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Predator (1987)

Name: Predator
Director: John McTiernan
Genre: action film, horror film, adventure film
Duration: 107 min
Rating: 7.8

Predator is a 1987 American science fiction action horror film directed by John McTiernan and written by brothers Jim and John Thomas. Arnold Schwarzenegger stars as Dutch, the leader of a paramilitary rescue team on a mission to save hostages in a Central American rainforest, who encounters a deadly Predator, a skilled and technologically advanced extraterrestrial that stalks and hunts down his team. The film also…

Directed by John McTiernan · Shot by Donald McAlpine · Cut by Mark Helfrich · Music by Alan Silvestri · Ratio 1.85:1 · 107 min

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Behind the scenes

Predator (1987) Behind The Scenes | Making of The film — Root Studio · 11 min
PREDATOR (1987) | Behind the Scenes of Arnold Schwarzenegger Action Movie #1 — FilmIsNow Epic Movie Zone · 28 min
Predator 1987 (A. Schwarzenegger ) Making of & Behind the Scenes — DVDFilmBonus · 78 min
Inside PREDATOR (1987): The Brutal Shoot That Nearly Broke the Cast — JoBlo Behind-the-Scenes + Bloopers · 23 min
PREDATOR (1987) | Deleted Scene — FilmIsNow Epic Movie Zone · 2 min
Jesse Ventura interview on the set of Predator (1987) — FilMagicians · 2 min
Arnold Schwarzenegger - Behind The Scenes of Predator (1987) — FilMagicians · 5 min
Inside PREDATOR (1987): Behind the Mask of the Deadliest Creature Ever Made — JoBlo Behind-the-Scenes + Bloopers · 20 min

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