Six Degrees of Schwarzenegger

In the 1st half of a special bonus episode breaking down PREDATOR’s 1990 follow-up PREDATOR 2, Mike and Kevin debate “B.O. and BBQ,” Bill Paxton (RIP) doing Bill Paxton things, Danny Glover going full loose cannon, and why did the filmmakers even bother to set the sequel in the near future? This episode covers 00:00:00 - 00:58:12, Predator hunts gangsters in 1997 Los Angeles, Danny Glover and comp...

In the 10th and final episode of our PREDATOR breakdown, Kevin and Mike talk about Predator’s questionable ethics, James Cameron’s unlikely influence on the film, Predator’s fascination with Dutch, Kevin Peter Hall gets a cameo, and Jean-Claude Van Damme’s (rumored) bizarre on-set antics. This episode covers 01:33:59 - 01:43:50, Predator inspects Dutch, the Predator unmasked, hand-to-hand battle,...

In Episode 9 of our PREDATOR deconstruction, we’re diving deep on the art of applying a mud mask, Dutch’s Tarzan aspirations, Predator’s glitchy technology, a brand new use for KY Jelly, how snorkeling just might save you from a Predator, and did PREDATOR secretly inspire HOME ALONE? This episode covers 1:24:31 - 1:33:58, Dutch and Predator prepare for battle, Dutch starts a forest fire, the game...

“GET TO DA CHOPPAH!!!” In Episode 8 of our dissection of PREDATOR, we’re joined again by our guest Sam Krumov to discuss body doubles, machetes, Predator’s weaponry, Anna’s fate, Dutch flipping the script, the Predator’s favorite skull, and who exactly is the “predator” after all? This episode covers 01:14:09 - 01:24:30, Billy going mano a mano with the Predator, Predator killing Poncho, Dutch tel...

In Episode 7 of our PREDATOR breakdown, Mike and Kevin are joined once again by special guest Jonny Velasquez. Listen to us talk about Jonny’s Predator student films, nervous ticks, Predator’s questionable scream, Mac and Dillon’s strange bond, the Ten Predator Commandments, and just what are the lyrics to “Long Tall Sally” anyway? (HINT: it’s got nothing to do with the Chinese) This episode cover...

In Episode 6 of our deconstruction of 1987’s PREDATOR, we get into the Predator’s fashion (spoiler alert: FISHNETS!), self-administered first aid, alien foreshadowing, wild boars, the best line in the movie, booby traps, and big sweaty muscles. This episode covers 00:53:09 - 01:03:15, Predator nursing his wound, Mac mourning Blain, the wild boar crashing camp, the truth about the Predator, and the...

In Episode 5 of our breakdown of PREDATOR, we’re joined by special guest and PREDATOR fanatic Sam Krumov. Listen as we discuss Soviet Bulgaria, the strongest man in the world, Arnold’s acting chops, snake wranglers, and plasma cannons. This episode covers 00:42:16 - 00:53:08, the group searching for Hawkins, the death of Blain, the squad doing a little deforestation, and Mac bidding Blain farewell...

In Episode 4 of our breakdown of PREDATOR, special guest star and PREDATOR superfan Jonny Velasquez joins us as we discuss the convergence of baby oil, turkey calls, “broke dick dogs,” and the relationship between PREDATOR, Jaws, and Alfred Hitchcock. And who better represents the alpha dog: Schwarzenegger or Predator? This episode covers 00:30:35 - 00:42:15, the squad plus Anna leaving the palapa...

In the 3rd installment of our PREDATOR breakdown, Kevin and Mike discuss Sven-Ole Thorsen, deer ticks, where the hell is Poncho?, cartoon violence, and the age old question “when is it ok to smash a woman in the face with the butt of your gun?” This episode covers 00:20:21 - 00:30:34, Dutch and company finding the guerilla base, the palapa battle, and Dutch and Dillon face off over Dillon’s true m...

In Episode 2 of our breakdown of PREDATOR, we’re going to tell you more than you ever thought you wanted to hear about grappling hooks, bird kicking, and sucking water out of vines. And is it racist to make the Native American character the tracker? This episode covers 00:10:25 - 00:20:20, the squad finding the downed helicopter, a grisly discovery, the introduction of the movie’s most famous gun,...

Mike and Kevin take on the 1987 movie PREDATOR, starring Arnold Schwarzenegger and directed by John McTiernan. In Episode 1 we talk about arm wrestling (how could we not?), mysterious spacecrafts, tracksuits, sexual tyrannosauruses, and Little Richard, among other things. Oh, and exactly what genre is Predator anyway? This episode covers 00:00:01 - 00:10:24.