When Does "Predator 2" (1990) Take Place?
"Predator 2" is a horror science fiction film written by Jim Thomas with John Thomas that released November 21st, 1990. So when is "Predator 2" set?
It takes place on the fictional Alien vs. Predator timeline in the year:
We know this because the very first shot of the movie includes a time and place setting title card that reads "LOS ANGELES 1997" over the footage.
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We know this because the very first shot of the movie includes a time and place setting title card that reads "LOS ANGELES 1997" over the footage.
Furthermore, in the fourth film "The Predator" (2018), Agent Thomas J. Church says, "They've been here before. '87. '97."
It is an early chronological film in the Alien vs. Predator timeline (the chronological third film to feature a Yautja predator) and can be watched either at its timeline point or entirely separately.
