Who is grimes in black hawk down

In June Stebbins was court-marshalled and later found guilty of assault and rape of a girl under the age of Mark Bowden, who wrote the Black Hawk Down book and screenplay, this week told the New York Post that he was pressurised by the Pentagon to change Stebbins's name in order to avoid controversy.

Bowden refused to do so in the book, but eventually capitulated when writing the screenplay. Stebbins's ex-wife, for one, is angered by the changes. In a letter to the New York Post, Nora Stebbins wrote that: "[producers] are going to make millions off this film, in which my ex-husband is portrayed as an all-American hero, when the truth is he is not.

Then we'll rally at the crash site. Sanderson : My guys, let's go! Grimes : It's all in the grind, Sizemore. Can't be too fine, can't be too coarse. This, my friend, is a science. I mean you're looking at the guy that believed all the commercials. You know, about the "be all you can be. I made coffee through Panama while everyone else got to fight, got to be a Ranger. Now it's "Grimesy, black, one sugar" or "Grimesy, got a powdered anywhere?

Sign In. Black Hawk Down Showing all 14 items. Jump to: Photos 4 Quotes Grimes : [looks at Eversmann's face] Grimes : What's wrong? Create a list ». To Be Watched. The Films of Ridley Scott. Actors - Tom Hardy. See all related lists ». Share this page:. Clear your history. Grimes, played by Ewan McGregor, is a fictional character, though given his administrative position and penchant for coffee, he is unabashedly based on the real-life Ranger clerk Spc. John Stebbins, who was awarded the Silver Star for his actions during the battle.

However, Stebbins was convicted in for child molestation and is currently serving a year prison term. Actual Army Rangers -assigned by the Department of Defense- were used during the movies scenes of fast-roping from Black Hawk helicopters. Bruckheimer believed this to be a sign of good luck.