So who's buying BILLY from Predator 1?

[Cap'n Cook]

If you guys haven't seen Action Jackson, I strongly recommend it!

 

[nicky]

Sonny Landham is appearing at CollectorMania Midlands con in the UK in March 2009 and yours truly is gonna meet him. I've already met Carl Weathers twice.

Regarding his death scene I always thought Billy just decided it was time to face his demons as he seemed to view the Pred as some sort of spiritual being in a sterotyped Native American way. He only decided to face the Pred when he heard Dillon scream which then prompted him to challenge the Pred and face his "demon(s)" just like King Willy did in Predator 2.

 

[abake]

Of course I'm going to get Billy.
Amazing figure, great character in the movie.

 

[DinoLast]

I found this on the web. I will find it interesting that if he took Galoob to court over there Billy figure (He Lost) What would he make of the Hot Toys one?

Landham is a fringe actor who has played supporting roles in several motion pictures, including 48 Hours, Action Jackson, and Maximum Force, as well as several unrated, pornographic films. This suit concerns the role of "Billy, the Native American Tracker" that Landham portrayed in Fox's 1987 action film Predator. Landham's employment was initially memorialized in a March 3, 1986, "Standard Cast Deal Memo" ("Memo"), which detailed only the salary, starting date, and an agreement that Landham would pay for a bodyguard for himself. Fox later delivered a "Deal Player Employment Agreement" ("Agreement") which, among other things, assigned all merchandising rights for the Billy character to Fox. The Agreement was never signed, however, and there is a dispute between the parties as to how long after Landham left for filming in Mexico the Agreement was received by his agent in the United States. Landham testified that the only contractual understanding he had with Fox was that he would act in the movie for a specified amount of money and that he would be required to pay for the bodyguard. In 1995, Fox licensed to Galoob the rights to produce and market a line of its "Micro Machines" toys based on Predator. One of these three sets of toys contained a "Billy" action figure. Because the toy is only 1.5 inches tall and has no eyes or mouth, it bears no personal resemblance to Landham. Moreover, Eric Shank, the Galoob employee who designed the toy, purposefully avoided any such resemblance. Nonetheless, Landham argues that the toy violates his right of publicity under Kentucky law and amounts to a false endorsement under the Lanham Act. The district court disagreed, finding insufficient evidence to suggest that consumers would associate the toy with Landham.

 

[kl241]

LOL! Why does a big badass like Sonny Landham need a bodyguard for? The Lanham Act.

 

[man_vs_machine]

You can count me in for one. I would buy the whole entire team if they are offered including Anna.

 

[DinoLast]

LOL! Why does a big badass like Sonny Landham need a bodyguard for? The Lanham Act.

Rumour has it that the Bodyguard was for protecting other people from him.

 

[The Craw]

i'll probably get a billy. maybe i'll get him repainted in the future. no big deal. i want the entire team. has HT said they plan on doing the rest of the team? i dont keep up with these threads. i know they made the 2 alien spacesuit figures but we never saw anymore from that line. HT seems to be getting into the habit of leaving lines incomplete kinda like a certain other figure company i know.

 

[BadMoon]

Oh this is nice to know! Yes Badmoon I agree brother, Billy was a little ^^^^^!

 

[Big Ape]

Dutch, Predator = must have

Billy = would like to have, probably will get, but easy to drop and not lose sleep over

If I had to choose one other person from Dutch's team, it'd been Blain.

 

[Devil_666]

Rumour has it that the Bodyguard was for protecting other people from him.

Actually the rumor is the bodyguard wasn't so much a "bodyguard" as they were a "watcher" to make sure Sonny didn't get drunk and start fighting. Sonny Landham had/has!? a drinking problem.

 

[Darth Waller]

If I had to choose one other person from Dutch's team, it'd been Blain.

"I ain't got time to bleed."

 

[xenofreak]

I found this on the web. I will find it interesting that if he took Galoob to court over there Billy figure (He Lost) What would he make of the Hot Toys one?

In 1995, Fox licensed to Galoob the rights to produce and market a line of its "Micro Machines" toys based on Predator. One of these three sets of toys contained a "Billy" action figure. Because the toy is only 1.5 inches tall and has no eyes or mouth, it bears no personal resemblance to Landham. Moreover, Eric Shank, the Galoob employee who designed the toy, purposefully avoided any such resemblance. Nonetheless, Landham argues that the toy violates his right of publicity under Kentucky law and amounts to a false endorsement under the Lanham Act. The district court disagreed, finding insufficient evidence to suggest that consumers would associate the toy with Landham.

Billy sells for $3 on ebay

 

[xenofreak]

damn all this talk about Billy makes me want a Billy figure and I didn't really want one before.

 

[Kibishii]

I thing Billy looks great and if I still collected 1/6th, I would be getting him. As of right now, the only thing I am interested in is the Pred and that is because he can pass for a dio.

 

[small_studios]

Billy Looks good but give me Mac and the Mini Gun

 

[FlyAndFight]

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[Minimodel]

Paper Lace

Should be "Billy get to da choppa"

 

[Predatortje]

I Surely will buy Billy and let his head repaint!

 

[-=LoneWolf=-]

i got paint, and a brush, and a good hand... so i'm buying it