Predator is a 1987 American science fiction action horror film directed by John McTiernan and written by brothers
Jim and John Thomas. It is the first installment in the Predator franchise. It stars Arnold Schwarzenegger as
the leader of an elite paramilitary rescue team on a mission to save hostages in guerrilla-held territory in a
Central American rainforest, who encounter the deadly Predator (Kevin Peter Hall), a technologically advanced alien who stalks and hunts them down.
Predator was written in 1984 under the working title of Hunter. Filming ran from March to June
1986 with creature effects devised by Stan Winston; the budget was around $15 million. 20th Century Fox released
the film on June 12, 1987, in the United States, where it grossed $98.3 million. Initial reviews were mixed,
but the film has since been considered a classic of the action genre
