Continuity mistake: Towards the end of the film, Tom Skerritt is on the same aircraft carrier as the fighter jets, but right after the jets bomb the enemy soldiers, Tom Skerritt arrives in a helicopter. There is no way that a helicopter is just as fast as an F-18 fighter jet. (01:44:25)
Tears of the Sun (2003)
Ending / spoiler
Directed by: Antoine Fuqua
Starring: Bruce Willis, Monica Bellucci, Cole Hauser, Eamonn Walker
Bruce Willis and 3 of his men survive, the rebels are defeated, and all the surviving refugees are reunited in Cameroon.
Jack Bauer
More mistakes in Tears of the Sun
Kelly Lake: The first name of the character of Johnny Messner, Kelly, means 'warrior' in Gaelic.
Trivia: "Tears of the Sun" was originally going to be the subtitle of Die Hard 4.0. Bruce Willis told the film company he would commit to DH4 if he could use the subtitle for this film.
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