Black Hawk Down

(columbia) Release Date: March 1, 2002 Director: Ridley Scott Cast: William Fichtner, Josh Hartnett, Ewan McGregor, Jeremy Piven, Sam Shepard Plot: An elite force of 120 American Delta units and Ranger infantry were dropped into Mogadishu on October 3rd, 1993, to abduct two of Somalian warlord Mohamed Farrah Aidid's lieutenants. Instead, two UH-60 Black Hawk helicopters were shot down, and what was expected to take an hour lasted 15, resulting in the deaths of 18 Americans, 73 wounded, and hundreds of Somalians dead. Website: www.mediatrip.com/blackhawkdown/