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Predatoris one of the most beloved action-horror films of all time.
The movie is a hugely entertaining adventure that has a continued impact on pop culture.
It helped solidify Arnold Schwarzenegger as a massively successful action star.
It kick-started director John McTiernan’s career.
Most importantly, it gave us one of cinema’s best monsters.
The sequel was mostly B-level horror that ended its run for a time.
Even a sequel that arrived decades later didn’t help kickstart the alien monster back to stardom.
Behind the scenes, however, there was concern about hiring Landham.
The bodyguard was not meant to protect Landham, but rather to protect others from Landham.
John McTiernan maintains Sonny Landham was never a problem on set and the bodyguard never needed to do anything.
His training made it easier on him than his co-stars.
Ventura was the only one truly prepared for this.
Black had writtenLethal Weaponwhich was being praised for its original voice in the genre.
Instead, Silver hired Black as an actor, playing Hawkins, the jokester of the team.
Supposedly, Black still refused to rewrite the script and was the first person killed as a result.
Friendly Competition Between Actors
Predatoris known for having one of the most muscle-bound casts in movie history.
One particularly funny rivalry was between Arnold Schwarzenegger andformer professional wrestler-turned-actorJesse Ventura.
When in the wardrobe department, Ventura noticed the measurements for his biceps were larger than Schwarzenegger’s.
The original plan was for Van Damme to play the monster in a special-effects suit.
In the end, he only lasted a few days.
Casting director Jackie Burch thought he was fired for complaining too much.
And likeJaws, it was the creature at the center of the movie that provided most of the issues.
What’s Up With That Sgt.
Schwarzenegger had planned on making a filmbased on theSgt.
Rockcomic seriesand had planned to star.
During the credit sequence, Hawkins is seen reading aSgt.
Rockbook as they were all over the set for Schwarzenegger’s own research into the project.
He came up with the clicking noises himself.
One of the best sequences involved the team raiding an enemy compound with a lot of firepower.
The most epic moment comes when Blain goes to work with his weapon, Old Painless.
Such a gun really makes no sense in this kind of combat scenario.
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