Predator 2 is a 1990 science fiction action film directed by Stephen Hopkins and starring Danny Glover as a detective in Los Angeles who becomes embroiled in a battle with a group of alien hunters known as Predators. The film is a sequel to the 1987 film Predator and takes place in the urban jungle of Los Angeles during a heatwave and gang war. As the Predator hunts both criminals and law enforcement officers, Glover's character must team up with a motley crew of allies to stop the alien predator's killing spree.