| Predator 2 | |
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| Credits | |
| Title: | Predator 2 |
| Directed by: | Stephen Hopkins |
| Written by: | Jim Thomas; John Thomas |
| Produced by: | Lloyd Levin; Michael Levy; John Davis; Lawrence Gordon; Joel Silver; Tom Joyner; Terry Carr |
| Music by: | Alan Silvestri |
| Cinematography: | Peter Levy |
| Edited by: | Mark Goldblatt; Bert Lovitt |
| Production | |
| Distributed by: | Twentieth Century-Fox Productions; Davis Entertainment; Lawrence Gordon Productions; Silver Pictures |
| Released: | November 21st, 1990 |
| Rating: | NC-17 |
| Running time: | 108 min. |
| Country: | USA |
| Language: | English |
| Budget: | $35,000,000 [1] |
| Gross: | $57,120,318 [2] |
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Predator 2 is an American science-fiction/action film that includes elements of horror. Directed by Stephen Hopkins, it is the first sequel to the 1987 action film Predator and was released theatrically in the United States by 20th Century Fox on November 21st, 1990. The movie is followed by the 2010 film Predators. The setting of Predator 2 is Los Angeles, California in the near-future year of 1997. As violent gang-wars tear the city apart, police lieutenant Mike Harrigan (played by Danny Glover) finds himself on the trail of a string of bizarre and gruesome murders. He soon discovers that the murders are not the work of the Jamaican and Columbian drug cartels that he has been fighting against, but is in fact the handiwork of an alien Predator. Shielding the Predator's actions is a corrupt Federal team led by Peter Keyes (played by Gary Busey) who are aware of the alien's presence and wants to study it for themselves.
Cast[]
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
| Kevin Peter Hall | The Predator |
| Danny Glover | Lieutenant Mike Harrigan |
| Gary Busey | Peter Keyes |
| Ruben Blades | Danny Archuleta |
| 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 |
| Lilyan Chauvin | Irene Edwards |
| Michael Mark Edmondson | Gold Tooth |
| Teri Weigel | Colombian girl |
| William R. Perry | Subway gang leader |
| Alex Chapman | Subway gang |
| Gerald G. Williams | Subway gang |
| John Cann | Subway gang |
| Michael Papajohn | Subway gang |
| Lou Eppolito | Patrolman |
| Charlie Haugk | Charlie |
Notes & Trivia[]
- The actual title to this film is Predator 2. However, to distinguish it from the Predator #2 comic book issue published by Dark Horse Comics, this database is electing to use the Predator II naming convention.
- Predator 2 was released to DVD (Region 2) on October 20th, 2004 by Twentieth Century-Fox Film Corporation. The Region 1 DVD was packaged with the first Predator as a special two-pack on October 17th, 2006.
- Principal filming on Predator 2 began on February 20th, 1990 and ended on June 8th.
- Predator 2 is the first science fiction film to receive an NC-17 rating.
- The tagline for this films is, "He's in town with a few days to kill.".
- This film was adapted into a two-issue Predator 2 comic book limited series in 1991 by Dark Horse Comics.
- Actor Bill Paxton has the distinction of being the first actor to be killed by a Terminator, an Alien, and a Predator. He was killed by a Terminator in The Terminator. He was killed by a xenomorph in Aliens, and is killed by a Predator in this film. The only other actor to hold this distinction is Lance Henriksen, who finally made the deadly-trio in 2004 when he was killed by a Predator in AVP: Alien vs. Predator.
Box Office[]
- Predator 2 was produced on a budget of approximately $35,000,000 (US). It grossed $8,784,943 in its opening weekend, ranking at #4 in 1,950, averaging $4,505 per theater. The film's widest US release was in 1,198 movie theaters. It's domestic total gross is $30,669,413, making up 53.7% of its overall profit. Foreign receipts totalled $26,450,905, earning Predator 2 a total of 57,120,318 in total box office sales. [3]
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 This article relates to the films within the Predator franchise. This template will categorize articles that include it into the Predator Films category. Films
Predator • Predator 2 • Alien vs. Predator • Aliens vs. Predator: Requiem • Predators • The Predator • Prey |