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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 141,939 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

Writers:

Jim Thomas, John Thomas

Stars:

Arnold Schwarzenegger, Carl Weathers and Kevin Peter Hall
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Cast

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Arnold Schwarzenegger ...
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Elpidia Carrillo ...
Bill Duke ...
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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  

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Plot Keywords:

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

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If it bleeds, we can kill it... See more »

Genres:

Action | Adventure | Sci-Fi

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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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Company Credits

Production Co:

Amercent Films, American Entertainment Partners L.P., Davis Entertainment See more »
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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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Trivia

Two waterfalls are used in the climax of the movie, both near Palenque in Mexico. The first is Misol Ha, just outside the village (beginning and end of the sequence), and the other is Agua Azul about an hour's drive away (the middle part of the sequence). See more »

Goofs

Revealing mistakes: When Poncho is hit with the log the Predator just shot, you can see the ramp that flings Poncho into the air right under him. 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

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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 »