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'''Second Ballyeaston Presbyterian Church''' is a congregation of the [[Presbyterian Church in Ireland]], situated in the village of [[Ballyeaston]], in the [[Six Mile Valley]], just two miles north-east of [[Ballyclare]] in [[County Antrim]], [[Northern Ireland]]. |
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{{Infobox Film |
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| name = Predator |
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| image = Predator Movie.jpg |
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| caption = Theatrical poster |
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| director = [[John McTiernan]] |
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| producer = [[Joel Silver]]<br />[[Lawrence Gordon]]<br />[[John Davis (American producer)|John Davis]] |
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| writer = [[Jim Thomas (screenwriter)|Jim Thomas]]<br />[[John Thomas (screenwriter)|John Thomas]] |
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| starring = [[Arnold Schwarzenegger]]<br>[[Carl Weathers]]<br>[[Elpidia Carrillo]]<br>[[Bill Duke]]<br>[[Jesse Ventura]]<br>[[Kevin Peter Hall]] |
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| music = [[Alan Silvestri]] |
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| cinematography = [[Donald McAlpine]] |
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| editing = [[Mark Helfrich]]<br>John F. Link |
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| distributor = [[20th Century Fox]] |
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| released = June 12, 1987 |
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| runtime = 107 minutes |
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| country = United States |
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| language = English<br>[[Spanish language|Spanish]] |
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| budget = [[United States dollar|$]]18,000,000 |
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| gross = [[United States dollar|$]]60,000,000 (US) |
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| followed_by = ''[[Predator 2]]'' |
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| website = http://www.foxhome.com/predator/main.html |
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| amg_id = 1:39013 |
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| imdb_id = 0093773 |
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}} |
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'''''Predator''''' is a [[1987 in film|1987]] [[science fiction film|science fiction]], [[action film|action]] and [[horror film]] directed by [[John McTiernan]], starring [[Arnold Schwarzenegger]], [[Carl Weathers]], [[Jesse Ventura]], and [[Kevin Peter Hall]]. The story follows a [[US Army Special Forces|US Army Special Forces Unit]] on a mission to rescue hostages from a [[guerilla]] terrorist group in [[Central America]]. Unknowingly, the group is hunted by an [[extraterrestrial life]]form. Reaction to the film was generally favorable, and the film grossed US$60 million in the United States. The film has generated a [[sequel]], ''[[Predator 2]]'' ([[1990 in film|1990]]) and two crossover films with the [[Alien (franchise)|Alien franchise]]: ''[[Alien vs. Predator (film)|Alien vs. Predator]]'' ([[2004 in film|2004]]) and ''[[Aliens vs. Predator: Requiem]]'' ([[2007 in film|2007]]). |
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== History == |
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The congregation was established in 1763 at Rashee, close to the present building, moving to the current site in 1768. Originally a Seceding congregation, Rashee became known as Second Ballyeaston Presbyterian Church in 1846 when it joined the General Assembly of the [[Presbyterian Church in Ireland]]. |
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The ''Predator'' film uses the story of the [[hunter]] being the hunted from ''[[The Most Dangerous Game]]''-inspired stories. The [[Predator (alien)|Predator]] is an [[Extraterrestrial life in popular culture|alien]] [[humanoid]] with advanced technology and a penchant for hunting difficult game. With [[interstellar travel]] capability, multi-[[spectrum]] vision enhancement (although the film only shows him seeing the [[infrared]]), and a [[Invisibility#Invisibility_by_technology|light-bending armor suit]] with equally advanced weaponry, the Predator is able to travel anywhere, hunt anything, and usually succeed. |
