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Guns and (Shea) Butter: An Oral History of ‘Predator’

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In June 1987, 20th Century Fox released Predator. The story, by first-time screenwriters Jim and John Thomas, centered on Maj. Dutch Schaefer (Arnold Schwarzenegger, then still not quite having joined the first-name-only club), the leader of a team of mercenaries sent into the Central American jungle on a rescue mission who come face to face (well, Dutch does at least) with an alien hunter who makes trophies of men’s skulls.

The film combined pioneering visual effects, pithy dialogue, abundant gore, big-ass guns (of all kinds) and “one ugly motherf—er” of a now-iconic movie monster. It was a hit with audiences upon its release, but in the years since its legacy has only grown.

Whether it was the heat of the jungle or the haze of time that accrues over three decades, the stories from people involved took on almost a Rashomon-like quality. Why did the studio shut the film down? How much of the film was completed at that point (estimates range from “90 percent” to

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"Soon the hunt will begin."

―Predator tagline

Predator

Release date(s)

June 12, 1987

Country of Origin

United States

Worldwide gross

$60,000,000 (US)
$98,267,558 (worldwide)

Rating

MPAA: R
BBFC:

Predatoris a 1987science fiction action film directed by John McTiernan, starring Arnold Schwarzenegger, Carl Weathers, Elpidia Carrillo, Bill Duke, Jesse Ventura, Sonny Landham, Richard Chaves, R. G. Armstrongand Kevin Peter Hall. The first media in the Predator franchise, the film follows an elite team of mercenaries on a mission to rescue hostages from a guerrilla group in Guatemala. However, once there, the team finds themselves being hunted by a highly evolved extraterrestrial lifeformthat kills for sport.

The film was written by brothers Jim and John Thomas, and shot on location in the jungles of Mexico, principally in the vicinity of Puerto Vallarta. The titular creature was designed and created by effects artist Stan Winston, after an initial version by Boss Studios was found to be unsatisfactory.

Reaction to the film was initially mi

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The Predator (film)

2018 film by Shane Black

This article is about the 2018 film. For the 1987 film, see Predator (film).

The Predator is a 2018 American science fictionaction film directed by Shane Black, who co-wrote the script with Fred Dekker. It is the fourth installment in Predator franchise, but counting the Alien vs. Predatorcrossovers, the sixth film overall, and is set between the events of Predator 2 (1990) and Predators (2010). Black had a supporting role in the original film, while John Davis returns as producer from the first three installments. The film stars Boyd Holbrook, Trevante Rhodes, Jacob Tremblay, Keegan-Michael Key, Olivia Munn, Thomas Jane, Alfie Allen, Yvonne Strahovski, and Sterling K. Brown. It follows a group of PTSD-afflicted soldiers and a scientist who must team up to fight off an invading pair of Predators and discover their plans for mankind.

Talks of a new Predator installment began in June 2014, with Black being confirmed as writer and director; much of the cast signed on between October 2016 and January 2017. Filming too