Predator (1987)

d. John McTiernan

Starring:

Arnold Schwarzenegger

Carl Weathers

Jesse Ventura

Bill Duke

Vagina-faced Alien

This week on TMR, Ryan shows us his depressing childhood of endlessly quoting 1987’s “Predator.” We talk about a simpler time when heroes could toss off hate speech and homophobic epithets and still be heroes, glistening Mountains of Men, Steve shows off his Predator First Aid skills and a pig makes Ryan cry.

A team of special force ops, led by a tough but fair soldier, Major “Dutch” Schaefer, are ordered in to assist CIA man, George Dillon, on a rescue mission for potential survivors of a Helicopter downed over remote South American jungle. Not long after they land, Dutch and his team discover that they have been sent in under false pretenses. This deception turns out to be the least of their worries though, when they find themselves being methodically hunted by something not of this world. – via IMDB

Things discussed in the show:

Going Clear: Scientology and the Prison of Belief

The Maze Runner

Bloodline

WATL Flix 36 (Atlanta)

Correction Billy Bragg is a singer, Steve meant Joe Bob Briggs (sorry Joe Bob)

Svengoolie (Rich Koz)

Predator 2

Bill Paxton

The Vagrant

It’s not okay to use the word “faggot,” slack-jawed or otherwise – thanks ’80s Hollywood

The Rescue

The Expendables

Dark Horse Comics (Alien vs. Predator)

Stan Winston vs. H.R. Giger

Jean Claude Van Damme

Jesse Ventura’s chin dimple

Space Ghost Coast to Coast

G.I. Joe

Dr. Killbot and pussy jokes

Magical Indian Billy

The Governators Arnold & Jesse

Cannons & knuckle-blades

Val Verde

Gary Busey

“Come on… Come on! Do it! Do it! Come on. Come on! Kill me! I’m here! Kill me! I’m here! Kill me! Come on! Kill me! I’m here! Come on! Do it now! Kill me!”

Next Week: Heathers