- The entire film was digitally color corrected at full 2K resolution.
- Keni Thomas, who acted as both a military/technical advisor for and an extra in this film, fought in Mogadishu with the 3rd Battalion, 75th Ranger Regiment in 1993, the battle depicted in the film Black Hawk Down (2001).
- 875,000 feet of film was shot - roughly 150 hours. It took the editing team 6 days - day and night - to watch it all.
- During the last year of the production, sound engineer Steve Bartkowicz consulted the Frederick Military Academy Alumni Webmaster, Richard W. Abrams (uncredited), to determine which French bugle call would have been played during the opening massacre sequence. For historical accuracy, Abrams was also called upon to determine if the bugle call would have remained the same today as in the year of the massacre. The bugle call was found on a French military web site and forwarded to Bartkowicz.
- The French bugler shot in the beginning is writer/director Randall Wallace's real-life son.
- A good amount of the musical score is based around the song "Sgt. McKensie", which plays during the closing credits of the film.
- A theatrical re-release on 20 September 2002 in Arizona saw the world premiere of Randall Wallace's "Sonic Whole Overhead Sound" format, in which the cinema's audio system features a new ceiling speaker channel to convey height information. The mix was created by Mark P. Stoeckinger, in association with Dolby Labs and Todd-AO/Soundelux.
- The A-6 Intruder footage was originally shot for Flight of the Intruder (1991). This was necessary because the A-6 had been retired several years before this film was made, and so none were available to use in the movie.
- Although many of the names are never really seen or said throughout the movie, very careful attention was paid to ensure every member of the company was represented properly in the film. For every person that was a member of the company in real life, there was an actor on screen, most of which resembled the actual soldiers themselves.
- Was originally scheduled for a 2001 release but was pushed back so Chris Klein could work on American Pie 2 (2001).
- The first scenes in Vietnam show a battalion sign that says "Garry Owen". This was the famous marching song of the 7th Cavalry Regiment.
- The closing music, "Mansions of The Lord", has become the unofficial Army funeral hymn. It was used as the recessional at President Ronald Reagan's funeral.
- Body count: 305
- A total of three soldiers were awarded the Medal of Honor for the battle represented in this film. Joseph Marm Jr. received his shortly after the battle, Bruce P. Crandall in 2007, and Ed Freeman on July 16, 2001.
- The photographer, Joseph Galloway, married the daughter of Captain Thomas C, Metsker, who gave up his seat on a chopper to a soldier who was more wounded. He was then subsequently shot.
- A total of three soldiers were awarded the Congressional Medal of Honor for the battle represented in this film. Joseph Marm Jr. received his award shortly after the battle. Bruce Crandall and Ed Freeman received their's in 2007 and 2006, respectively.
- The first scenes in Vietnam show a Battalion sign that says "Garry Owen". This was the famous marching song of the 7th Cavalry and is actually one word, "Garryowen".
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- SPOILER: When 2nd Lt. Henry Herrick Marc Blucas is fatally wounded and giving his final orders his pupils are small as he is looking up into the bright sky. When he dies they can be seen to fully dilate over the course of a few seconds, as would happen in real life.
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