Predator is a 1987 American science fiction action film directed by John McTiernan and written by brothers Jim and John Thomas. It is the first installment of the Predator franchise. It stars Arnold Schwarzenegger as the leader of an elite paramilitary rescue team on a mission to save hostages in guerrilla-controlled territory in a Central American rainforest, who encounter the deadly Predator (Kevin Peter Hall), a technologically advanced alien that stalks and hunts them. below.

Predator was written in 1984 under the working title Hunter. Filming ran from March to June 1986 with creature effects devised by Stan Winston; The budget was around 15 million dollars. 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 re-evaluated as a classic of the action genre.