From Script to Screen: Predator 2 - Biggest Differences From First Draft to Finished Film
83For the first time ever a copy of the first draft of the script for Predator 2 is now available to find in the Alien vs. Predator Galaxy Downloads section! Thanks to the persuasive power of community member Kane Gilbert T. (aka Sonny Bryan), we were able to transcribe images taken of the complete script from the collection of Predator fan Predain (aka Ian).
Before we talk about some of the differences between this first draft and the finished film, I do want to be very clear that this isn’t a script containing Dutch. There was never a complete draft of a script for Predator 2 that included Arnold Schwarzenegger's Dutch, but there was a somewhat complete script.
Speaking of that early version of Predator 2 to Alien vs. Predator Galaxy, Predator 2 director Stephen Hopkins told us that after signing onto direct the film he was handed a mostly complete 60-page draft of a Predator 2 script that featured both Dutch and Harrigan. That script was never completed, for reasons ranging from the Writers' Strike in 1988 to Arnold’s decision to not do the film, but that's a subject for another article!
What we have for you today is the first completed draft of Predator 2, dated October 6th 1989, featuring Detective Mike Harrigan as the main character. The first major difference in this draft is that it was set entirely in New York, with the opening scene taking place in the notorious Hell’s Kitchen.
You can check out our written article here: https://www.avpgalaxy.net/predator-movies/predator-2/from-script-to-screen-predator-2-biggest-differences-from-first-draft-to-finished-film/
This draft and all available film drafts are available to download in the AvP Galaxy Download section: https://www.avpgalaxy.net/downloads/
00:00 - Introduction
01:23 - The Big Apple - Location and Time
02:28 - "It Has Not Been A Good Day" - The Opening Scene
03:43 - From Tony to Jerry
05:23 - "Dis Not Be 'Bout Money, Mon...Dis Be 'Bout Power" - The Voodoo Magic Scene and Predator Weaponry
09:21 - Car Crashes and Leona
11:31 - "A Fucking Alien" - History of the O.W.L.F
12:25 - "I Don't Think He Gives A Shit" - Billy Crystal as Ruth
13:22 - "Shit Happens" - The Final Confrontation
17:23 - Peter Keyes Survives
18:58 - Sign Off
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