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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:
(165 articles)
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Lean, Mean Action With Arnold more (466 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:
Germany:18 (re-release) (2001) (JK/SPIO) | West Germany:18 (video premiere) (cut) | 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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Arnold Schwarzenegger noted that filming the climatic fight was made difficult by the fact that the late Kevin Peter Hall, who played the Predator, couldn't see through his mask. moreGoofs:
Factual errors: Although Dutch' body was covered in mud, his eyes never were. Eyes give also off a lot of heat, so the Predator could have seen him. 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
How does the Predator render itself invisible?What was the heated confrontation between Dutch and Dillon about exactly?
What the heck was that thing that hit Blaine in the shoulder before he was killed?
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Watching `Predator', which is one of Arnold Schwarzenegger's best action movies, it becomes obvious why Arnold's recent return to action (`End of Days', `The Sixth Day) have all tanked at the box office. For some reason, Arnold's chosen to play men with a dark past in his recent films, men with a complex background . . . men with laughably bad backstories. His great characters - such as Dutch Schaeffer in `Predator' - have no background. It's not necessary. The second Arnold steps onscreen, you know it's time for blood and bullets, plain and simple. Not every moviegoers' cup of tea, to be sure, but it works. Unlike `End of Days' or `The Sixth Day', classic Schwarzenegger action films like `Predator' never insult the audience by attempting to explain the often threadbare plot. Predator is kind of a Zen-philosophy action film - the violence and cheesy one-liners just happen.
`Predator' is a fairly simple story; it's essentially a sci-fi version of `The Most Dangerous Game.' A group of American soldiers, led by Dutch (Schwarzenegger) and his rival Dillon (Carl Weathers), lead a full-blown assault on a group of South American revolutionaries. Carnage ensues. After wiping out said revolutionaries, an alien creature armed to the teeth with high-powered weaponry - the Predator - assaults the American soldiers. More carnage ensues.
Hey, it's not exactly Shakespeare, but thoughtful, well-written action movies aren't exactly common. `Predator' works as an action movie - and as a darn good one - because it's kept simple (thus minimizing the plot holes and the head-scratching moments), it maintains a high level of excitement, action, and tension, and it's cool. Schwarzenegger is larger than life as Dutch, pure swaggering testosterone at its best. Jesse `The Body' rules as Blaine, Carl Weathers is icily cool as Dillon. . . and so on and so on. Enough sarcastic, macho one-liners and brutal firepower fill the movie to make it a male adolescent snapshot of tough-guy heaven. The Predator looks wicked as well - Stan Winston outdid himself, as the Predator does look and move like a vicious being from another world, and not just some stunt guy in a rubber suit. The direction by John McTiernan adds the final piece to the puzzle; the cinematography of the jungle is appropriately hot, steamy, and claustrophobic, and the quick pacing of the film moves rapid fire between all-out action and the tension of hunting one's prey . . . or being hunted. Everything adds up to a simple, streamlined, first-rate action movie.
Again, not the most intelligent film ever made, but `Predator' is still quite good - it's probably Schwarzenegger's best pure action movie. (Not his best movie overall, though; that honor belongs to the excellent `Kindergarten Cop'.) `Predator' is a lean, mean, intense action flick from start to finish.
Grade: B