What does Arnold's quote "Poor Sport" Mean in Predator (1987)

In the movie Predator, near the end, after they try to trap the Predator in that net, and it shoots its way out, a lot of them die. One guy is badly injured, so Arnold and that girl help him walk. When the woman tries to pick up a gun, Arnold tells her not to because the predator didn't kill her before because she was unarmed, then Arnold calls the Predator a "no sport". How is only fighting armed people being a poor sport? Did Arnold ad lib this and fail badly?

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Best Answer

It means exactly the opposite of your take on it. I think Arnold said "No Sport" to indicate that if she was unarmed, she would be too easy to kill; not sporting. If she was armed by picking up the gun, the Predator would consider her to be true sport, in a fairer fight.

Here's a sound clip of a quote from Blade Runner that conveys the same message more clearly:
Roy Batty: "Not very sporting to fire on an unarmed opponent."

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What did the predator say to Dutch?

I agree with this. If you listen to the fragment, you can hear that the Predator says, "what the hell are you?", stressing the final word.

Did Arnold Schwarzenegger do his own stunts in Predator?

Arnold took a beating while making the filmSchwarzenegger has been known to do a lot of his own stunts for his films, but Predator took things to another level.

How much did the Predator suit weigh?

Predator. The Predator suit weighed over 200lbs and even though Kevin Peter Hall was a large and powerful man he had to be connected to a "bungie" rig to enable him to move believably.

What country does Predator take place in?

The traditional story is that Predator is predominantly set in Val Verde (for anyone unaware, this is a fictional Central American banana republic that appears in a few 80s/90s action movies, originally invented for Arnold Schwarzenegger's Commando so as not to offend any real Central American banana republics).

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