AVP: Alien vs. Predator (2004)

During an archaeological expedition on Bouvetøya Island in Antarctica, a team of archaeologists and other scientists find themselves caught up in a battle between the two legends. Soon, the team realize that only one species can win.

Director:

Paul W.S. Anderson

Writers:

Dan O'Bannon ("Alien" characters), Ronald Shusett ("Alien" characters),

Stars:

Sanaa Lathan, Raoul Bova, Lance Henriksen

1 win & 2 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Sanaa Lathan	...	Alexa Woods
Raoul Bova	...	Sebastian de Rosa
Lance Henriksen	...	Charles Bishop Weyland
Ewen Bremner	...	Graeme Miller
Colin Salmon	...	Maxwell Stafford
Tommy Flanagan	...	Mark Verheiden
Joseph Rye	...	Joe Connors
Agathe de La Boulaye	...	Adele Rousseau
Carsten Norgaard	...	Rusten Quinn
Sam Troughton	...	Thomas Parks
Petr Jákl	...	Stone
Pavel Bezdek	...	Bass
Kieran Bew	...	Klaus
Carsten Voigt	...	Mikkel
Jan Pavel Filipensky	...	Boris (as Jan Filipensky)

Storyline

When a private satellite encounters an unidentified source of heat in Antarctica and it is found to be a pyramid buried deep underground , a search team comprising of top-of-the-line archaeologists and engineers is sent to Antarctica to find out more . Once there , the team comes across signs which indicate that the place is inhabited by an unknown alien species . It is not long before the aliens begin to hunt the team members . At the same time , a trio of coming-of-age Predators have arrived to collect the skulls of the aliens as trophies , and the humans are caught between a deadly battle between the two warring species .

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Plot Keywords:

alien | predator | pyramid | antarctica | satellite | 

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Taglines:

It's our planet....It's their war.

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Genres:

Action | Adventure | Sci-Fi

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated PG-13 for violence, language, horror images, slime and gore

Details

Official Sites:

20th Century Fox [France] Twentieth Century Fox

Country:

USA UK Czech Republic Canada Germany

Language:

English Italian

Release Date:

13 August 2004 (USA)

Also Known As:

AVP

Filming Locations:

Courmayeur, Aosta, Valle d'Aosta, Italy

Box Office

Budget:

$60,000,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend:

$813,102 (Japan) (17 December 2004)

Gross:

$4,775,890 (Japan) (21 January 2005)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation, Davis Entertainment, Brandywine Productions

Technical Specs

Runtime:

101 min 104 min (extended) 108 min (unrated)

Sound Mix:

DTS Dolby Digital SDDS

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

The shot taken from inside the pyramid of the team approaching the top with their flashlights references the shot in Alien of the Nostromo's expedition team walking up to the entrance of the derelict.

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Goofs

The penguin lurking in the abandoned Antarctic whaling station is a Humboldt penguin (Spheniscus humboldti), a species found in coastal Peru and Chile - not the Antarctic region.

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Quotes

[first lines]
Technician: Hey. Hey, hey, come here, take a look at this.

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Crazy Credits

The end credits color and style (green computer text on black) are the same as the display of "Mother," the onboard computer in "Alien," right down to the underlining of important text (in this case, the department titles).

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Connections

Follows Predator 2 (1990)

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Soundtracks

"La Bamba"
Traditional
Courtesy of Extreme Production Music USA

User Reviews

Not as bad as some people make out

Reading some of the harsh reviews I thought I would comment. The big disappointment for me in the movie was the lack of gore , fox did get it wrong to make it a pg13 even though they tried to substitute it with monster gore. All that being said this movie is a visual master-peace, the effects are top notch with very good fight scenes and creature effects with the best looking Alien Queen to hit the screens, The story is pretty cool and it gives more insight of the Predators, It takes a while for the introduction of the creatures but once the ball is rolling its none stop action. Not the horror feast we all wanted but fun.