6.3
Summary
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.
Cast
Danny Glover
Lieutenant Mike Harrigan
Gary Busey
Peter Keyes
Rubén Blades
Danny Archuleta
María Conchita Alonso
Leona Cantrell
Bill Paxton
Jerry Lambert
Robert Davi
Captain Phil Heinemann
Adam Baldwin
Garber
Kevin Peter Hall
The Predator
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
Gerard 'Gus' Williams
Subway Gang
John Cann
Subway Gang
Michael Papajohn
Subway Gang
Louis Eppolito
Patrolman
Charles Haugk
Charlie
Sylvia Kauders
Ruth
Charles David Richards
Commuter
Julian Reyes
Juan Beltran
Casey Sander
Federal Team
Pat Skipper
Federal Team
Carmine Zozzora
Federal Team
Valerie Karasek
Reporter
Chuck Boyd
Reporter
David Starwalt
Reporter
Abraham Alvarez
Reporter
Jim Ishida
Reporter
George Christy
Reporter
Lucinda Weist
Reporter
Richard Anthony Crenna
Paramedic
Billy 'Sly' Williams
Paramedic
Paulo Tocha
Detective
Jsu Garcia
Detective
DeLynn Binzel
Hooker
Tom Finnegan
Officer
Patience Moore
Officer
Kashka
Jamaican
Jeffrey Reed
Jamaican
Carl Pistilli
Cop on Phone
Vonte Sweet
Sweet
Ronald Moss
Jerome
Brian Levinson
Brian
Harri James
Leona's Friend
Beth Kanar
Woman Officer
Paul Abascal
Cop
Michael Wiseman
Cop
Thomas Rosales Jr.
El Scorpio Gang Member (uncredited)
Charles F. FitzSimons
OWLF Task Force Agent (uncredited)
John-Michael Steele
Det. Williams (uncredited)
Hal Rayle
The Predator (voice) (uncredited)
David B. Levinson
King Kong (uncredited)
Eric Mansker
Jamaican Gang Member (uncredited)
Vladimir McCrary
Jamaican Gang Member (uncredited)
Manny Perry
King Willie Gang Member (uncredited)
Beverly Overstreet
Girl at Fire Hydrant (uncredited)
Walter Smith
Train Passenger (uncredited)
Wyatt Weed
Boar Predator (uncredited)
Philip Weyland
Man in Crushed Car (uncredited)
Scott Cranford
AWF Team Member (uncredited)
Cody Glenn
SWAT Team Member (uncredited)
Robert Hammond
Cop (uncredited)
Frank Woods
Remote Broadcast Producer (uncredited)
Ron Stein
Train Passenger (uncredited)
Thomas Rosales Jr.
El Scorpio Gang Member
Crew
Director
Stephen Hopkins
Characters, Writer
Jim Thomas
Characters, Writer
John Thomas
Reviews
John Chard
September 6, 2014
8
Very undervalued sequel suffering because of the first films success.
Los Angeles is imploding with mayhem as gang wars fill the streets, an under pressure police force try to restore order, but both parties have another foe to worry about, a Predator is in town, and he's about to up the ante.
Gone is Arnold Schwarzenegger, gone is John McTiernan, and gone is the jungle setting, so following in the foot steps of the ultimate beefcake movie that was Preadtor 1987 was an unenviable task it seems. Yet I personally feel that Predator 2 stands up to scrutiny as a fine entry into the sci-fi/action genre. Locating it among the urban decay of L.A. works real well, and pitting the Predator against a tough grizzled (but hardly giganticus beefcakeus) cop (Danny Glover) gives us a smart brains against brawn story. Also cutely is that director Stephen Hopkins and writers Jim & John Thomas have actually got the Predator cleaning up the streets of L.A., in fact another two hours of Predator hunt and kill tactics and crime in L.A. would have been completely eradicated! There is plenty of bloody snotty gore to appease fans of that persuasion, and it's nice to report that the characters on show do actually impact as part of the story.
Voodoo magic man!
It has a fine cast that reads like a who's who of action films, Danny Glover (Lethal Weapon), Bill Paxton (Aliens), Robert Davi (Die Hard), Gary Busey (Under Siege), Rubén Blades (Once Upon a Time in Mexico) & Maria Conchita Alonso (The Running Man), whilst Kevin Peter Hall dons the Predator suit and suitably kicks arse again. It's not genius, it's not even ground breaking, but Predator 2 is a fine and entertaining genre piece that sadly seems to forever be undervalued on internet forums.
Who's Next? 8/10
Media
Recommendations
Predators
AVP: Alien vs. Predator
Predator
Aliens vs Predator: Requiem
The Predator
Alien Resurrection
Predator: Dark Ages
Alien³
Spanglish
Blown Away
Colors
It's All About Karma
Supersonic
Back to School
Andre the Giant
Vincent N Roxxy
The Chronicles of Riddick: Dark Fury
Fright Night 2: New Blood
Leprechaun 2
