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Predator (1987)

R 107 min  -  Action | Adventure | Sci-Fi  -   12 June 1987 (USA)
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Ratings: 7.8/10 from 142,206 users   Metascore: 36/100 
Reviews: 529 user | 128 critic | 11 from Metacritic.com

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

Director:

John McTiernan
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Cast

Complete credited cast:
Arnold Schwarzenegger ...
Carl Weathers ...
Elpidia Carrillo ...
Bill Duke ...
Mac
Jesse Ventura ...
Sonny Landham ...
Richard Chaves Richard Chaves ...
R.G. Armstrong R.G. Armstrong ...
Shane Black ...
Kevin Peter Hall ...
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Storyline

A team of special force ops, led by a tough but fair soldier, Major "Dutch" Schaefer, are ordered in to assist CIA man, George Dillon, on a rescue mission for potential survivors of a Helicopter downed over remote South American jungle. Not long after they land, Dutch and his team discover that they have been sent in under false pretenses. This deception turns out to be the least of their worries though, when they find themselves being methodically hunted by something not of this world. Written by Laygz  

Plot Summary | Plot Synopsis

Plot Keywords:

Jungle | CIA | Predator | Helicopter | Alien  | See more »

Taglines:

Nothing like it has ever been on Earth before. It came from another planet for the thrill of the hunt. It picked the wrong man. See more »

Genres:

Action | Adventure | Sci-Fi

Parents Guide:

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Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English | Spanish

Release Date:

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Also Known As:

Depredador See more »

Filming Locations:

Jalisco, Mexico See more »

Box Office

Budget:

$15,000,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend:

$12,031,638 (USA) (14 June 1987) (1623 Screens)

Gross:

$98,235,548 (Worldwide) (1987)
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Technical Specs

Runtime:

Sound Mix:

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

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1
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Did You Know?

Trivia

The studio would not allow John McTiernan to shoot this film in anamorphic widescreen due to the complexities of the optical effects. As a sly sort of retaliation, the director added an anamorphic version of the film's opening 20th Century Fox logo, which looks noticeably stretched on screen. See more »

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 Schwarzenegger did in the movie. See more »

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.
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Crazy Credits

All the 7 main cast members re-appear in ascending order as their names are displayed to give a smile to the audience in appreciation. See more »

Connections

Referenced in Back to the Black Lagoon: A Creature Chronicle (2000) See more »

Soundtracks

"LONG TALL SALLY"
Performed by Little Richard
Written by Little Richard (as R. Penniman), E. Johnson and Robert 'Bumps' Blackwell (as R. Blackwell)
Courtesy of Specialty Records See more »