In 1987, American directorJohn McTiernanexploded onto the scene with his sophomore effort,Predator.
An invisible threat begins picking them off one by one with extreme prejudice and efficiency.
The 1980swere trulya special time for movies, andPredatoris perhapsone of the most iconic efforts from that decade.
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Even asPredatorages, the countlessclassic quotes from the movie never get old.
This is a selection of the best quotes fromPredator, ranked.
And I don’t do this kind of work."
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9"There’s something out there waiting for us, and it ain’t no man.
We’re all gonna die."
Billy (Sonny Landham)
Predatoris a movie thatexcellently utilizes tensionand escalation of stakes.
8"Stick around."
Despite its status as a genre classic,Predatorisstill a slice of ’80s cheesethrough and through.
In a fashion only Schwarzenegger could, he utters this classic one-liner.
Everything about this specific sequence is perfection.
7"What the hell are you?"
In the final standoff with the titular beast,Dutch has his foe all but beaten.
He raises a rock over the head of the Predator before dropping it aside.
…Dutch can’t help but question what exactly he’s looking at.
Perhaps even better than the line itself is the Predator’s responseit asks the same question back to Dutch.
6"What’s the matter?
CIA got you pushing too many pencils?"
The camaraderie between Dutch and fellow operative Dillonmakes for some ofPredator’s best moments.
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After an extended greeting turns into an impromptu arm-wrestling match,Dutch teases Dillon with this classic line.
The meeting of an unstoppable force and an immovable object.
The sheer testosterone on display in this sequence is palpable even through the screen.
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5"Come on!
Throughout the course ofPredator, Dutch proves himself to be more than just military muscle.
He beckons the alien hunter to finish him off and claim victory.
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It’s a great and thrilling scene, and Schwarzenegger brings the intensity in his performance to match it.
Fortunately for Dutch, the ruse pays off.
Not exactly in the fashion he expected, but he achieves victory over the vicious creature nonetheless.
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It’s a great and thrilling scene, and Schwarzenegger brings the intensity in his performance to match it.
4"You’re one ugly motherf****er."
InPredator’s climax, Dutch is alone and forced to face off against the extra-terrestrial hunter.
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Dutch witnesses from a distance and utters this classic line with an appropriate degree of vulgarity.
What’s revealed beneath the helmet is a face only a mother could love, however.
Dutch witnesses from a distance and utters this classic line with an appropriate degree of vulgarity.
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3"If it bleeds, we can kill it."
This is another fairly simple quote that packs a punch.
2"I ain’t got time to bleed."
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None of the supporting cast shines brighter thanJesse Venturaas Blain.
After he’s injured in an extended firefight, Blain provides this especially iconic line.
Machismo andPredatorgo hand in hand, and nothing demonstrates that sentiment better than this particular piece of dialogue.
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What makes this line even better is his comrades' concerned and puzzled reaction.
1"Get to the choppa!"
Severely wounded, Dutch instructs Anna (Elpidia Carrillo) torun to the evac helicopter for safety.
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Schwarzenegger and his legendary accent completely sell this linePredatorjust wouldn’t be the same without it.
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