Filmography Documentary Appearances If It Bleeds, We Can Kill It: The Making of Predator External Links Richard Chaves at the Internet Movie Database Richard Chaves on Wikipedia Categories And making stew out of a ham bone. This was apparently improvised by Arnold Schwarzenegger. He says he didn't have enough cache yet to have a say in it, but "I have never let somebody choose the location for me since.". Hes taken a very strong anti-torture stance over the past several years and has been one of Dick Cheneys more vocal critics. "It was ahead of its time, let's put it that way," said Johnson. Its distinctive black collar and stainless steel fittings suitably complement Schwarzenegger's exaggerated arm muscles in his early films. Richard Chaves Actor Writer Sound Department IMDbPro Starmeter See rank Richard was born in Jacksonville, Florida. However, the suit was not felt to be scary enough, and initial performer Jean-Claude Van Damme couldn't properly move in it. Arnold Schwarzenegger stated in an interview that he decided to the movie because he had always wanted to do a movie like The Magnificent Seven (1960). It just came alive and took him. In an interview, Carl Weathers said the actors would secretly wake up as early as 3:00 a.m. to work out before the day's shooting. Its blood is translucent and amber in color instead of green, although it still glows at night. Look, I like Richard Chaves and all, but really? The stunt crew played a practical joke on the newly married couple, by putting frogs in their shower. The attack on the compound was shot by a 2nd unit director, but John McTiernan wasn't fond of its "stuntman" style consisting of "static shot after static shot" punctuated by explosions. [holds up his grenade launcher] Filming & Production The big tree used in the end confrontation is made out of concrete. Visit the Richard Chaves fansite:\rhttp://r-chaves.tripod.com/index.htm\r\r\u0026 the Richard Chaves fan forum:\rhttp://richardchaves.iforums.us\r\r\rCLIPS:\rWar of the Worlds (1988) Lt Col. Paul Ironhorse\rPredator (1987) Poncho Ramirez\rMacGyver \"Treasure of Manco\" (1990) Enrique\rThe Gambler III (1987) Irondog\rNight Eyes II (1992) Hector Mejenes\rMacGyver \"Tough Boys\" (1990) Det. : At one point, my wife came down [to the set in Mexico], and while we were asleep she said that I bolted straight up in the middle of the night and exclaimed, "Don't worry, the area's secure." Jean-Claude Van Damme was originally cast to play the Predator, the idea being that the physical action star would use his martial arts to make the Predator an agile, ninja-like hunter. There's something out there waiting for us, and it ain't no man. The Cyclops, the Minotaur. Because this was the first Predator movie, only the thermal vision and infrared vision was shown from the Predator's point of view (Predator 2 (1990) introduced many other vision modes for the Predator), but with good attention to details, you can get hints that the Predator has different vision modes, even in this movie. He ran for Governor of Kentucky and failed, and later ran for U.S. Senate. They relented and showed him the design, and Cullen, who thought the Predator resembled a "dying horseshoe crab", remembered as a kid how if he turned one over it would "gurgle", and that became the Predator's sound. In fact, the same actor, Kevin Peter Hall, had performed in both suits! His comments were made on the political radio show The Weekly Filibuster. So, a compromise was made where even though each patrol member couldn't properly be separated by 10 meters from one another that they also wouldn't be so huddled together in broad daylight where a single enemy could take out half of the platoon with one bullet. Not a thing. Additional visual effects, mainly for the opening title sequence of the Predator arriving on Earth, were supplied by Dream-Quest Images (Later Oscar winners for their work on The Abyss (1989) and Total Recall (1990). Shane Black hated the glasses he was given to wear as Hawkins. . He currently has a career as a medical malpractice defense attorney, but he pops in from time to time to leave a comment or write a guest post. Cesar Chavez - Gary Soto 2008-06-25 Viva la causa! The Predator's infrared vision is the same as how snakes detect their own prey. Kevin Peter Hall had previously portrayed an alien on safari for human quarry, in the low-budgeted Without Warning (1980). Dillon