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Few movies survive the transition to internet culture as gracefully as . The dialogue is a goldmine:

These lines have transcended the film. They are shorthand for 80s masculinity and action movie bravado. The film also spawned countless video game characters (from Mortal Kombat to Alien vs. Predator ), comics, and action figures. Predator 1

Predator lures the audience into this exact comfort zone. We are introduced to Major Alan "Dutch" Schaefer (Arnold Schwarzenegger) and his elite rescue team. They are the best of the best. The casting is a who’s-who of 80s testosterone: Carl Weathers as Dillon, Jesse Ventura as Blain, and Sonny Landham as Billy. They are massive, armed to the teeth, and overflowing with bravado. Few movies survive the transition to internet culture

This is the thesis statement of the film. The Predator has superior technology (the plasma caster, the camouflage, the vision modes). To defeat it, Dutch must regress. He covers himself in cold mud to negate the thermal vision. He crafts primitive traps using wood and stone. The film also spawned countless video game characters

Sonny Landham’s character, the tracker, smells the creature and realizes they are out of their league. He stops the team and confesses his fear. In an action movie filled with one-liners, this moment of vulnerability is chilling.