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During the troublesome times prior to the [[1798 Rebellion]] led by the [[Society of the United Irishmen|United Irishmen]], the congregation's minister, the Reverend William Holmes, an opponent of the rebel cause, formed and drilled The Ballyeaston Yeomanry. The field in which they paraded became known as "The Parade", and the current [[manse]], known as "Parade Manse", was built there in 1907. William Holmes was also responsible for informing state authorities of the location of rebel forces hiding at Glenwherry in June 1798, but they were saved from capture by being warned by another local man, John Magil. Despite Holmes's opposition to the United Irishmen, many Presbyterians and their neighbours supported the rebel cause. |
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''Predator'' is the first of the film series, as the creature descends on Earth interested in hunting exotic game - in this case humans. Information released after the film reveals the Predator scans the Earth's [[Broadcasting|broadcast]] [[frequency|frequencies]] and chooses [[Central America]] as a location. A [[U.S. Special Forces]] unit is also en route to the same location, and during their operations stumble upon the Predator. The military unit possesses significant firepower, which attracts the creature's attention. During the film's final conflict, only one American is left and a cat-and-mouse game begins with each adversary hunting the other. |
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== Church architecture == |
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==Plot== |
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The church building features a tower with a bronze [[cupola]], an unusual feature in Irish Presbyterian architecture. Built originally in the 'barn' style of Presbyterian Churches, a plain style not unlike that of a large barn, the entrance porch and tower were added in 1901 during a major refurbishment in which the pulpit was moved to the east wall and a gallery added. |
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Opening with a mysterious spacecraft entering Earth's atmosphere, the film begins on the coast of [[Guatemala]], where an Army Special Forces group, led by Major Alan "Dutch" Schaefer ([[Arnold Schwarzenegger]]), is ordered to rescue a presidential cabinet minister kidnapped by guerrilla forces in [[Val Verde (fictional country)|Val Verde]]. Dutch's old Army buddy and now [[CIA]] agent, Major George Dillon ([[Carl Weathers]]), joins the team and they travel by helicopter to their destination within the jungle. |
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== Ministers == |
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Once inserted, the team find the remains of a downed helicopter and later the bodies of several skinned men. They are identified to be a Green Beret unit, whose presence in the country mystifies Dutch. They soon make their way to a heavily defended rebel encampment and take out its inhabitants in short order, save for a girl named Anna ([[Elpidia Carrillo]]), whom they take prisoner. Dutch is enraged to discover the rescue mission had been a set up to get his group to destroy the camp, after the previous team - the dead men they found earlier - disappeared in a failed rescue of two CIA agents belonging to Dillon. Dutch extracts this information from him, who confesses that he was using him all along. |
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There have been 10 ministers in the congregation's 243-year history: Revd Anderson (1763-1768), Revd William Holmes (1768-1813), Revd J. Wright (1813-1842), Revd A. Pollock (1842-1859), Revd A. B. Porter (1860-1901), Revd W. Brann (1901-1941), Revd James Coulter (1941-1965), Revd Robert A. Boyd (1966-1990), Revd Purvis Campbell (1990-2005), Revd [[Christopher Glover]] (2006-present). |
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As the soldiers make their way to the extraction point, they are observed from afar by an unknown creature, who uses infrared imaging to spy. Once members of the team are killed mysteriously, they become aware that something in the jungle is stalking them, whose presence is confirmed by eerie sightings of a cloaked figure. Anna delivers insight into the creature, who has apparently become a local legend for hunting humans as trophies. Despite attempts to track down the creature, the team is slowly killed off one by one, until only Dutch and Anna remain. Realizing the creature only kills those possessing weapons, a wounded Dutch sends Anna unarmed to the extraction point. Dutch narrowly escapes the creature—revealed to be a masked, humanoid-reptilian being—by unintentionally covering himself in mud, which hides his body's heat signature, rendering him invisible to the creature's thermal vision. |
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*[http://www.ballyeaston.org Second Ballyeaston Congregational Website] |
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*[http://www.presbyterianireland.org Presbyterian Church in Ireland] |
