Predator (film)
Predator is a 1987 American science fiction action horror film directed by John McTiernan and written by brothers Jim and John Thomas. Arnold Schwarzenegger stars as Dutch, the leader of a paramilitary rescue team on a mission to save hostages in a Central American rainforest, who encounters a deadly Predator, a skilled and technologically advanced extraterrestrial that stalks and hunts his team down. The film also features Elpidia Carrillo, Carl Weathers, Richard Chaves, Sonny Landham, Bill Duke, Jesse Ventura and Shane Black.
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Predator is a 1987 science fiction action film starring Arnold Schwarzenegger as a military team leader whose rescue mission in a Central American rainforest turns into a deadly encounter with an advanced alien hunter. The film is notable as an influential blend of action and horror genres that became a landmark entry in 1980s cinema.
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7.6A team of elite commandos on a secret mission in a Central American jungle come to find themselves hunted by an extraterrestrial warrior.
Released: 1987-06-12107 minDir: John McTiernanScience Fiction, Action, Adventure, ThrillerBudget: $15.0MBox office: $98.3MPart of: Predator Collection
Cast
- Arnold Schwarzenegger as Major Alan "Dutch" Schaefer
- Carl Weathers as Al Dillon
- Kevin Peter Hall as The Predator / Helicopter Pilot
- Elpidia Carrillo as Anna Gonsalves
- Bill Duke as Mac Eliot
- Jesse Ventura as Blain Cooper
Themes
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Predator is a 1987 American science fiction action horror film directed by John McTiernan and written by brothers Jim and John Thomas. Arnold Schwarzenegger stars as Dutch, the leader of a paramilitary rescue team on a mission to save hostages in a Central American rainforest, who encounters a deadly Predator (Kevin Peter Hall), a skilled and technologically advanced extraterrestrial that stalks and hunts his team down. The film also features Elpidia Carrillo, Carl Weathers, Richard Chaves, Sonny Landham, Bill Duke, Jesse Ventura and Shane Black.
Predator was written in 1984 with a working title of Hunter. Filming ran from March to June 1986 with creature effects, devised by Stan Winston and a budget of around $15 million. 20th Century Fox released the film on June 12, 1987, in the United States of America, and it grossed $98 million worldwide. Initial reviews were mixed, but the film has since been considered a classic of action and science fiction genres and one of the best films of the 1980s, and was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Visual Effects.