Predator (1987) Movie Info
| Field | Details |
|---|---|
| Movie Name | Predator (1987) |
| Director | John McTiernan |
| Screenplay Writer | Jim Thomas, John Thomas |
| Based on Novel by | — (Original screenplay) |
| Lead Actors | Arnold Schwarzenegger |
| Cast | Arnold Schwarzenegger, Carl Weathers, Bill Duke, Jesse Ventura, Sonny Landham, Kevin Peter Hall |
| Genre | Action, Sci-Fi, Horror |
| Release Date | June 12, 1987 (United States) |
| Duration | 1h 47m (107 minutes) |
| Budget | ~$15 million |
| Language | English |
| Country | United States |
| Box Office (Worldwide) | ~$98 million |
| IMDb Rating | ~7.8/10 |
| Notable For | Iconic alien hunter design, jungle survival action, thermal vision effects |
| Special Effects | Stan Winston creature design |
| Music Composer | Alan Silvestri |
| Franchise | First film in the Predator series |
| Cult Status | One of the greatest sci-fi action horror films ever made |
| Famous Quote | “Get to the chopper!” |
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AHHH-Nold, plays Dutch, the leader of an elite commando squad, who are selected to go deep into the Costa Rican rainforest and rescue a US Cabinet Member. After arriving at base camp Dutch is reunited with a former friend and soldier Dillon, played by Carl “Apollo Creed” Weathers, who is now an administrator. Dutch and team get their orders and pack up and head out for the target point. As usual in this type of flick Dillon is hiding some secret agenda that gets figured out about 20 minutes into the movie. To make matters a little worse the team finds another special ops unit that have been skinned alive.
Who could have done such a thing? The answer is a 7’4” alien bad-ass who is drawn to heat and conflict for a little bit of hunting. As Dutch and team begin to make their way back out to the extraction point members of the team begin to get taken out one by one. When the remains are found each body is missing the head. The Predator continues to collect his trophies until it comes down to Dutch and him alone one on one winner takes all. So get a ring side ticket and enjoy the carnage.
I wanna say that the Predator is truly a good flick. You have the great action hero in Arnold and a tremendous monster. Who unlike today, is actually a man, Kevin Peter Hall, who also played Harry in Harry and the Hendersons, in a rubber suit. A GREAT RUBBER SUIT. From head to toe the Predator himself is a beautiful and believable creation. To me the creature seems a mix of alien high-tech and brutal native type savageness, plus ya gotta throw in a little rasta due to the dreads my man sports. The other thing I loved about this movie was the Predator’s gadgets and mannerisms. The way we got to see “under the hood” so to say was great. That little clicking sound he makes, how damn cool is that? Not to mention the way he records sound bites and samples them faster than Moby. “Overhere.” “Turn around.” and that wild ass laugh at the end are terrific.
There is also one other thing about this one I love, the dialog. There is the main catch phrase from Arnold when the Predator removes his mask, “You are one ugly mother fucker”. But the best two come from Blain played by Jesse “The Body” Ventura. One is after being nicked by a bullet, one of his teamates says “You’re bleeding man” Ventura spits and goes “I ain’t got time to bleed”, what a classic, which I’m sure most of ya know.
My favorite scene in this whole movie is when the squad is heading out in the chopper and Blaine offers everyone a chaw of his Redman. When everyone refuses Blain sits back and goes “What a bunch of slack jawed faggots around here, this stuff will make you a sexual Tyrannosaurus, just like me.” For some reason I just love it man. In all this flick kicks ass. Some may say more Sci-Fi, but it has a great monster and some gruesome kills.
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