Predator (1987)

Director:

John McTiernan

Writers:

Jim Thomas (written by) &
John Thomas (written by)

Release Date:

12 June 1987 (USA)

Genre:

Action | Adventure | Sci-Fi | Thriller

Tagline:

If it bleeds, we can kill it...

Plot:

A team of commandos, on a mission in a Central American jungle, find themselves hunted by an extra-terrestrial warrior.

Plot Keywords:

Jungle | CIA | Alien | Predator | Helicopter

Awards:

Nominated for Oscar. Another 3 wins & 4 nominations

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

Also Known As:

Alien Hunter (USA) (working title)
Hunter (USA) (working title)
Primevil (USA) (working title)
Predator (Austria) (West Germany) [de]
Av (Turkey: Turkish title) [tr]
Depredador (Spain) [es]
Ha-Toref (Israel: Hebrew title) [iw]
Le prédateur (Canada: French title) [fr]
O Predador (Portugal) [pt]
O kynigos (Greece) [el]
Predátor (Czechoslovakia) [cs]
Predator (Serbia) [sr]
Predator (France) [fr]
Predator - Jagten er begyndt (Denmark) [da]
Predator - saalistaja (Finland) [fi]
Predator: Den usynlige fiende (Norway) [no]
Ragadozó (Hungary) [hu]
Rovdjuret (Sweden) [sv]

Runtime:

107 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English | Spanish

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

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

Certification:

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 | Philippines:G (MTRCB) | 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 Restricted

Filming Locations:

Jalisco, Mexico

Company:

Amercent Films

Trivia:

The sound editors called the Predator's shoulder gun the 'Parrot Gun', because when it moved independent of the Predator while aiming, it reminded them of "Peter Sellers with a rubber parrot on his shoulder."

Goofs:

Revealing mistakes: When Dutch falls down the waterfall, it is clearly a stunt double. The person falling down the waterfall has more hair than Arnold did in the movie.

Quotes:

[first lines]
Major General Phillips: You're looking good, Dutch.
Dutch: It's been a long time, General.
Major General Phillips: Come on inside.

Movie Connections:

Referenced in The Supermarket (2009)

Soundtrack:

LONG TALL SALLY

Sci-fi classic

One of the classic sci-fi movies and one of the most entertaining action movies ever made. Certainly one of the best Arnold movies, along with Terminator 1 and 2. Mix a simple but effective story, one cool alien, well directed action scenes, Arnold kicking ass and you get an top notch action movie. Sure, there are some exaggerated macho performances, but John knows how to do it with style.

So if you're a young (but not too young) movie viewer who haven't yet seen Predator, be sure to do so to get a sample of action 80's style with Arnold at his peak.

Rating: 8/10