
Dutch (Arnold Schwarzenegger) and his elite commando team lead an assault into the jungle to rescue a CIA hostage from a gureilla group who shot down his helicopter. Dutch and his team demolish the militants but discover no hostages other than a single, terrified girl (Anna). Dutch realises they have been set up and, with no choice, heads to the chopper pick-up point. However, unbeknownest to Dutch, they are being tracked by a savage, invisible alien, the Predator.
It follows the group and when Anna tries to escape the group and Hawkins follows, it kills him leaving Anna alive-she had no weapon, no sport. The group find (part of) Hawkins and continue towards the chopper. Anna only says that, ‘the jungle came alive and took him.’ but soon Blain is killed and Mac gets a glimpse of the Predator and, joined by the others, fires wildly into the jungle. They wound the Predator but he escapes and the group set up camp for the night. In the night, Mac is startled when something trips a trap they set up. He dives on the intruder only to discover he has killed a boar. The group settle down but discover that Blain’s body has vanished without a trace. Shaken, the group tries to sleep.
The next day, the group set up a large amount of traps and lie in wait for the Predator. He gets caught in a trap but manages to escape sending a log flying into Poncho, severly wounding him. Mac sprints off after the Predator, yelling hysterically and is followed by Dillon. The pair track it down but are ambushed and are slaughtered.