was working for Peter Keyes and that Peter Keyes commissioned the C.I.A. Maria Shriver discussed decoration plans concerning her and Arnold Schwarzenegger's new house with him over the phone, during filming. Hawkins was slashed in the carotid artery by the Predator. Hostage Executed by the Russian. We got him back in at lunch and you could see his eyes through the rubber muscles of the neck and he's like, 'I hate this head. Sometimes it is all of the above. That doesn't mean there wasn't a great deal of technology that went into the Predator, as well. Learn more about Richard Chaves - movies and shows, full bio, photos, videos, and more at TV Guide. He occasionally tentatively appears to make the odd TV appearance, but generally he writes now (and is rather good too). Depredador es una pelcula estadounidense de accin y ciencia ficcin militar de 1987, dirigida por John McTiernan, escrita por Jim Thomas y John Thomas. 1987'de bilim kurgu filmi Predator'da Poncho roln kazanana kadar eitli pembe dizi rollerini stlendi. Dillon's first name is Al. John McTiernan points out how much Schwarzenegger resembles Sgt. The take was then repeated without the actors using a 30% wider lens on the camera. Schwarzenegger did get sick due to eating street food in Puerta Vallarta. However, director John McTiernan recommended hiring Alan Silvestri after hearing his work on Back to the Future (1985). Shane Black spent his free time on the set writing the screenplay for The Last Boy Scout (1991). After Predator Hall played a different alien Predator in the movies sequel, and later, the bigfoot Harry in the Harry and the Hendersons TV show. Of all the guys in Predator, wouldnt you say hes the least likely to be stalked. "You know where I stole this? They had to slow the barrel down for the film because in reality it spins so fast that it doesn't photograph well. I can make it! At 38:38 Dillon says to Anna "Callate" which is Spanish for "Shut up". Sonny had a real bad child custody battle with his ex-wife and was convicted of making threatening phone calls. As a sly sort of retaliation, he added an anamorphic version of the film's opening 20th Century Fox logo, which looks noticeably stretched on-screen. Keep reading to find out. The "curtain call" at the end was due to McTiernan's desire to show the team together again after the downer ending. I think one of the reasons that the characters that have come out of this studio are so memorable is because they are not about the technology." Armstrong was too old for his part, but kept him, simply because he liked him. Two swords were built from fiberglass and the weapon was actually incorporated into the first test suit, sheathed inside the Predator's backpack. I'm always going to be as flexible and accommodating of that as I can be.' Jeho nejznmj rol je role Poncha ve filmu Predtor.Zde se setkal s Arnoldem Schwarzeneggerem, s Billem Dukem a dokonce . But his instincts also told him that Predator was going to be great, which shows his good judgment of material.". This character eventually evolved into Billy. You are right he is a soft person not a cold blooded person. Several other pieces of the Jungle hunter outfit where similarly reuse for the ending of Predator 2 the body suit was recycled for Predator Elder Greyback while the Bio-Mask actually used in the first film was given to a Scout Predator. What did you see? The wild boar that Mac killed was fake. He was just off the boat from Brussels. Originally, Joel Silver wanted Michael Kamen to do the music for this film after collaborating with him on Lethal Weapon (1987), but Kamen was unavailable due to him working on Adventures in Babysitting (1987). "I've said it myself, in fact. It had been shot against green in the jungle." Jesse Ventura (Blain) became the first actor ever to fire the M134 Minigun handheld. Shane Black was cast because John McTiernan and producer Joel Silver wanted a writer on the set. Shane Black refused to wear it, as he thought it would look ridiculous in the jungle. The director had to fight to get a quality actor in the role. Poncho : Dutch's line "Get to the chopper!" The Predator's blood was originally supposed to be orange, but it was difficult to accomplish. Blain He points out that he did the same thing in Die Hard (1988). Bill Duke's character Mac's famous quote "I'm gonna have me some fun tonight" is in reference to the song "Long tall