Predator 2 (1990)

Director:

Stephen Hopkins

Writers (WGA):

Jim Thomas (characters) &
John Thomas (characters) ...

Release Date:

21 November 1990 (USA)

Genre:

Action | Adventure | Horror | Sci-Fi | Thriller

Tagline:

Pull over, park, and pray.

Plot:

Amidst a territorial gang-war, a sophisticated alien hunter stalks the citizens of Los Angeles and the only man between him and his prey is veteran LAPD officer, Lieutenant Mike Harrigan.

Plot Keywords:

Drugs | Alien | Police | Predator | Skull

Awards:

1 win & 4 nominations

Cast

  (Cast overview, first billed only)

Kevin Peter Hall	...	The Predator
Danny Glover	...	Lieutenant Mike Harrigan
Gary Busey	...	Peter Keyes
Rubén Blades	...	Danny Archuleta (as Ruben Blades)
Maria Conchita Alonso	...	Leona Cantrell
Bill Paxton	...	Jerry Lambert
Robert Davi	...	Captain Phil Heinemann
Adam Baldwin	...	Garber
Kent McCord	...	Captain B. Pilgrim
Morton Downey Jr.	...	Tony Pope
Calvin Lockhart	...	King Willie
Steve Kahan	...	Sergeant
Henry Kingi	...	El Scorpio
Corey Rand	...	Ramon Vega
Elpidia Carrillo	...	Anna

MPAA:

Rated R for strong violence and language, and for sensuality and drug content.

Runtime:

108 min | Germany:93 min (TV version) (FSK 18 version) (heavily cut) | 103 min (vcd)

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.37 : 1

Sound Mix:

70 mm 6-Track (70 mm prints) | Dolby SR (35 mm prints)

Certification:

Germany:18 (re-release) (JK/SPIO) (uncut) | Germany:18 (video premiere) (cut) | Iceland:16 | USA:NC-17 (original rating) | Finland:K-15 (uncut) (2001) | Finland:K-16 (cut) (1991) | Finland:K-18 (uncut) (1990) | Malaysia:18PL | USA:TV-14 (cut TV version) | Brazil:16 | UK:15 (re-rating) (2007) | India:A | South Korea:15 (cable rating) | Australia:MA (DVD rating) (2005) | Australia:M (cut) | Australia:R (original rating) (uncut version) | Canada:R (DVD rating) | Chile:14 | France:-12 | Ireland:18 | New Zealand:R16 | Singapore:M18 | South Korea:18 | Sweden:15 | UK:18 | USA:R | Norway:18 (video premiere) (1991) | Norway:(Banned) (1990-2003) (cinema release) | Germany:BPjM Restricted

Filming Locations:

20th Century Fox Studios - 10201 Pico Blvd., Century City, Los Angeles, California, USA

Company:

Davis Entertainment

Trivia:

Bill Paxton previously starred in Aliens (1986).

Goofs:

Continuity: King Willie has small, very noticeably discolored teeth. But after the Predator kills him, the teeth in his skull are large and bright white.

Quotes:

[first lines]
Reporter: As drought-ridden Los Angeles swelters in agonizing heat, drug lords wage bloody warfare in the streets. Yet another open conflict... Oh, fuck this, get me out of here!

Movie Connections:

Referenced in Methodic (2007)

Soundtrack:

LETTIN' OFF STEAM

It was always gonna be hard to live up to the original Predator movie!!

For many people who saw the first Predator movie and liked it, this might be a bit of a disappointment. However, for those of us who saw the first Pred flick and loved it....this is another cool installment from the deadliest alien to grace the silver screen. This time his victims range from Colombian and Jamaican drug lords to gang members to cops. Equipped with even more advanced weaponry, the Predator goes on the rampage in LA, thrilling us with some great action scenes. The film also shows us the deadly being has an honourable and sympathetic side to him....a truly great hunter....Check it out, it's a good action movie with plenty of thrills and spills. (look out for the skull of an alien from the ALIENS movies in the Pred's trophy cabinet)