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Dutch confronts the creature one last time, using the mud as camouflage and a number of improvised weapons and traps to kill it. The creature arrives as planned, but despite having its cloaking ability disabled in an attack, it manages to capture Dutch. Then, in a display of chivalry, the creature challenges Dutch to a final duel in hand-to-hand combat, unveiling its face and discarding his electronic weaponry before brutally beating him. Once cornered, Dutch drops the [[counterweight]] from one of his traps, which falls and crushes the creature, mortally wounding it. As Dutch approaches the creature and asks it what it is, the creature mimics his question and then activates a time bomb on his wrist device. Dutch runs for cover as the creature self-destructs, and a massive explosion ignites the jungle. Anna and the rescue helicopter finally arrive to pick up a disheveled but victorious Dutch. Flying back to safety, he stares out at the jungle in mournful silence. |
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==Production== |
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===Development=== |
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[[Category:Places of worship in County Antrim]] |
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For a few months, following the release of ''[[Rocky IV]]'', a joke was making rounds in Hollywood. Since [[Rocky Balboa]] had run out of earthly opponents, he would have to fight an alien if a fifth installment of his boxing series were to be made. Screenwriters [[Jim Thomas (screenwriter)|Jim]] and [[John Thomas (screenwriter)|John Thomas]] took the joke seriously and wrote a screenplay based on the joke. The Thomas script for ''Predator'' was originally titled ''Hunter''.<ref name= "bleeds">{{cite news | last = Haufrect | first = Ian T | coauthors = | title = If It Bleeds, We Can Kill It | work = | pages = | language = | publisher = [[20th Century Fox]] | date = 2001 | url = | accessdate = }}</ref> It was picked up by [[20th Century Fox]] in 1985, and turned over to producer [[Joel Silver]] who, based on his experience with ''[[Commando (film)|Commando]]'', seemed the right choice to turn the vintage science fiction pulp storyline into a big-budget film. Silver enlisted his former boss [[Lawrence Gordon (producer)|Lawrence Gordon]] as co-producer and [[John McTiernan]] was hired as director for his first studio film. |
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According to the documentaries included on the [[Region 1]] release of the special edition, the original monster suit was vastly different from the final product, designed by the late [[Stan Winston]]. In defense of Jean-Claude Van Damme's alleged claims of the suit being "too clumsy and too hot", the original monster was a disproportionate, overweight creature with a duck-like head. It was nowhere near as agile as the creature portrayed by Kevin Peter Hall. After Van Damme was removed from the film and subsequent financial troubles with the studio nearly causing the project to shut down, McTiernan consulted Stan Winston. While on a plane ride to Fox studios along side Aliens director James Cameron, Winston sketched monster ideas, Cameron suggested he'd always wanted to see a creature with 'Mandibles' which became part of the Predator's iconic look. |
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===Casting=== |
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[[Image:6098 16 7.jpg|thumb|right|200px|Kevin Peter Hall as ''The Predator'']] |
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Silver and Gordon first approached Arnold Schwarzenegger with the lead role. |
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{{blockquote|"The first thing I look for in a script is a good idea, a majority of scripts are rip-offs of other movies. People think they can become successful overnight. They sat down one weekend and wrote a script because they read that [[Sylvester Stallone|Stallone]] did that with ''[[Rocky]]''. ''Predator'' was one of the scripts I read, and it bothered me in one way. It was just me and the alien. So we re-did the whole thing so that it was a team of commandos and then I liked the idea. I thought it would make a much more effective movie and be much more believable. I liked the idea of starting out with an action-adventure, but then coming in with some horror and science fiction."}} |
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To play the elite band of mercenaries, both Silver and Gordon, with co-producer [[John Davis (American producer)|John Davis]], put out a casting net for other larger-than-life men of action. Carl Weathers, who had been memorable as boxer [[Apollo Creed]] in the ''Rocky'' films was their first choice to play Dillon, while professional wrestler and former [[Navy UDT]] [[Jesse Ventura]] was hired for his formidable physique as Blain. Native Americans [[Sonny Landham]] and [[Richard Chaves]], and African-American [[Bill Duke]], who co-starred alongside Schwarzenegger in ''Commando'', provided the ethnic balance. As a favor to the writer of Joel Silver's blockbuster ''[[Lethal Weapon]]'', the studio hired screenplay writer [[Shane Black]] not only to play a supporting role in the film, but also to keep an eye on McTiernan due to the director's inexperience.<ref name= "bleeds"/> |
