Predator - Trivia, Questions and Fun Facts

[jim]

Arnold Schwarzenegger was sick during production after drinking tap water

[miriam]

Arnold Schwarzenegger and Bill Duke both previously starred in another 20th Century Fox action film Commando (1985) which in that film John Matrix (Arnold) is a retired elite commando and Cook (Bill) is a renegade Ex Green Beret. Bill Duke went on record in an interview that he got along with Arnold Schwarzenegger when they worked together on that film.

[sara]

Arnold Schwarzenegger believed this movie was such a hit was because the heroes were impressively muscular and big.

[bernice]

John McTiernan was impressed with Elpidia Carrillo, "She knows more about the character than I do."

[oscar]

Part of the shoot was forty-eight hours before Arnold Schwarzenegger's wedding rehearsal dinner. Jesse Ventura teased him about his nuptials, often ruining takes; John McTiernan was not amused. Schwarzenegger missed the final preparation, and Maria Shriver was not happy about that, because his mind was more on the film, instead of their wedding.

[amber]

Dutchs main weapon is an AR-15/SP1 slab side M16 fitted with an M16A1 birdcage muzzle flash with an M203 launcher and a perforated forend for the M203, Dillon carries a Heckler and Koch HK94A3 (chopped and converted) as well as many members of the squad, Blaine's minigun "OI Painless" a handheld M134 which was modified for handheld use with an M60 handguard assembly installed beneath the barrels and a rear pistol grip, Mac weapon is an M60E3, Poncho carries a AN/M5 pyrotechnic discharger built from a Heckler and Koch HK94, Billy's weapon is a AR/SP1 fitted with an underbarrel Mossberg 500.

[toni]

Mac's death was ranked #2 by Io9 of the 10 best Predator kills.

[michele]

Arnold Schwarzenegger lost over twenty-five pounds before filming began, in order to better fit the role of a special warfare operative, who would be lean, as well as muscular.

[willard]

A crew spent two weeks wiring the jungle with explosives, to create the destruction in the military assault scene.

[oscar]

Shane Black spent his free time on the set writing the screenplay for The Last Boy Scout (1991).

[riley]

Scenes with Jesse Ventura were shown to viewers on "WWF Superstars of Wrestling" to promote the movie. On the show, Ventura kept commentating and bragging to Vince McMahon that he was the leading role in the movie and not Arnold. He did this obviously to stroke his ego as he was playing a heel (bad guy) in the WWF. His part was ranked no higher than fifth on the list.

[scarlett]

Stunt Director Craig R. Baxley made his directorial debut with the film Action Jackson (1988), and was produced by Joel Silver who also produced this film. Three of the actors from this film appeared in that film; Carl Weathers as the title character, Bill Duke as Captain Armbruster, and Sonny Landham as Mr. Quick.