Sally" by Little Richard released in 1956 which is played earlier in the movie during the chopper scene. This is the first of 2 movies Arnold was in in 1987. He tried drinking jagertee, a schnapps mixture, to warm him, but that just got him drunk. "Bunch of guys go to an island, and go deeper and deeper in, and shazam the thing they're chasing turns out to be a lot bigger than they thought, and they have to turn around and run away!" [in pain] Good being the operative word here, and unfortunately, The Man with the Iron Fists doesnt exactly qualify. Sadly, Hall contracted HIV, which developed into AIDS, and died in 1991. In several extended universe comic book series, the creatures are referred to as the 'Yautja', which has since become a widely accepted semi-official name. The severing of Dillon's right arm, and his demise. He resolved to begin his workouts sooner. I was too embarrassed to admit I was hurt." It was only when Stan Winston moved in that the complete design of the "Predator" changed, along with the title. After the Army he moved to Los Angeles to begin his acting career. Chaves did a lot of television after Predator, including a recurring role on War of the Worlds. According to wikipedia, Chaves was stalked in the late 1990s. okay. The only ones who didn't get sick were Arnold Schwarzenegger and John McTiernan. To make the fireballs, the crew would just dump gasoline around and light it up. He thought he looked like the part, was big enough, had a deep voice, and was manly. To avoid giving away the look of the creature too early in the film, Stan Winston Studio changed the mask design to a simpler, more 'tribal' look. : The film provided a variety of hardships for the actors, such as leeches, snakes, stifling humidity, heat, and rough terrain. He studied at the Film Actors Workshop at the Warner Bros. Studios in Burbank. I decided to see what the cast of Predator has been up to over the past 20+ years. Third film in which Arnold Schwarzenegger wears a Seiko model H558-5009 diver's watch. During a confrontation scene with Dillon, Dutch mentioned that his crew were "not expendables". This is a 4K (UHD) video file, You need a 4K supported player to watch this video. Arnold Schwarzenegger, Jesse Ventura, Richard Chaves and Sonny Landham in real life have served in the military; Schwarzenegger served in the Austrian Army, Ventura in the United States Navy and Chaves and Landham served in the United States Army, the former being a Vietnam veteran. Contents 1 Biography 1.1 Career 1.2 Personal life 2 Works 2.1 Stage 2.2 Movies 2.3 Television 2.4 Voice 3 References 4 External links Biography Career Chaves helped write the critically acclaimed stage drama Tracers. Dillon's death is Dillon's comeuppance for lying to Dutch about the mission and for using Dutch and his team to eliminate the rebels. : Well, there was a second injury. Two of the actors portraying commandos besieged by the Predator have been elected to state governorships: Jesse Ventura (Independent) was elected Governor of Minnesota in 1998 in a major political upset, and Arnold Schwarzenegger (Republican) was elected Governor of California in a hotly-contested recall election in 2003. At 44:01 Pancho says to Anna "Qu pas mujer? When the film was broadcast on ITV in the UK in 1991, some violent scenes in the film, and bad language, were cut for censorship, and for time: Mac warning Dillon that he'll bleed him, if he gives up his position again. John McTiernan was impressed with Elpidia Carrillo, "She knows more about the character than I do.". John McTiernan points out that this was his first studio film, and it's actually only his second feature period after the moody horror thriller, Nomads. So the prop launcher has the distinction of being used on screen by both Al Pacino and Arnold Schwarzenegger, albeit mounted on different rifles. : But what stuck out the most was just how bad things got for Richard Chaves, who played Poncho. Weathers ended this part of the interview by looking to the camera and cheerfully declaring "Shame on you Arnold! In the Alien vs Predator universe, the film takes place 17 years before Alien vs. Viva Csar Chvez! Peter Cullen was reluctant to take the job of voicing the Predator, as he injured his throat playing the title character of King Kong (1976), but eventually accepted, after seeing a picture of the unmasked creature. In the final season of the BBC