Black Hawk Down

Black Hawk Down2001

Director: Ridley Scott
Stars: Josh Hartnett, Ewan McGregor, Tom Sizemore, Eric Bana, William Fichtner
Genre: Drama, History, Thriller
Rating: R (Restricted)
Runtime: 144 minutes

The Battle of Mogadishu is a largely forgotten, yet extremely important event in U.S. military history. When 18 American soldiers were killed and images broadcast of bodies dragged through the streets of an enigmatic African city, it was a horrible … more »



[Hoot removes magazine from the dead Cpl. Smith's rifle.]

Sgt. Eversmann:
What are you doing?

Hoot:
We need the ammo. You did all you could here.

Eversmann:
They should've sent a medevac.

Hoot:
Well, right now we'd be out there defending another crashed chopper, and more men would get torn up.

Eversmann:
Maybe.

Hoot:
See, you're thinking. Don't. Because, Sergeant, you can't control who gets hit or who doesn't. Who falls out of a chopper, or why. It ain't up to you. It's just war.

Eversmann:
Yeah, well, Smith's still dead. If Blackburn hadn't fallen, none of this would've happened.

Hoot:
Would have, could have, should have - it don't matter. You'll have plenty of time to think about that later. Believe me.

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