Dan Soder (Billions) joins the show this week for a review of the original Predator. They talk about the movie's interplay between action and horror, James Cameron inspiring the design of the Predator costume, the Schwarzenegger-Stallone rivalry, why the showdown between Billy and Predator happens offscreen, and why Predator is never talked about in the pantheon of Freddy and Jason.

 

Predator (1987)

 

Directed by John McTiernan

Written by Jim Thomas and John Thomas

Starring Arnold Schwarzeneggar, Carl Weathers, Bill Duke, Elpidia Carillo, Jesse Ventura, Richard Chaves, Sonny Landham, and Shane Black