TIL that the Yautja alien in Predator (1987) was originally played by Jean-Claude Van Damme, until he was fired due to the actor experiencing dehydration during production.

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1. Sounds like bull to me; I’d like it verified by someone else.

   I’ll see what I can find. BRB.

   I quick look seems there’s a few stories of how he left the film but it looks like he was on it and left early on.

   https://bloody-disgusting.com/movie/3682553/predator-star-bill-duke-corroborates-jean-claude-van-dammes-story-fired-sci-fi-classic/

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2. Cocaine’s one hell of a ….. dehydrator

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