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TIL that during the filming of “Predator” in 1987 the studio’s insurance company would not agree to insure the production unless a body guard was hired to follow Sonny Landham (Billy) around. The body guard’s sole purpose was not to protect Sonny, but to protect other people from Sonny.

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