Predator

Episode 57: Predator (1987)
Theme: 80s Arnold
Hosts: Oz & Curtis

This week, Curtis storms into the podcast with the enthusiasm of a man who just discovered his biceps can also arm-wrestle helicopters, and he presents a five-part movie marriage so chaotic it should probably be studied by scientists. The result? Predator — the only 80s action classic bold enough to start as a jungle rescue mission, detour into Commando cosplay, and then quietly morph into a slasher film starring a seven-foot extraterrestrial taxidermist.

Join your two favorite members of the Let’s Talk About Flix-verse as they unpack:

• How “the handshake heard around the world” contains more testosterone than every Rocky montage combined.

• Why Dutch’s leadership style is essentially: Set traps everywhere and hope the monster steps in one.

• How the Predator is basically a space trophy hunter who brought heat vision, incredible dental work, and a Vincent Price laugh for flair.

• How Mac dry-shaving his face tells you everything you need to know about his mental health.

• Why this might be the first movie where an Arnold character is genuinely outmatched—and has to fight back using mud, logs, and Boy Scout booby traps.

From Hawkins’ terrible jokes to Billy’s spiritual dread, from Blaine’s Old Painless to Dylan losing an arm but not his dramatic timing, Oz and Curtis walk through a film that proves sometimes the only thing more dangerous than the jungle… is a creature who came here for sport.

Final Verdict
Oz — 10 skinned bodies
Curtis — One million GET TO THE CHOPPERS
Both — Still wondering why the Predator’s final laugh sounded like Vincent Price in a funhouse.