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12 June 1987 (USA) moreTagline:
If it bleeds, we can kill it... morePlot:
A team of commandos, on a mission in a Central American jungle, find themselves hunted by an extra-terrestrial warrior. full summary | full synopsisAwards:
Nominated for Oscar. Another 3 wins & 4 nominations moreNewsDesk:
(166 articles)
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It Hunts For Pleasure, It Kills For Sport................... more (467 total)Cast
(Complete credited cast) | Arnold Schwarzenegger | ... | Dutch |
 | Carl Weathers | ... | Dillon |
| Elpidia Carrillo | ... | Anna |
| Bill Duke | ... | Mac |
 | Jesse Ventura | ... | Blain |
| Sonny Landham | ... | Billy |
| Richard Chaves | ... | Poncho |
| R.G. Armstrong | ... | General Phillips |
| Shane Black | ... | Hawkins |
| Kevin Peter Hall | ... | The Predator / Helicopter Pilot |
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Also Known As:
Alien Hunter (USA) (working title)Hunter (USA) (working title)
Primevil (USA) (working title)
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View content advisory for parentsRuntime:
107 minCountry:
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1.85 : 1 moreCertification:
West Germany:18 (video premiere) (cut) | Germany:18 (re-release) (2001) (JK/SPIO) | New Zealand:M | Iceland:16 | Canada:13+ (Quebec) | Belgium:16 (video rating) | Finland:K-15 (TV rating) | Malaysia:18SG | Denmark:15 | Singapore:M18 (re-rating) | Singapore:PG (cut) | Brazil:16 | India:A | Argentina:16 | Australia:M | Canada:R | Chile:18 | Finland:K-18 | France:-12 | Hong Kong:IIB | Ireland:18 | Japan:R-15 | Norway:18 | South Korea:18 | Spain:18 | Sweden:15 | UK:18 | USA:R (certificate #28190) | Germany:BPjM RestrictedFun Stuff
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Supposedly, Jerry Goldsmith was originally approached to score the film, but was unavailable. moreGoofs:
Revealing mistakes: When Dutch is about to lift the running truck off the logs, the rebel is obviously looking to his right waiting for the truck to come by so he can look surprised. moreQuotes:
[first lines]Major General Phillips: You're looking good, Dutch.
Dutch: It's been a long time, General.
Major General Phillips: Come on inside.
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LONG TALL SALLY moreFAQ
What the heck was that thing that hit Blaine in the shoulder before he was killed?A Note Regarding Spoilers
Why do the predators skin and hang up their victims?
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"Predator" is a genuine Classic. Action, Horror, Sci-Fi it's all there. Lets see for starters we have Arnold Schwarzenegger, on top form riding to the peak of his action status, leading a team of tough Commandos. Made up of a great cast including Carl Weathers, Jesse Ventura and Bill Duke. They're on a mission to rescue Hostages from Gorilla forces but are double crossed by the C.I.A, stop there and you already have a great action movie.
But oh no, this film also has an Intergalactic Alien Big Game hunter equipped with plasma cannons, Stealth Invisibility and Thermal Vision. It would be so easy to imagine this film going nowhere if it where to have fallen into the wrong hands. You could really imagine a plot of an Alien hunting Commandos in the jungle coming off a bit lame but no, Fox thankfully had faith and McTierman had a vision. Fox's faith may have been down to there two previous unexpected big hits "Aliens" and "Commando" which you could possibly say this film is a hybrid of.
Film also benefits from being made in that 80s early 90s era where your action film could take its self seriously yet still not too seriously. One minute we see a fairly realistic use of of weapons and tactics the next Arnie throws a truck down a hill equipped with C4 and Jesse Ventura pulls out his M-134 Mini Gun and shreds some Gorillas.
The Predator it's self is a classic design, thanks to the genius Stan Winston, and in my opinion never looked better than in this movie. It looked slightly fake in Pred 2(Not a bad film too) and don't get me started on the travesty that is AvP. It could have been a different story if they had stuck to the big rubber turtle they had shot scenes with thank god Arnold himself suggested Winston.
I won't spoil the plot for anyone who's not yet seen it I just urge you to see this movie.