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Director:
Writers:
Lyn Freeman (written by) &
Daniel Grodnik (written by) ...
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Release Date:
26 November 1980 (France) more
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Tagline:
The Alien Terror Is Here On Earth. more
Plot:
An alien creature stalks human prey. | add synopsis
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(2 articles)
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The Original "Predator"!!! Jack Palance, Actor. more (41 total)

Cast

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Tarah Nutter ... Sandy
Christopher S. Nelson ... Greg

Jack Palance ... Joe Taylor

Martin Landau ... Fred 'Sarge' Dobbs
Sue Ane Langdon ... Aggie
Neville Brand ... Leo
Cameron Mitchell ... The Father
Darby Hinton ... The Son

David Caruso ... Tom
Lynn Theel ... Beth

Larry Storch ... The Scoutmaster
Ralph Meeker ... Dave
Mark Ness ... Bill, the Pool Player
Burt Davis ... Old Man at Bar
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Kevin Peter Hall ... The Alien (as Kevin Hall)
Jeffrey Sudzin ... Ambulance Driver
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Additional Details

Also Known As:
Alien Encounters (USA) (working title)
Alien Warning
It Came Without Warning
The Warning
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Runtime:
89 min
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Fun Stuff

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The plot for the Arnold Schwarzenegger sci-fi/action film Predator (1987) also features the same idea of an alien from outer space that hunts humans. The same actor who plays the alien in "Without Warning", Kevin Peter Hall, also plays the Predator. more
Quotes:
Joe Taylor: 'Sarge' said that Alien was here for an invasion... that Alien came here only for sport to get him some trophies and we are the prized game. more
Movie Connections:
Edited into 42nd Street Forever Part 4 (2009) (V) more

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14 out of 17 people found the following comment useful.
The Original "Predator"!!! Jack Palance, Actor., 16 August 2005
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Author: Captain_Couth (sirjosephu@aol.com) from Sacramento, CA

Without Warning (1980) was an interesting movie. The plot was lifted and remade into a lame movie called Predator. This low budget horror film starred a trio of hard living actors (Jack Palance, Neville Brand and Martin Landau). Times must have been hard on these great character actors, sadly Neville Brand never received the recognition that he deserved as an actor. But LAndau and Palance went on to greater fame years later (the two even co-star in the highly underrated horror film ALONE IN THE DARK).

The movie is about a giant alien who likes to stalk humans. One of his weapons is a bevy of flying blood sucking star fish. After stalking a bunch of daft co-eds (led by David Caruso). A haggard and sun baked hunter (Jack Palance) decides to have some fun and hunt the ultimate prey! What will happen when the Alien tangles with a middle aged dude who doesn't care about anyone or anything? You have to watch WITHOUT WARNING.

Not a great film or a classic by any means. It's a fun party movie that gets better when you watch it with more people. Too bad it's hard to find.

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