Factual error: In the first 15 minutes of the movie, a Delta Force operative is seen wearing a pair of Oakley X-Metal Juliets. The events portrayed in the movie took place in 1993. Oakley didn't make the Juliets until 1999. (00:05:02)
Black Hawk Down (2001)
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Directed by: Ridley Scott
Starring: Ewan McGregor, Sam Shepard, Eric Bana, Josh Hartnett, Tom Sizemore, William Fichtner, Ewen Bremner
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Struecker: It's what you do right now that makes a difference.
Trivia: When the Little Bird lands at the crash site, it's not an actor or a stunt man flying the helicopter. It's the actual pilot who landed the Little Bird at the crash site in Mogadishu. According to the book, during the actual landing, he was leaning out the window firing an MP5 with one hand, whilst landing the chopper with the other.
Question: What ever happened to the pilot that was captured by the Somalians (who had the picture of his wife and child), did he get rescued or killed?
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Answer: Mike Durant was released 11 days after his capture. He retired from the Army a few years later and published a book about his time in the 160th.