Arnold Schwarzenegger introducing aliens to his 'little friend' in "Predator."
(Donald McAlpine/Twentieth Century Fox)
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I Need a Hero: Action Movie Oral Histories
Did you know Jean-Claude Van Damme was deemed too short to play the Predator? Or that Sean Connery passed on “Mortal Kombat” because he wanted to focus on his golf game? Here are the stories behind the bullets, biceps and bloodshed of your favorite action films.
Carl Davis, curator
June 29, 2017