Estreno
20/08/1987

Director
John McTiernan

Guión
Donald Meyers (Storyboard)
Jim Thomas (Author)
John Thomas (Author)

Producción
Anna Roth (Unit Manager)
Beau Marks (Associate Producer)
Billy DaMota (Casting Assistant)
Guillermo 'Memo' Carreño (Production Assistant)
Guillermo Castillo (Extras Casting)
Jackie Burch (Casting)
Jim Thomas (Producer)
Joel Silver (Producer)
John Davis (Producer)
John Vallone (Associate Producer)
Laurence Pereira (Executive Producer)
Lawrence Gordon (Producer)
Patti Calhoun (Production Coordinator)

Sonido
Alan Silvestri (Original Music Composer)
Bill Voigtlander (ADR Editor)
Catherine Shorr (Sound Effects Editor)
Cindy Marty (Dialogue Editor)
Corinne Sessarego (ADR Editor)
David E. Stone (Supervising Sound Effects Editor)
David W. Gray (Dolby Consultant)
Dennis S. Sands (Scoring Mixer)
Gary Wright (Sound Effects Editor)
Gene Corso (Sound Effects Editor)
George H. Anderson (Supervising Dialogue Editor)
Hank Salerno (ADR Editor)
J.R. Westen (Foley Mixer)
James B. Campbell (Orchestrator)
Jorge Gómez (Boom Operator)
Kevin E. Carpenter (ADR Mixer)
Manuel Topete (Sound Mixer)
Michael Tronick (Music Editor)
Richard L. Anderson (Supervising Sound Effects Editor)
Richard Shorr (Sound Effects Editor)
Steve Richardson (Foley Editor)
Vanessa Theme Ament (Foley)
Vic Zaslav (ADR Recordist)

Sinopsis
Un comando de mercenarios es contratados por la CIA para rescatar a unos pilotos apresados por las guerrillas en la selva Centroamericana. La misión resulta satisfactoria, pero durante su viaje de regreso se dan cuenta de que algo está dándoles caza uno a uno, ese algo resulta ser un cazador alienígena que se queda con las calaveras de sus víctimas como trofeos

Arnold Schwarzenegger
como Major Alan 'Dutch' Schaeffer

Carl Weathers
como Major George Dillon

Elpidia Carrillo
como Anna

Bill Duke
como Sergeant 'Mac' Eliot

Jesse Ventura
como Blain

Sonny Landham
como Billy

Richard Chaves
como Poncho Ramirez

R.G. Armstrong
como General Phillips

Shane Black
como Hawkins

Kevin Peter Hall
como The Predator

Kevin Peter Hall
como Helicopter Pilot

William H. Burton Jr.
como Guerilla Soldier Shot Down from Tree (uncredited)

Steve Boyum
como Hostage Executed by the Russian (uncredited)

Peter Cullen
como The Predator (voice) (uncredited)

Henry Kingi
como Guerilla Soldier Blown Up in Van (uncredited)

Jack Verbois
como Guerilla Soldier Helicopter Pilot (uncredited)