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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 eponymous non-fiction book (1999) by journalist Mark Bowden , about the crew of a Black Hawk helicopter that was shot down during the Battle of Mogadishu .
Black Hawk Down, a 2001 film adaptation of Bowden's book, directed by Ridley Scott Black Hawk Down, the soundtrack to the film of the same name "Blackhawk Down", a song from the 2000 album Rancid by the American punk rock band Rancid; Delta Force: Black Hawk Down, a 2003 action game based on the events in Somalia
His experiences in Mogadishu were portrayed in the film Black Hawk Down. [5] Howe provided much of the information about Delta Force operations for the writing of the 1999 book: Black Hawk Down: A Story of Modern War. [6] He was the leader of the assault team that went in to rescue Army Rangers and Delta Force members in Mogadishu. [7]
The film was commercially successful despite receiving mixed reviews. Scott's next film, Black Hawk Down (2001), featuring Tom Hardy in his film debut, was based on a group of stranded US soldiers fighting for their lives in Somalia; Scott was nominated for an Oscar for Best Director. [2]
Joshua Daniel Hartnett (born July 21, 1978) [1] [2] is an American actor. He began his career on ABC's drama series Cracker (1997–1998), after which he became known as a teen idol [3] through starring parts in films such as Halloween H20: 20 Years Later, The Faculty (both 1998), The Virgin Suicides (1999), Pearl Harbor, O, Black Hawk Down (all 2001), and 40 Days and 40 Nights (2002).
Fortunately, the US Government was eventually satisfied that the film would portray the incident in a positive light, and shipped the helicopters to the location in two C-5 Galaxy transports. Ridley Scott says this was very fortunate for the film, since the title is "Black Hawk Down" and Hueys have no resemblance to Black Hawks.
The book was accompanied by a video, Somalia: Good Intentions, Deadly Results, produced by KVR Video, that was aired on CNN on 24 March 1999 in a 57-minute version, as Black Hawk Down: A Story of Modern War; it later won an Emmy. [11] The book was adapted into a 2001 film, directed by Ridley Scott and produced by Jerry Bruckheimer.
Mark Bowden (/ ˈ b aʊ d ə n /; born 1951) [1] is an American journalist and writer. He is a former national correspondent and longtime contributor to The Atlantic.Bowden is best known for his book Black Hawk Down: A Story of Modern War (1999) about the 1993 U.S. military raid in Mogadishu, which was later adapted into a motion picture of the same name that received two Academy Awards.