Predator 2
Silent. Invisible. Invincible. He’s in town with a few days to kill.
Country
Genre
Budget
$35 000 000
Box office
$57 169 413
Director
Actors
Danny Glover, Gary Busey, Rubén Blades, María Conchita Alonso, Bill Paxton, Robert Davi, Adam Baldwin, Kevin Peter Hall, Kent McCord, Morton Downey, Jr.
All actors and roles (10)
All actors and roles (10)
Scenario
Producer
Camera operator
Peter Levy
Composer
Artist
Lawrence G. Paull
Audition
Jackie Burch, Ferne Cassel
Editing
Short description
A police chief in the war-torn streets of Los Angeles discovers that an extraterrestrial creature is hunting down residents - and that he is the next target.
What's left behind the scenes
- Arnold Schwarzenegger planned to star in the film, but ultimately chose to work on 'Terminator 2' (1991).
- One of the roles in the film was played by Elpidia Carrillo, who played Anna in "Predator" (1987). Her name is mentioned in the final credits, but she is very difficult to spot in the movie. This is because the scene featuring her was cut from the film. In that scene, she describes events that took place in the South American jungle. Despite the scene being cut, Anna still appears on screen. Footage of her can be seen on a monitor in Peter Caine's (Gary Busey) mobile command center while he is explaining the Predator's self-destruct mechanism.
- The film's script underwent numerous changes. For example, it was originally intended that Dutch, Arnold Schwarzenegger's character from the first film, would appear instead of Case (Gary Busey). However, Arnold did not like the idea of the action taking place in a city and turned down the role.
- The sounds made by the Predator are a combination of sounds from cats, tigers, lions, and bears.
- Among the Predator's trophies, one can notice the skull of an Alien.
- Bill Paxton's characters were killed in the respective films 'Aliens', 'Predator 2', and 'Terminator'.
- The following scenes were cut from the film: 1) A storyline detailing Leona's pregnancy. 2) The scene in which Danny Glover pursues the Predator was much longer. 3) The massacre the Predator carried out in the subway.
- The ideas for the appearance of the weapons used by the Predator belong to Stan Winston, Steven Hopkins, and Lawrence J. Paul.
- Patrick Swayze could have played one of the roles in the film, but he was unable to participate in the project due to an injury sustained while filming 'Road House' (1989).
- Gary Busey's first film appearance after a motorcycle accident in which the actor nearly died.
- The following scenes were cut from the film: 1) A storyline about Leona's pregnancy. 2) The scene where Danny Glover chases the Predator was much longer. 3) A massacre carried out by the Predator in the subway.
- One of the Predators gives Danny Glover's character a musket from 1715. According to the screenwriters, this was done to leave a hook for a sequel set not in the present day, but several centuries ago.
- One of the Predator suits was stolen during the filming of the movie.
- One of the Predator costumes was stolen during the filming of the movie.
- The Jamaican bandit group depicted in the film was based on a real gang that terrorized New York and Kansas City in the late 1980s.
- One of the Predators gives Danny Glover's character a musket from 1715. According to the screenwriters, this was done to leave a clue for a sequel that would take place not in our time, but several centuries ago.
- Danny's (Ruben Blades) last name is Archuleta. Jay Tom Archuleta was an assistant director on the first and second Predator films.
- Elpidia Carrillo, who played Anna in "Predator" (1987), played one of the roles in the film. Her name is mentioned in the end credits, but she is very difficult to spot in the film. This is because the scene with her participation was cut from the film. In this scene, she talks about the events that took place in the South American jungles. Despite the scene being cut, Anna still appears on screen. Video footage of her can be seen on a monitor in Peter Keyes' (Gary Busey) mobile command post when he is explaining the Predator's self-destruct mechanism.
- The producers offered John McTiernan the director's chair for a second time, but he refused.
- The scene in which the Predator stages a bloody massacre in the subway was filmed in a huge soundstage at 20th Century Fox Studios. The shots of the moving train itself were filmed in Oakland, California.
- The script underwent numerous changes. For example, initially it was supposed to be Case (Gary Busey), not Dutch, the character from Arnold Schwarzenegger's first film, who would be featured. But Arnold disliked the idea of the action taking place in the city and turned down the role.
- The design ideas for the weapons used by the Predator belong to Stan Winston, Stephen Hopkins, and Lawrence G. Poll.
- The idea to include the Alien skull in the Predator's trophies belonged to Stan Winston, who also worked on the special effects for 'Aliens' (1986).
- Danny's (Ruben Blades) last name is Arhuleta. Jay Tom Arhuleta was an assistant director on the first and second Predator films.
- The Predators on the ship at the end of the film are the Los Angeles Lakers NBA basketball team.
- The events shown in the film were originally intended to take place in New York, but due to budget constraints, the setting was changed to Los Angeles. The scene where the Predator raises the skull during a thunderstorm was supposed to take place on the roof of the Chrysler building.
- Filming the shootout in East Los Angeles took three days.
- 'Predator 2' was the first film to receive an 'NC-17' rating (which had been introduced shortly before the film's premiere) due to the immense amount of violence on screen. The film was re-edited more than twenty times in order to obtain an 'R' rating.
- John Lithgow was Steven Hopkins' initial choice for the role of Peter Keyes, but producer Joel Silver insisted on Gary Busey.
- According to the film's screenwriters, Jim and John Thomas, a sequel to 'Predator' was not originally planned. The sequel was launched into production after successful sales of the comic book series about the interstellar hunter.
- According to the film's screenwriters, Jim and John Thomas, a sequel to 'Predator' was not initially planned. The sequel was put into production following the successful sales of a comic book series about the space hunter.
- John Lithgow was Stephen Hopkins' original choice for the role of Peter Caine, but producer Joel Silver insisted on Gary Busey.
- Patrick Swayze was considered for one of the roles in the film, but he was unable to participate in the project due to an injury sustained during the filming of 'Road House' (1989).
- The idea to include an Alien skull among the Predator's trophies belonged to Stan Winston, who also worked on the special effects for "Aliens" (1986).
- Filming took place from February 20 to June 8, 1990.
- Producers offered John McTiernan the director's chair for a second time, but he declined.
- Filming the scene at the slaughterhouse took four days.
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