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[[Jean-Claude Van Damme]] was originally cast as the Predator creature, the idea being that the physical action star would use his martial arts skills to make the Predator an agile, [[ninja]]-esque hunter.<ref name= "bleeds"/> When compared to Schwarzenegger, Weathers, and Ventura, actors known for their bodybuilding regimens, it became apparent a more physically-imposing man was needed to make the creature appear threatening.<ref name= "bleeds"/> Additionally, it was reported that Van Damme constantly complained about the monster suit being too hot, causing him to pass out. He also had allegedly voiced his reservations on numerous occasions that he would not appear on camera without the suit in the film. [[Jesse Ventura|Jesse Ventura's]] [[autobiography|autobiographical]] book also alleges Van Damme intentionally injured a stunt man.<ref name= "ventura">{{cite news | last = Ventura | first = Jesse | coauthors = | title = I Ain't Got Time to Bleed: Reworking the Body Politic from the Bottom Up | work = | pages = | language = | publisher = [[Signet Books|Signet]] | date = June 12, 2000 | url = | accessdate = }}</ref> Van Damme was removed from the film and replaced by the late actor, and mime artist, [[Kevin Peter Hall]].<ref name= "bleeds"/> Hall, standing at an imposing 7 foot 2, had just finished work as a [[sasquatch]] in ''[[Harry and the Hendersons]]''. |
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===Filming=== |
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Commitments by Schwarzenegger delayed the start of filming by several months. The delay gave Silver enough time to secure a minor rewrite from screenwriter [[David Peoples]]. [[Principal photography]] eventually began in the jungles of [[Palenque, Mexico]], near [[Villahermosa, Tabasco]], during the second week of April 1986. But the film overall was filmed in [[Puerto Vallarta]], [[Mexico]]. Much of the material dealing with the unit's deployment in the jungle was completed in a few short weeks and both Silver and Gordon were pleased by the dailies provided by McTiernan. On Friday, April 25, production halted so that Schwarzenegger could fly to [[Hyannis Port]] in a [[Lear jet]] chartered by Silver in order to get to his wedding on time. He was married on April 26, 1986, to [[Maria Shriver]], and honeymooned for two weeks in [[Antigua]], while the second unit completed additional lensing. The production resumed filming on May 12. |
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Both director McTiernan and Schwarzenegger lost 25 pounds during the film.<ref name= "bleeds"/> Schwarzenegger's weight loss was a professional choice. McTiernan lost the weight because he avoided the food in [[Mexico]] due to health concerns.<ref name= "bleeds"/> 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. 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. It was reported that actor Sonny Landham was so unstable on the set that a bodyguard was hired; not to protect Landham, but to protect the other cast members from Landham.<ref>[http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0484739/bio Sonny Landham - Biography<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref> |
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According to Schwarzenegger, filming was physically demanding as he had to swim in very cold water and spent three weeks covered in mud for the climactic battle with the alien.<ref name= "gire">{{cite news | last = Gire | first = Dan | coauthors = | title = Schwarzenegger on ''Predator'' | work = | pages = | language = | publisher = [[Cinefantastique]] | date = December 1987 | url = | accessdate = }}</ref> In addition, cast and crew endured very cold [[temperature]]s in the Mexican jungle that required [[heat lamp]]s to be on all of the time. Cast and crew filmed on rough [[terrain]] that, according to the actor, was never flat, "always on a hill. We stood all day long on a hill, one leg down, one leg up. It was terrible."<ref name= "gire"/> Schwarzenegger also faced the challenge of working with [[Kevin Peter Hall]] who could not see in the Predator suit. The actor remembers, "so when he's suppose to slap me around and stay far from my face, all of a sudden, ''whap!'' There is this hand with claws on it!"<ref name= "gire"/> Hall stated in an interview that his experience on the film, "wasn't a movie, it was a survival story for all of us."<ref name= "gire2">{{cite news | last = Gire | first = Dan | coauthors = | title = ''Predator'': The Man in the Suit | work = | pages = | language = | publisher = [[Cinefantastique]] | date = December 1987 | url = | accessdate = }}</ref> For example, in the scene where the Predator chases Dutch, the water was foul, stagnant and full of leeches.<ref name= "gire2"/> Hall could not see out of the mask and had to rehearse his scenes with it off and then memorize where everything was. The outfit was difficult to wear because it was heavy and off-balance.<ref name= "gire2"/> |
