Predator (film)

Predator is a 1987 science fiction movie directed by John McTiernan and starring Arnold Schwarzenegger, Carl Weathers, Bill Duke, Sonny Landham, Elpidia Carrillo, Richard Chaves and Jesse Ventura.

Energetic and full of machismo, the movie was successful enough ($60 m in the US alone) to generate a sequel, Predator 2, in 1990.

Sent on a mission into the jungles of Colombia, an elite military unit find themselves battling a powerful alien hunter (Kevin Peter Hall) with a neat line in weapons and near invisibility.

An interesting fact about Predator is that three of the movie's stars went on to become gubernatorial candidates, two of whom won.

• In 1998, Ventura was elected Governor of Minnesota as the Reform Party candidate.
• In 2002, Landham announced his candidacy for Governor of Kentucky as a Republican, switched to independent on December 31, and then dropped out on June 18, 2003, endorsing Republican Ernie Fletcher, who eventually won the election. As of 2004, Landham is seeking the Republican nomination for State Senator from the 27th District.
• In 2003, Schwarzenegger was elected Governor of California as a Republican as a result of the recall of Governnor Gray Davis.

There is also a series of comics, computer games and a movie that connects Predator with the Alien series, called Alien Vs. Predator.