{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/5ffc9b597f5c7b0a690422b8/68b22928993d10acb9d8cd62?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"Episode 54 - \"Predator\"","thumbnail_width":200,"thumbnail_height":200,"thumbnail_url":"https://open-images.acast.com/shows/5ffc9b597f5c7b0a690422b8/1756493715488-461b7a86-402e-4e98-817f-b3722c26b1ff.jpeg?height=200","description":"<p>Director John McTiernan hit an incredible trifecta, having helmed the action classics “Die Hard” (1988) and “The Hunt for Red October” (1990)...but it all started with 1987’s “Predator,” a muscular action-horror hybrid, featuring a unique premise: Arnold Schwarzenegger and the world’s best soldiers are hunted down by a far superior alien enemy. The box office hit spawned a hugely successful franchise, with sequels, spinoffs and reboots still being made to this day. To think Jean-Claude Van Damme was almost in it, too. With Ol' Painless in tow, Julius Benedict drops into the jungle to savor this action classic; but he and Dennis better hurry and get to the choppa!</p>","author_name":"Dennis Camlek"}