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===Special Effects=== |
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R/Greenberg Associates created the film's optical effects, including the alien's ability to become [[invisible]], its [[thermal vision]] point-of-view, its glowing blood, and the electrical spark effects.<ref name= "robley">{{cite news | last = Robley | first = Les Paul | coauthors = | title = ''Predator'': Special Visual Effects | work = | pages = | language = | publisher = [[Cinefantastique]] | date = December 1987 | url = | accessdate = }}</ref> The invisibility effect was achieved by having someone in a bright red suit (because it was the farthest opposite of the green of the jungle and the blue of the sky) the size of the Predator. The take was then repeated without the actors using a 30% wider lens on the camera. When the two takes were combined optically, a vague outline of the alien could be seen with the background scenery bending around its shape.<ref name= "robley"/> For the thermal vision, infrared film could not be used because it did not register in the range of [[body temperature]] [[wavelength]]s. The filmmakers used an inframetrics thermal video scanner as it gave good heat images of objects and people.<ref name= "robley"/> The glowing blood was achieved by green liquid from chem-lite sticks used by campers.<ref name= "robley"/> The electrical sparks were rotoscoped animation using white paper pin registered on portable light tables to black and white prints of the film frames. The drawings were composited by the optical crew for the finished effects.<ref name= "robley"/> The film was nominated for an [[Academy Award for Visual Effects]]. |
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===Music=== |
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The soundtrack was composed by [[Alan Silvestri]], who was coming off the huge success of ''[[Back to the Future]]'' in 1985. ''Predator'' was his first major action movie and the score is full of his now familiar genre characteristics: heavy horn blasts, staccato string rhythms, and undulating timpani rolls that highlight the action and suspense. [[Little Richard]]'s song "[[Long Tall Sally]]" is featured in the helicopter en route to the jungle. Mac also recites a few lines from the song as he's chasing the Predator after it escapes from their booby trap. |
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==Cast== |
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{{See also|List of characters in the Predator series}} |
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[[Image:1987 predator 001.jpg|thumb|right|300px|The Cast of ''Predator'']] |
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*[[Arnold Schwarzenegger]] as [[List of characters in the Predator series#"Dutch" Schaefer|Maj. Alan "Dutch" Schaefer]] |
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*[[Carl Weathers]] as [[List of characters in the Predator series#Dillon|Maj. George Dillon]] |
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*[[Elpidia Carrillo]] as [[List of characters in the Predator series#Anna|Anna]] |
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*[[Bill Duke]] as [[List of characters in the Predator series#Mac|Sgt. Mac Eliot]] |
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*[[Jesse Ventura]] as [[List of characters in the Predator series#Blain|Sgt. Blain Cooper]] |
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*[[Sonny Landham]] as [[List of characters in the Predator series#Billy|Lt.. Billy Sole]] |
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*[[Richard Chaves]] as [[List of characters in the Predator series#Poncho|Lt.. Jorge "Poncho" Ramirez]] |
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*[[Shane Black]] as [[List of characters in the Predator series#Hawkins|Sgt.. Rick Hawkins]] |
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*[[R. G. Armstrong]] as [[List of characters in the Predator series#Major General Phillips|General Phillips]] |
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*[[Kevin Peter Hall]] as [[Predator (alien)|The Predator]] and end scene helicopter pilot |
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*[[Edward J. Sisto]] as end scene helicopter co-pilot |
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*[[Sven-Ole Thorsen]] as Russian Officer |
