Poncho: Get that stinking sh*t out of my face!
Blaine: You're all a bunch of slack jawed faggots! This stuff will make you a sexual Tyrannosaurus. Just like me!
When the predator has been hit by Arnie, the camera and cable is reflected on his face. This also happens when Arnie is calling for Billy - you can see it reflected on his arm. See more...
Kevin Peter Hall, who plays the Predator, also appears as the pilot of the general's helicopter at the end of the film. See more...
Directed by John McTiernan, starring Arnold Schwarzenegger, Bill Duke, Carl Weathers, Elpidia Carrillo, Jesse Ventura, Kevin Peter Hall (add more)
Genres: Action, Adventure, Horror, Sci-fi, Thriller
The "questions" section is for any random questions that occurred to you while watching this film, or anything you didn't entirely understand, and which Google or the IMDb can't help with. Submit them as a question, and hopefully someone will answer (the bold comments in brackets) - check back regularly. If the answer is wrong, or missing information, please use the "clarify answer" option. Don't feel limited - want to know what music played in a certain scene? Whether this was the first film to use a certain effect? Here's the place to ask!
In the scene where Billy is looking up into the trees just before he finds the skinned bodies, is it just me or is the cloaked predator standing just to the left of those trees? [He is there. There are several scenes in the movie where the predator is in the shot but the other characters (and often the audience) are unaware of it.]
Could Hawkins have become a commando (or even a marine) in real life, considering he wore glasses which would have limited him during any battle? [As long as your uncorrected vision is at least 20/400 (-6.0 diopters), you can qualify for most forms of military service except flying.]
Answered by Myridon
What was the true sole purpose of the Predator killing people? Was it for sport, some kind of training, or was he sent to earth to do it? Most of all, at the end of the movie, why did he kill himself. He still had some weapons on him so why didn't he use one of them to kill Dutch instead of using his self-destruct device to take them both out? [Predators appear to be drawn to conflict (as well as heat, which is why it's in a Jungle in the first film and during a heatwave in the second), and they seek out the most challenging prey. Obviously to a predator, a lion or something isn't going to be much trouble, but a heavily armed group of highly trained commandos is a hunt worthy of honour. They are honourable hunters, not just bloodthirsty killers, which is shown when it actively avoids the woman because she is unarmed (and is also shown in Predator 2 ignoring a woman as she is pregnant). It kills itself at the end because it's dying, and it can't do anything else, so go out with a bang, basically. If he had used another weapon to kill Dutch, he'd have died eventually anyway.]
Answered by Gary O'Reilly
Before the last battle between the Predator and Dutch you see them both preparing for themselves and their equipment for battle. Why does the Predator shine his laser on his knives which makes them glow red? What's this supposed to do? [He's sharpening them.]
Answered by Grumpy Scot
What's up with the predator's eyes glowing for a second while it's invisible, and does anyone know why the predators in the other movies don't do this? [The Predator's eyes don't glow, the eye covering on the mask does. While we are unsure why it "flashes", essentially all Predators may have different masks and they may all function differently. Just because we don't see the other Predator's do it, it doesn't mean they don't "flash" too.]
What was the total worldwide gross of Predator 1, and then Predator 2? Sorry but imdb doesn't have worldwide takings for either. [Worldwide Gross for Predator 1 is $190,534,137, and Worldwide Gross for Predator 2 is $57,169,413.]
What's the name of the song Dutch and co. are listening to in the chopper? [Long Tall Sally by Little Richard.]
Answered by Grumpy Scot
Was the minigun used by Jesse Ventura in Predator the same one (as in the same physical prop, not just the same model and/or configuration) later used by Arnold Schwarzenegger in Terminator 2? [Check out http://www.montysminiguns.com/MoviePage.htm. This site confirms that the same minigun is used in both movies, and is (or was) on display at the Allegheny Arms and Armor Museum in Smethport, Pennsylvania.]
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