science fiction series Doctor Who (1963) (TV Series) The series title protagonist The Doctor (Sylvester McCoy) and his companion Ace (Sophie Aldred) find themselves on a hostile wilderness planet inhabited by a race of extra terrestrial hunters called The Cheeta People. We were the redheaded stepchildren of the studio at that time. The movie did not get a cinema release in the United Kingdom until New Year's Day 1988. They initially attempted to use real heat vision cameras to capture the Predator's vision, but not only was it a large piece of equipment with an umbilical that would only stretch four feet from the van, but there was also an even bigger problem. Ovem, zd se, e nov veden DC Studios a to James Gunn a Peter Safran se s nm nechtj rozlouit. Arnold Schwarzenegger and Bill Duke previously appeared together in another 20th Century Fox action film, Commando (1985). The screenwriters based the film on classic mythological stories: "There have always been creatures like Predator. Clerks III may make you cry, which is not exactly what you might expect from a Clerks movie. He spent the first 18 years of his life as a Marine Corps Dependent. Weathers also stated that he would act as if his physique was naturally given to him, and would work out only after the other actors were nowhere to be seen. : Schwarzenegger in Escape Plan (2013) and Landham in Lock Up (1989). All the authors of the play I'm one of the authors and all the actors in the play were Vietnam veterans. The costume was heavy and off-balance, and Hall couldn't see with the mask on. Despite its inauspicious beginning as a 911 call and a favor to a friend, Predator remains one of the shows and characters of which Stan Winston is most proud. He explained that, "the smell, the weapons, the shooting. 1973 AHRA Race USA. Metin Creative Commons Atf-BenzerPaylam . Ventura has been very busy since then, hosting television shows, appearing at WWE events, becoming the spokesperson for an online betting service, and writing books. as an actor taking on various soap opera roles until he gained a role in 1987 as Poncho in the science fiction film Predator. Poncho Poncho : Oh. No fighting gangs, or terrorists, or enemy nations--this was the toughest of the extraterrestrials versus the toughest on Earth. It was virtually physically impossible to do. which is Spanish for "What happened woman? They represent darkness.". He also appeared in L.A. Takedown and Witness. [Poncho shoots a bunch of grenades up to the top of the cliff] Poncho : You got time to duck? Arnold Schwarzenegger posed for photos with the snake around his shoulders. The characters of Mac and Blain were originally written to be white supremacists who did not like the idea of Dillon, a black character, joining their team. You're bleedin'. Just from Predator, Black struck me as a funny guy: he was able to deliver bad jokes in a way that made you have to laugh at them. "We use higher technologies where they need to be used, but we don't use them for their own sake," said Winston. The crew covered Arnold Schwarzenegger in mud by shooting it through a hose like they were "stuccoing a house.". I love Predator so much in no small part because of the creature itself, and Hall deserves all the credit in the world for dominating the screen even amongst the likes of Arnold Schwarzenegger and Jesse Ventura. Predator Movie Film Cell Schwarzenegger Framed. "He didn't realize that he was just kind of a stuntman, right?" He is a member of famous with the age 71 years old group. Although they were never mentioned in the final film, the full names of the main characters in the original script were Major Alan "Dutch" Schaefer, Staff Sergeant George Dillon, Sergeant Mac Eliot, Sergeant Blain Cooper, Sergeant Billy Sole, Corporal Poncho Ramirez, and Corporal Rick Hawkins. "I saw that and I thought it was a great starting concept for the Predator," Stan Winston said. His interviews on the Special Edition DVD of Predator are the funniest on the disc, too. Major, you'd better take a look at this. Hawkins was originally supposed to wear a distinctive red beret, most likely inspired by the U.S. Army's maroon airborne berets, worn by American paratroopers. 