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==Reception== |
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Released on June 12, 1987, ''Predator'' was #1 at the box office in its opening weekend. Its opening weekend gross of $12 million was second to ''[[Beverly Hills Cop II]]'' in 1987.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.boxofficemojo.com/yearly/chart/?view2=releasedate&view=opening&yr=1987&p=.htm|title=1987 DOMESTIC GROSSES|publisher=[[Box Office Mojo]]|accessdate=2008-01-30}}</ref> Critical reaction to the film was generally favorable, with reviewers crediting McTiernan for its breathtaking pace and nonstop action and Schwarzenegger for delivering a fine performance.{{Fact|date=April 2008}} However, not everyone was able to follow the concept behind the movie. [[Roger Ebert]], while giving it a positive review, still complained in his column for the ''[[Chicago Sun-Times]]'' that "the action moves so quickly that we overlook questions such as why would an alien species go to all the effort to send a creature to earth, just so that it could swing from the trees and skin American soldiers? Or, why would a creature so technologically advanced need to bother with hand-to-hand combat, when it could just zap Arnold with a ray gun."<ref>{{cite web|url=http://rogerebert.suntimes.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/19870612/REVIEWS/706120303/1023|title=Predator|date=1987-06-12|author=Roger Ebert|Ebert, Roger]]|accessdate=2008-01-30|publisher=[[Chicago Sun-Times]]}}</ref> Dean Lamanna wrote in [[Cinefantastique]] that "the militarized monster movie tires under its own derivative weight."<ref>{{cite journal|last=Lamanna|first=Dean|title=‘Predator’: Scoring the hunt|publisher=[[Cinefantastique]]|issue=18/1|year=1987|pages=36}}</ref> The film grossed nearly $60 million in the U.S. and $100 million at the worldwide box office.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=predator.htm|title=Predator (1987)|publisher=[[Box Office Mojo]]|accessdate=2008-01-30}}</ref> |
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In 2007, ''[[Entertainment Weekly]]'' named it the #22 greatest action movie of all time.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ew.com/ew/article/0,,20041669_20041686_20042607_4,00.html|title=The 25 Greatest Action Films Ever!|publisher=''[[Entertainment Weekly]]''|last=Bernardin|first=Mac|accessdate=2008-01-30}}</ref> The film scores a 78% on [[Rotten Tomatoes]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/predator/|title=Predator|publisher=[[Rotten Tomatoes]]|accessdate=2008-01-30}}</ref> |
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==References== |
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{{reflist}}<ref>McTiernan's Controversies</ref> |
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Second Ballyeaston Presbyterian Church is a congregation of the Presbyterian Church in Ireland, situated in the village of Ballyeaston, in the Six Mile Valley, just two miles north-east of Ballyclare in County Antrim, Northern Ireland.
History
The congregation was established in 1763 at Rashee, close to the present building, moving to the current site in 1768. Originally a Seceding congregation, Rashee became known as Second Ballyeaston Presbyterian Church in 1846 when it joined the General Assembly of the Presbyterian Church in Ireland.
During the troublesome times prior to the 1798 Rebellion led by the United Irishmen, the congregation's minister, the Reverend William Holmes, an opponent of the rebel cause, formed and drilled The Ballyeaston Yeomanry. The field in which they paraded became known as "The Parade", and the current manse, known as "Parade Manse", was built there in 1907. William Holmes was also responsible for informing state authorities of the location of rebel forces hiding at Glenwherry in June 1798, but they were saved from capture by being warned by another local man, John Magil. Despite Holmes's opposition to the United Irishmen, many Presbyterians and their neighbours supported the rebel cause.
Church architecture
The church building features a tower with a bronze cupola, an unusual feature in Irish Presbyterian architecture. Built originally in the 'barn' style of Presbyterian Churches, a plain style not unlike that of a large barn, the entrance porch and tower were added in 1901 during a major refurbishment in which the pulpit was moved to the east wall and a gallery added.
Ministers
There have been 10 ministers in the congregation's 243-year history: Revd Anderson (1763-1768), Revd William Holmes (1768-1813), Revd J. Wright (1813-1842), Revd A. Pollock (1842-1859), Revd A. B. Porter (1860-1901), Revd W. Brann (1901-1941), Revd James Coulter (1941-1965), Revd Robert A. Boyd (1966-1990), Revd Purvis Campbell (1990-2005), Revd Christopher Glover (2006-present).
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