delta Force operators under Major General William Garrison (Sam Shepard) fly into the Somali capital on October 3 to capture lieutenants of the warlord Mohamed Farrah Aidid. Staff Sergeant Matt Eversmann (Josh Hartnett) leads a Ranger squad for the first time; Sergeant First Class Norm "Hoot" Gibson (Eric Bana) is a Delta veteran; Specialist John Grimes (Ewan McGregor) is a clerk pressed into the fight. Private Todd Blackburn (Orlando Bloom) falls from a helicopter during the insertion. The capture succeeds, but militia fire brings down the Black Hawk Super Six-One and then Super Six-Four. A ground convoy under Lieutenant Colonel Danny McKnight (Tom Sizemore) gets lost in the streets, and the soldiers are pinned down overnight. Zimmer's score, in cues such as "Leave No Man Behind", drives the street fighting with electric guitar and drums alongside the Senegalese singer Baaba Maal.
Black Hawk Down ending explained
Black Hawk Down ends with a United Nations relief column reaching the trapped soldiers at dawn and the survivors running the last stretch to a stadium on foot. Two Delta snipers die defending the crash site of Super Six-Four, whose pilot Michael Durant is captured. Eversmann tells a dead comrade he will tell his family. Closing titles report that 19 Americans and more than 1,000 Somalis died, and that Durant was released after 11 days.
Post-credits scenes
No. There is no post-credits scene.
Where to watch Black Hawk Down
Black Hawk Down is streaming on Apple TV, Kanopy, Hoopla, Fandango at Home Free, and Fawesome in the US. You can rent or buy it on Amazon, Apple TV, and Google Play.
Ratings
IMDb 7.7/10, Rotten Tomatoes 77%
Where it fits
- Release order: after Gladiator, before Batman Begins.
- Chronological order: after Gladiator, before Batman Begins.
Cast
- Josh Hartnett as Eversmann
- Ewan McGregor as Grimes
- Tom Sizemore as McKnight
- Eric Bana as Hoot
- William Fichtner as Sanderson
- Ewen Bremner as Nelson
- Sam Shepard as Garrison
- Gabriel Casseus as Kurth
- Kim Coates as Wex
- Hugh Dancy as Schmid
- Ron Eldard as Durant
- Ioan Gruffudd as Beales
Directed by Ridley Scott.