Home » Arts & Entertainment » Movies » After “Rocky IV,” a joke circulated around Hollywood that Rocky had run out of earthly opponents and would have to fight an alien if a fifth film was made. That joke inspired the script for “Predator.”

After “Rocky IV,” a joke circulated around Hollywood that Rocky had run out of earthly opponents and would have to fight an alien if a fifth film was made. That joke inspired the script for “Predator.”

Movies / John McTiernan, Predation / / By

Predator (film)

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

Predator is a 1987 American science fiction action horror film directed by John McTiernan and written by brothers Jim and John Thomas.[4] It stars Arnold Schwarzenegger as the leader of an elite military rescue team on a mission to save hostages in guerrilla-held territory in Central America.[notes 1] Kevin Peter Hall co-stars as the Predator who is a technologically advanced space alien monster spying, stalking, and hunting the main characters. Predator was written in 1984, under the working title of Hunter. Filming ran from March-June 1986 and creature effects were devised by Stan Winston.

The b…
Read More

Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Predator_(film)#Production

Terms - Privacy