Predator (film)
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| Directed by | John McTiernan |
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| Cinematography | Donald McAlpine |
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| Music by | Alan Silvestri |
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| Distributed by | 20th Century Fox[1] |
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Running time | 107 minutes[2] |
| Country | United States[1] |
| Language | English[1] |
| Budget | $15–18 million[3][4] |
| Box office | $98.3 million[3][4] |
Predator is a 1987 American science fiction action horror film directed by John McTiernan and written by brothers Jim and John Thomas.[5] Arnold Schwarzenegger stars as Dutch Schaefer, the leader of an elite paramilitary rescue team on a mission to save hostages in guerrilla-held territory in a Central American rainforest, who encounter the deadly Predator (Kevin Peter Hall), a skilled, technologically advanced extraterrestrial who stalks and hunts them down. Carl Weathers, Elpidia Carrillo, Bill Duke, Richard Chaves, Jesse Ventura, Sonny Landham, and Shane Black are supporting co-stars.
Predator was written in 1984 with the 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, and it grossed $98 million worldwide. Initial reviews were mixed, but the film has since been considered a classic of the 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.
The success of Predator launched a media franchise of films, novels, comic books, video games, and toys. It spawned six additional films: Predator 2 (1990), Predators (2010), The Predator (2018), Prey (2022), Predator: Killer of Killers (2025) and the upcoming Predator: Badlands (2025). Crossover with the Alien franchise produced the Alien vs. Predator films Alien vs. Predator (2004) and Aliens vs. Predator: Requiem (2007). Schaefer would return in the video games Alien vs. Predator (1994) and Predator: Hunting Grounds (2020), with Schwarzenegger reprising his role in the latter.
- ^ a b c d e "Predator (1987)". AFI Catalog of Feature Films. Retrieved June 4, 2024.
- ^ "Predator". British Board of Film Classification. Archived from the original on December 15, 2014. Retrieved December 15, 2014.
- ^ a b "Predator (1987)". Box Office Mojo. Archived from the original on July 7, 2014. Retrieved July 4, 2014.
- ^ a b "Predator - Financial Information". The Numbers. Archived from the original on December 18, 2014. Retrieved December 15, 2014.
- ^ Johnston, Keith M. (2013). Science Fiction Film: A Critical Introduction. Berg Publishers. p. 98. ISBN 9780857850560. Archived from the original on May 5, 2016. Retrieved January 12, 2016.