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:

Alien | Predator | Skull | Survival Horror | Heat Wave

Awards:

1 win & 4 nominations

Cast

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

Colour:

Colour

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:

For the sequence where King Willy meets his demise at the hands of the predator in the alley, wind and water fans were used to simulate the predator walking on water before it is finally seen during one quick shot as its image is reflected on the water.

Goofs:

Revealing mistakes: Cable visible when the Jamaican is pinned to the wall in the penthouse.

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:

References Rambo: First Blood Part II (1985)

Soundtrack:

YOUNG GIFTED AND BLACK

"The Lions. The Tigers. The Bears. Oh My..."

Underrated, interesting sequel to the Arnold Schwarzenegger hit has Danny Glover trading in his user friendly Roger persona to play a rougher, tougher, more kick ass cop who fears heights and goes one on one with a new Predator, who has some new tricks to share with the world when he lands in LA during a wave of both crime and heat.

Danny Glover may not be Schwarzenegger but he is quite good in his role as the cop.

The action is well mounted and the big difference of having the Predator in a city VS the jungle makes for some very interesting atmospheric moments and what not. There's also some SEX! Something that was sadly missing from the first film. The first film is better but this is still a worthy action film in its own right.

"Seems he has a taste for beef."

"I didn't think he was a vegetarian."