'Why are we doing this, Stan? as an actor taking on various soap opera roles until he gained a role in 1987 as Poncho in the science fiction film Predator. We could do it with a low-tech tool, so we used a low-tech tool. That alone excuses jokes about a little pussy. Most of the cast and crew suffered from traveller's diarrhea, since the Mexican hotel in which they were living was having problems with water purification. Schwarzenegger, Ventura and Landham would later become politicians, the first two making successful bids for governor of California and Minnesota while Landham ran for governor of Kentucky. I knew what I was getting into and I joined in May 1970, serving in Vietnam with the 196th Infantry Brigade. Since nicknamed "The Arnold", it is highly sought-after by collectors, and regularly trades for values in excess of its original retail cost. Arnold Schwarzenegger, Carl Weathers, Shane Black and Bill Duke got terribly sick from bad water because the filtration system at the hotel were they were staying in Mexico during filming had broken down and the hotel staff failed to tell them several days after it broke down and the water in the hotel was bad. While it's never clarified in the film, the novel states they obtained the lighters while part of a commando unit operating in Thailand. John McTiernan feels there's a fascination among audiences about seeing guns being fired, so he added the scene of the remaining team members firing blindly into the jungle for a couple minutes. In the early 1980s, he began work as an actor taking on various soap opera roles until he gained a role in 1987 as Poncho in the science fiction film Predator. 5ft 8 Rob and Mr Chaves Richard Heights You May Be Interested Sonny Landham 6ft 2 (189 cm) To protect himself, his family and friends, he followed the advice of police by refraining from attending conventions and closing his official website. Someone said that the only person Rocky Balboa had yet to fight was E.T. Rumors persist that Billy's death was originally filmed but cut from the movie because it was too violent. According to actor Gary Busey when he was interviewed of the set of Predator 2 (1990). Which was the exact opposite of what believe I was being hired to sell." As of 2020, none of the actors who played Dutch's crew appeared in any of the three Expendables film unlike Arnold Schwarzenegger who appeared in all of them. Thinking that Ventura was drenched in sweat, Arnold believed that Ventura was working out longer than he usually did. According to the Xenopedia, the Alien vs Predator wiki website: following his last stand against the Predator, Dutch was suffering from radiation sickness due to the Predator setting off his self-destruct device. Supposedly, Jerry Goldsmith was originally approached to score the film, but was unavailable. Close examination of the film, especially the scene in which Mac fires the minigun at the fleeing predator, along with the other commandos, show that the ejection of the minigun was not changed. in parochial school and his nights and weekends with the Corps. The M-203 grenade launcher mounted on Dutch's rifle was a custom made prop, not an actual grenade launcher. In an interview with Steve Austin on his podcast, Jesse Ventura recalled that he mentally "went back" to his days in Vietnam as a Navy Seal because of this movie filming in the jungles of Mexico. . : Schwarzenegger's weight loss was a professional choice; McTiernan lost the weight because he avoided the food in Mexico, due to health concerns. Predator still holds up well today: the straightforward yet clever story, the mystery of the alien itself (which has since been butchered), the special effects (powered by the legendary Stan Winston), Alan Silvestris ominous score, and last but certainly not least, the cast. 'Let's do something more high-tech, not a man in a suit.' I then went back to sleep, and she was startled because I had never done that before in our life together." "We'd peel the suit off Kevin Peter Hall every night," said Berger, "and I'd throw it into the back of my truck and drive home. graduated from Mission Viejo High School in 1969 and attended "There was somebody involved in the production, that turned out later for corrupt reasons, insisted that we do it in Puerta Vallarta." The animatronic face on the hero head was controlled by a set of nine servomotors that enabled motion of the brow area and mandibles, as well as "a cheek squint", an additional external servomotor added later, hidden in the creature's backpack, to move the lower mandibles, which previously did not open as widely as intended.