Black Hawk Down (2001)

***Black Hawk Down*** is a 2001 war film directed and produced by Ridley Scott, and co-produced by Jerry Bruckheimer, from a screenplay by Ken Nolan. It is based on the 1999 non-fiction book of the same name by journalist Mark Bowden, about the U.S. military's 1993 raid in Mogadishu. The film features a large ensemble cast, including Josh Hartnett, Ewan McGregor, Eric Bana, Tom Sizemore, William Fichtner, Jason Isaacs, Sam Shepard, Jeremy Piven and Tom Hardy in his first film role. Orlando Bloom, Ty Burrell, and Nikolaj Coster-Waldau also have minor roles.

*Black Hawk Down* had a limited release on December 28, 2001, and went into the public on January 18, 2002. The film received positive reviews from film critics, although it was criticized for inaccuracies, and sparked controversy for its portrayal of Somalis. The film performed modestly well at the box office, grossing $172 million worldwide against a production budget of $92 to $110 million. *Black Hawk Down* won two Academy Awards for Best Film Editing and Best Sound at the 74th Academy Awards. In 2006, an extended cut of the film was released on DVD. The cut contains an additional eight minutes of footage, increasing the running time to 152 minutes. This extended cut was released on Blu-ray and in 4K on May 7, 2019.

## Shooting

* Filming was from March 3rd, 2001 - late June of 2001.

## Cast

* Josh Hartnett - SSG Matt Eversmann
* Ewan McGregor - SPC John "Grimesey" Grimes
* Tom Sizemore - Lieutenant Colonel Danny McKnight
* Eric Bana - SFC Norm "Hoot" Gibson
* William Fichtner - SFC Jeff Sanderson
* Ewen Bremner - SPC Shawn Nelson
* Sam Shepard - Major General William F. Garrison
* Gabriel Casseus - SPC Mike Kurth
* Kim Coates - MSG Chris Wex
* Hugh Dancy - SFC Kurt "Doc" Schmid
* Ron Eldard - CWO4 Michael J. Durant
* Ioan Gruffudd - Lieutenant John Beales
* Tom Guiry - Sergeant Ed Yurek (as Thomas Guiry)
* Charlie Hofheimer - Corporal Jamie Smith
* Danny Hoch - Sergeant Dominick Pilla
* Jason Isaacs - Captain Mike Steele
* Zeljko Ivanek - Lieutenant Colonel Gary L. Harrell
* Glenn Morshower - Colonel Thomas E. Matthews
* Jeremy Piven - CW4 Clifton Wolcott
* Brendan Sexton III - Private Richard "Alphabet" Kowalewski
* Johnny Strong - SFC Randy Shughart
* Richard Tyson - SSG Daniel Busch
* Brian Van Holt - SSG Jeffery Dean Struecker
* Nikolaj Coster-Waldau - MGS Gary Ivan Gordon
* Steven Ford - Lieutenant Colonel Joe Cribbs
* Ian Virgo - PFC John Waddell
* Tom Hardy - SPC Lance Twombly (as Thomas Hardy)
* Gregory Sporleder - Sergeant Scott Galentine
* Carmine Giovinazzo - Sergeant Mike Goodale
* Chris Beetem - Sergeant Casey Joyce
* Tac Fitzgerald - SPC Brad Thomas
* Matthew Marsden - SPC Dale Sizemore
* Orlando Bloom - PFC Todd Blackburn
* Kent Linville - PFC Clay Othic
* Enrique Murciano - Sergeant Lorenzo Ruiz
* Michael Roof - Private John Maddox
* George Harris - Osman Ali Atto
* Razaaq Adoti - Yousuf Dahir Mo'alim
* Treva Etienne - Firimbi, propaganda minister for Aidid and Durant's caretaker
* Abdibashir Mohamed Hersi - Somali Spy
* Pavel Vokoun - CW3 Bull Briley
* Dan Woods - MSG Scott C. Fales
* Ty Burrell - TSgt Timothy A. Wilkinson
* Boyd Kestner - CW3 Mike Goffena
* Jason Hildebrandt - CW3 Dan Jollota
* Kofi Amankwah - Somali Kid
* Joshua Quarcoo - Somali Kid
* Johann Myers - Somali Father
* Lee Geohagen - Somali Son with Gun

**Rest of cast listed alphabetically:**

* Marcus Ashley - Jackson (uncredited)
* Tommy Dallace - Iceman (uncredited)
* Giannina Facio - Stephanie Shughart (uncredited)
* Corey Johnson - U.S. Medic (uncredited)
* Norman Campbell Rees - Lieutenant Tom DiTomasso (uncredited)
* Gibson Rickenbacker - U.S Soldier (uncredited)
* Nikky Smedley - Stout Attendant (uncredited)