1987 saw the release of John McTiernan's Predator.
1987 (MCMLXXXVII) was a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar (dominical letter D), the 1987th year of the Common Era (CE) and Anno Domini (AD) designations, the 987th year of the 2nd millennium, the 87th year of the 20th century, and the 8th year of the 1980s decade.
Events[]
- Jim Hopper and his squad are dispatched to Guatemala to eliminate communist guerrillas, but are killed by the Jungle Hunter.[1]
- Alan "Dutch" Schaefer and his private military team are selected to replace Hopper and complete the mission.[1]
- Dutch and his team also encounter the Jungle Hunter, and are hunted by it. Dutch manages to kill the Yautja and survive the subsequente explosion.[1]
- Dutch and Anna Gonsalves are rescued and later interrogated by Peter Keyes of the OWLF.[1][2][3]
- Dutch escapes from custody and disappears.[3]
Deaths[]
- Jim Hopper
- Rick Hawkins
- Blain Cooper
- Mac Eliot
- Al Dillon
- Billy Sole
- Jorge "Poncho" Ramirez
- Jungle Hunter
Real World Events[]
- William Gibson turns in his first script draft for Alien III.
- Halcyon is founded by Barry Jones.
June[]
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- The novelization Predator, written by Paul Monette, is published.
12[]
- Predator, the first film in the Predator franchise, is released into theaters.
October[]
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- Actor Michal Suchánek is born.
Appearances[]
- Predator/novel
- Predator 2 (mentioned)
- Predators (mentioned)
- The Predator (mentioned)
- Predator: Hunters III (flashbacks)