Apex Mountain · 1:08:49
Predator among Arnold movies
Predator was distinguished as the apex of Arnold’s films, while Terminator 2 remained his personal apex.
Chris Ryan: Carl Weathers was assessed separately as an apex case.
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Dion Waiters Award
Carl Weathers
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“That Guy” Award
R. G. Armstrong
What Piece of Memorabilia Would You Want From This Movie? · 1:29:22
Old Painless
Chris Ryan: Old Painless was the first choice.
Cast
Selected cast credits · Film reference
Arnold Schwarzenegger
Alan "Dutch" Schaefer
Carl Weathers
Al Dillon
Elpidia Carrillo
Anna Gonsalves
Bill Duke
Mac Eliot
Jesse Ventura
Blain Cooper
Sonny Landham
Billy Sole
Richard Chaves
Jorge "Poncho" Ramirez
R. G. Armstrong
General Homer Phillips
Shane Black
Rick Hawkins
Kevin Peter Hall
the Predator
Everything from the episode
In the order the hosts got to it. Open a row for the discussion.
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Casting What-Ifs
Jean-Claude Van Damme as the Predator; conflicting firing accounts
Jean-Claude Van Damme as the Predator; conflicting firing accounts
In the discussion (2)
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- Van Damme was reportedly too short for the creature concept and may also have passed out or objected to the suit.
- The finished Predator actor Kevin Peter Hall also appears as the helicopter pilot. — Chris Ryan
1:02:39
Recasting Couch
Ideas included Apollonia or Elisabeth Shue as Anna and Bill Paxton, Damon Wayans, or an early Chris Rock as Hawkins.
Ideas included Apollonia or Elisabeth Shue as Anna and Bill Paxton, Damon Wayans, or an early Chris Rock as Hawkins.
In the discussion (5)
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- Apollonia was proposed for the hostage role.
- Elisabeth Shue was proposed for the hostage role.
- Bill Paxton was the most enthusiastic Hawkins proposal.
- Damon Wayans was proposed for a sharper wisecracking Hawkins. — Chris Ryan
- An early Chris Rock was proposed for a sharper wisecracking Hawkins. — Chris Ryan
1:04:07
Half-Assed Internet Research
The miserable jungle shoot, arm-size prank, Predator blood/sound, Sunny Landham’s required bodyguard, screen time, Se...
The miserable jungle shoot, arm-size prank, Predator blood/sound, Sunny Landham’s required bodyguard, screen time, Seiko watch, and Kevin Peter Hall’s death
In the discussion (8)
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- The cold, wet, leech-filled shoot and weightlifting culture were described. — Chris Ryan
- The cast staged an arm-size prank at Jesse Ventura’s expense. — Chris Ryan
- Predator blood used Mountain Dew, glow sticks, and lubricant. — Chris Ryan
- The Predator’s vocal sound imitated a dying horseshoe crab. — Chris Ryan
- Insurers required a bodyguard to protect other people from Sunny Landham. — Chris Ryan
- The Predator appears on screen for roughly eight minutes. — Chris Ryan
- Arnold’s Seiko watch became a collector model nicknamed for the film. — Chris Ryan
- Kevin Peter Hall died at 35 after contracting HIV through a blood transfusion. — Chris Ryan
1:16:55
Picking Nits
Dutch’s name, the missing team dinner, mud thermodynamics, absent extraction, restored bodies, Arnold’s durability, a...
Dutch’s name, the missing team dinner, mud thermodynamics, absent extraction, restored bodies, Arnold’s durability, and Old Painless’s stealth value
In the discussion (9)
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- The origin and full form of Dutch’s name were unclear.
- Sunny Landham’s character could simply have been named Sunny rather than Billy. — Chris Ryan
- The film could have used a pre-mission team dinner to deepen the ensemble. — Chris Ryan
- MythBusters reportedly found that mud would not conceal body heat. — Chris Ryan
- The lack of extraction effort for an elite team was questioned.
- Mac’s destroyed head later appears restored.
- The same weapon that removes Dillon’s arm barely harms Dutch.
- A galaxy-traveling alien failing to understand mud camouflage seemed implausible.
- Old Painless seems poorly suited to stealth extraction. — Kyle Brandt
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Probably Unanswerable Questions
Billy’s perception, Predator biology, the Rock’s missing equivalent, the Predator’s mission, the opening spaceship, t...
Billy’s perception, Predator biology, the Rock’s missing equivalent, the Predator’s mission, the opening spaceship, the creature’s perspective, and a Sunny Landham documentary/life story
In the discussion (19)
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- Did Billy have supernatural perception or only elite tracking skill? — Chris Ryan
- How did the Predator handle bodily functions?
- Is Predator the movie the Rock most wishes he had made? — Chris Ryan
- Was the Predator on a hunting trip?
- Was the Predator on an exploration mission?
- Did the Predator have a larger plan for humanity or the jungle?
- Did the opening spaceship shot reveal too much?
- Was the Predator’s echoed “what the hell are you?” evidence that humans were equally alien to it?
- Did the invisible-Predator effects arrive at exactly the right point in visual-effects history? — Chris Ryan
- Would a documentary about Sunny Landham’s volatile life be compelling? — Chris Ryan
- What position did Sunny Landham play during his year at the University of Georgia?
- Landham played football for one year at the University of Georgia.
- Landham served in the Army and later worked in an oil field. — Chris Ryan
- Landham worked as an ordained Baptist minister and model and appeared in adult films and Playgirl. — Chris Ryan
- His cited film run included The Warriors, 48 Hrs., Predator, Action Jackson, and Lock Up. — Chris Ryan
- Landham later ran for governor of Kentucky. — Chris Ryan
- The discussion reported five marriages and a federal conviction for threatening phone calls to his wife. — Chris Ryan
- A four-car crash badly injured Landham before his death at 76. — Chris Ryan
- How should the darker parts of Landham’s political and personal record affect the documentary? — Chris Ryan