Peter Cullen is a name best associated with Optimus Prime, the leader of the Autobots. Something that still manages to surprise the occasional Predator fan is the fact that Cullen worked on the original film and provided the iconic vocalisation of the Predator.
His involvement is not something that I’ve seen talked about very often so the recollection in the video below (uploaded by TFconToronto back in February) wasn’t one of those behind-the-scene we’ve heard countless times before hand.
After their reluctance to show Cullen what the Predator looked like, the producers eventually agreed to: “Roll down to the very end of the film where the Predator takes off his head gear and you’re gonna see the face. When they did that I saw this ugly, ugly face and these tentacles going like this *mimics the mandibles.*
It reminded me of an upside down horseshoe crab dying in the sun on a beach when I was a kid. It was nasty. But from that horseshoe crab was coming all these crackling sounds. Bubbles that were bursting.”
In addition to talking about the inspiration for the iconic Predator sound, Cullen also talks about his reluctance to do more “monster sounds” and the producer’s reaction to his vocalisation.
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I can't recall his name but it's definitely mentioned in the extras. I think Liam O'Donnell/Crom also mentioned him in our interview at the end of last year. They used to be roommates. Personally, I can't remember having any issue with any of the Predator sound effects following the first film.
Not bad I suppose, but can't beat Mr. Cullen :0) -Maybe they should pay him to record tons of pred sounds and keep them in stock for future occasions hhehe
Also, is awesome that he did this, because i thought all these years that those sounds were special effects.
Does anyone know if he was invited to reprise for the sequel?
I only noticed his name in the credits recently. Optimus Prime has taken on Arnie lol
"Something that still manages to surprise the occasional Predator fan is the fact that Cullen worked on the original film and provided the iconic vocalisation of the Predator."
Remember I was very surprised when I found out that Peter Cullen did voice for Predator after 18 years of being a fan of Predator)