Predator 2 (1990)

User Rating:

5.9/10   

Director:

Stephen Hopkins

Writers (WGA):

Jim Thomas (characters) &
John Thomas (characters) ...

Release Date:

21 November 1990 (USA)

Genre:

Action | Adventure | Horror | Sci-Fi | Thriller

Tagline:

Pull over, park, and pray.

Plot:

The monstrous alien is at it again. This in time in Los Angeles, he leaves a trail full of dead bodies, and the only man who can stop him this time is Lieutenant Mike Harrigan of the LAPD (Danny Glover).

Plot Keywords:

Alien | Predator | Skull | Breasts | Invisible Monster

Awards:

1 win & 4 nominations

US TV Schedule:

Sat. July 18

3:30 PM

MAX

Cast

Kevin Peter Hall	...	The Predator
Danny Glover	...	Lieutenant Mike Harrigan
Gary Busey	...	Peter Keyes
Rubén Blades	...	Danny Archuleta (as Ruben Blades)
Maria Conchita Alonso	...	Leona Cantrell
Bill Paxton	...	Jerry Lambert
Robert Davi	...	Captain Phil Heinemann
Adam Baldwin	...	Garber
Kent McCord	...	Captain B. Pilgrim
Morton Downey Jr.	...	Tony Pope
Calvin Lockhart	...	King Willie
Steve Kahan	...	Sergeant
Henry Kingi	...	El Scorpio
Corey Rand	...	Ramon Vega
Elpidia Carrillo	...	Anna

MPAA:

Rated R for strong violence and language, and for sensuality and drug content.

Runtime:

108 min | Germany:93 min (TV version) (FSK 18 version) (heavily cut) | 103 min (vcd)

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.37 : 1

Sound Mix:

70 mm 6-Track (70 mm prints) | Dolby SR (35 mm prints)

Certification:

Germany:18 (video premiere) (cut) | Germany:18 (re-release) (JK/SPIO) (uncut) | Iceland:16 | USA:NC-17 (original rating) | Finland:K-15 (uncut) (2001) | Finland:K-16 (cut) (1991) | Finland:K-18 (uncut) (1990) | Malaysia:18PL | USA:TV-14 (cut TV version) | Brazil:16 | UK:15 (re-rating) (2007) | India:A | South Korea:15 (cable rating) | Australia:MA (DVD rating) (2005) | Australia:M (cut) | Australia:R (original rating) (uncut version) | Canada:R (DVD rating) | Chile:14 | France:-12 | Ireland:18 | New Zealand:R16 | Singapore:M18 | South Korea:18 | Sweden:15 | UK:18 | USA:R | Norway:18 (video premiere) (1991) | Norway:(Banned) (1990-2003) (cinema release) | Germany:BPjM Restricted

Filming Locations:

20th Century Fox Studios - 10201 Pico Blvd., Century City, Los Angeles, California, USA

Company:

Twentieth Century-Fox Film Corporation

Trivia:

John McTiernan was offered the chance to direct but turned it down to work on The Hunt for Red October (1990).

Goofs:

Continuity: When King Willie is killed, there is a large splash (and subsequent smaller splashes indicating footsteps) when the predator jumps into the large puddle. However, in the first shot, there is no visible "shimmer effect" from the predator's invisibility cloak during the footstep splashes.

Quotes:

[first lines]
Reporter: As drought-ridden Los Angeles swelters in agonizing heat, drug lords wage bloody warfare in the streets. Yet another open conflict... Oh, fuck this, get me out of here!

Movie Connections:

Featured in Los Angeles Plays Itself (2003)

Soundtrack:

EN MI BARRIO

One of my all time favorite Sci-fi's

I found this sequel to be much more complex and also more entertaining than the original. First of all the original revolves around Arnold S.(although I still find it to be Arnold's best movie, and also like Carl Weathers and Sonny Landham) who is this 80's action-man stereo-type one-dimensional feel-no-pain killing machine who nobody in their right mind can identify with and second the jungle is much too obvious a studio set.

The second Predator on the other hand is set in an anarchic future in the asphalt-jungle, midst a drug dealers-police violent confrontation(I loved the war-zone-city vision), and hunted by government agents(this being an excellent pretext to display some stylish shooting-techniques and unusual angles, and also explain the creature's nature and motives) who want to capture the beast(Gary Busey-another brilliant performance) to study it for it's killing potential. The voodoo-gang's whole mystique, the hard music score, the attention for detail - the south-American influenced interior design of the drug-lord apartment or the interior of the alien ship(there are some hidden treats for the trained eye, like the alien skull and other interesting trophies) and not at least the creature's design are just a few examples for the stylish quality of this much better than the original sequel. Danny Glover brings a touch of real to the tough but human lead character while Bill Paxton(bad-mouthed as always-I just love this guy in everything he's done), Ruben Blades and Conchita Alonso are the flavor of this adrenalin ride. Keep out an eye for the color composition of virtually every scene - a treat. There's no killing what can't be killed...