Synopsis
A team of elite commandos on a secret mission in a Central American jungle come to find themselves hunted by an extraterrestrial warrior.
Predator (1987) is a 1h 47min sci-fi feature film by John McTiernan. A team of elite commandos on a secret mission in a Central American jungle come to find themselves hunted by an extra... Selected for Fright Night Film Fest (2021).
Key facts
Cast
Arnold Schwarzenegger, Carl Weathers, Kevin Peter Hall, Elpidia Carrillo, Bill Duke, Jesse Ventura, Sonny Landham, Richard Chaves
Original language
English
First release
June 12, 1987 (Canada)
Production companies
20th Century Studios, Davis Entertainment, Gordon Company, Silver Pictures, Universal Pictures, FPT Corporation
Home video distributors
CBS/Fox Video (United States), 20th Century Fox Video (United States, Canada)
Setting
Guatemala
Filming locations
Mexico, Puerto Vallarta
Crew
Screenplay
Jim Thomas, John Thomas
Producer
Joel Silver, John Davis, Lawrence Gordon
Cinematography
Donald McAlpine
Editing
John F. Link, Mark Helfrich
Music
Alan Silvestri
Special makeup effects
Screaming Mad George
Trailer
Stills
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Festival History
- Octopus Film Festival 2024 - Święta w bunkrze, Pokazy specjalne
- Strasbourg European Fantastic Film Festival (Festival européen du film fantastique de Strasbourg) 2024 - JOHN MCTIERNAN
- Grossmann Fantastic Film and Wine Festival 2023 - RETROSPECTIVE: JOHN McTIERNAN
- Fright Night Film Fest 2021
- Neuchâtel International Fantastic Film Festival 2021 - Classics Reloaded
- Octopus Film Festival 2020 - Pokazy specjalne
Titles
| Original title | Predator | |
| Québec French title | Le Prédateur | |
| Alternate title | Hunter | |
| Alternate title | Alien Hunter | |
| Alternate title | Primevil |
VHS & home video releases
| VHS | CBS/Fox Video (cat. no. 1515) | 1988, United States, slipcase |
| VHS | 20th Century Fox Video (cat. no. 1515) | 1997, United States, slipcase |
| VHS | 20th Century Fox Video (cat. no. 2001744) | 2001, Canada, slipcase |
Releases & classifications
| Theatrical | Canada | June 12, 1987 |
| Theatrical | United States | June 12, 1987 |
| Theatrical | Argentina | June 18, 1987 |
| Theatrical | Japan | June 27, 1987 |
| Theatrical | Philippines | July 1, 1987 |
| Theatrical | South Korea | July 17, 1987 |
| Theatrical | Brazil | July 30, 1987 |
| Theatrical | Hong Kong | July 30, 1987 |
| Theatrical | Taiwan | August 8, 1987 |
| Theatrical | France | August 19, 1987 |
| Theatrical | Australia | August 20, 1987 |
| Theatrical | Spain | August 20, 1987 |
| Theatrical | Italy | August 22, 1987 |
| Theatrical | Germany | August 27, 1987 |
| Theatrical | Netherlands | August 27, 1987 |
| Theatrical | Austria | August 28, 1987 |
| Theatrical | Portugal | September 11, 1987 |
| Theatrical | Colombia | October 1, 1987 |
| Theatrical | Iceland | October 13, 1987 |
| Theatrical | Finland | October 16, 1987 |
| Theatrical | Sweden | October 23, 1987 |
| Theatrical | Denmark | November 20, 1987 |
| Theatrical | Hungary | December 6, 1987 |
| Theatrical | Peru | December 24, 1987 |
| Theatrical | Uruguay | December 25, 1987 |
| Theatrical | Norway | December 26, 1987 |
| Theatrical | United Kingdom | January 1, 1988 |
| Theatrical | Ireland | January 15, 1988 |
| Theatrical | Turkey | December 2, 1988 |
| Theatrical | Czechoslovakia | July 11, 1991 |
| Television | Netherlands | February 5, 2002 |
| Theatrical | Canada | February 4, 2011 |
| Streaming | Poland | August 6, 2020 |
| Streaming | France | February 23, 2021 |
| Streaming | Switzerland | July 4, 2021 |
| Classification | United Kingdom | 18 |
| Classification | United States | R |
Versions & editions
| Home video VHS | United States | 1988 1515 |
| Home video VHS | United States | 1997 1515 |
| Home video | Mexico | January 1, 2000 |
| Home video VHS | Canada | 2001 2001744 |
| Home video | Greece | January 26, 2001 |
| Home video | Sweden | May 23, 2001 |
| Home video | Germany | June 6, 2002 |
| Home video | Netherlands | February 6, 2006 |
| Home video | Sweden | January 9, 2008 |
| Home video | Netherlands | November 8, 2008 |
| Home video | Sweden | August 20, 2018 |
Full credits
| Director | John McTiernan |
| Cast | Arnold Schwarzenegger (Major Alan 'Dutch' Schaefer), Carl Weathers (Al Dillon), Kevin Peter Hall (The Predator / Helicopter Pilot), Elpidia Carrillo (Anna Gonsalves), Bill Duke (Mac Eliot), Jesse Ventura (Blain Cooper), Sonny Landham (Billy Sole), Richard Chaves (Jorge 'Poncho' Ramirez), R.G. Armstrong (Major General Homer Phillips), Shane Black (Rick Hawkins), Peter Cullen (Predator (voice) (uncredited)), Steve Boyum (Hostage Executed by the Russian (uncredited)), William H. Burton Jr. (Guerilla Soldier Shot Down from Tree (uncredited)), Henry Kingi (Guerilla Soldier Blown Up in Van (uncredited)), Sven-Ole Thorsen (Russian Officer (uncredited)), Jack Verbois (Guerilla Soldier Helicopter Pilot (uncredited)), Franco Columbu (Medic (uncredited)) |
| Screenplay | Jim Thomas, John Thomas |
| Producer | Joel Silver, John Davis, Lawrence Gordon |
| Executive producer | Jim Thomas, Laurence Pereira |
| Cinematography | Donald McAlpine |
| Editing | John F. Link, Mark Helfrich |
| Music | Alan Silvestri |
| Production design | John Vallone |
| Special makeup effects | Screaming Mad George |
| Visual effects | Adrian Duran Martinez, Alejandro Duran Vazquez, Bruno Van Zeebroeck, Daniel Cordero, Fermin Duran, James Camomile, Javier Moreno Buzzo, Jesus G. Duran, Joel Hynek, Johnny Borgese, Magdaleno Rodriguez, Manuel Cordero, Margarito López, Michael Bigelow, Paul H. Stewart, Pedro Gonzalez, Stan Winston, Steve Johnson |
| Costumes | Marilyn Vance |
Additional data: TMDB.
Source: Wikidata (CC0-1.0)
Source: Cinémathèque québécoise, linked catalogue data (CC BY 4.0)
