Poncho The machete-like weapon Dutch throws at the bad guy was made special for the film by a knife maker trying to sell the production his wares. Dutch's main weapon is an AR-15/SP1 slab-side M16 fitted with an M16A1 birdcage muzzle flash with an M203 launcher and a perforated forend for the M203. Additionally, Dutch Schaefer in the game has a mechanical arm and is said to be a cyborg, likely a reference to Schwarzenegger's starring role in the Terminator series, particularly the second film which features a famous scene where Schwarzenegger strips the skin from his left arm, revealing the robotic structure beneath. Oh okay. Alien Vs Predator. Rock moment". "My feeling from reading the script was that the Predator had to be a real character, rather than a generic creature. He told us to help him gather up the frogs, and we put them in Arnold's room. Chaves also starred in the films "Predator" with Arnold Schwarzenegger and "Cease Fire" with Don Johnson. Schwarzenegger gave it to the director at the end of shooting, and he still has it. . View All Movie Merchandise (16) He'd go up in a tree and cower, and he wouldn't do what monkeys do.". Anna He wrote and directed Kiss Kiss Bang Bang, an incredibly clever and underrated movie. RICHARD CHAVES col. Paul Biography Richard Chaves plays the flinty Lt. Col. Paul Ironhorse, a Cherokee Indian, West Point raduate and weapons expert facing an . The mask on the left was later used in Predator 2 (1990) "The concepts were identical," Winston said, "and yet, Rick was nominated in makeup and I was nominated in visual effects. He was a UDT (Underwater Demolition Team) sailor, AKA a Frogman. Van Damme was finally removed from the film, officially for being too short at 5'9" (Arnold Schwarzenegger and his team were bodybuilders between 6'2" and 6'5"). Poncho's grenade launcher is an entirely fictional design. Added to this, the actor wore "too much" tanning make-up, to hide his age somewhat. The theatrical trailer for Predator featured music from James Horner's compositions for Aliens (1986). Is this true? Predator (2004) and Aliens vs. Leg extensions and a third leg joint indicated in the maquette prevented the performer from walking on his own two legs. Blain's minigun "OI' Painless" is a handheld M134 which was modified for handheld use with an M60 handguard assembly installed beneath the barrels and a rear pistol grip. But we combined all of the tricks - high-tech and low-tech - to create this organic Predator character." Commitments by Arnold Schwarzenegger delayed the start of filming by several months. In an effort not to get sick while filming in Mexico John McTiernan instead went without much eating. View character biography, pictures and memorable quotes. 8%. Hostage Executed by the Russian. Richard Chaves Jorge Ramirez, better known as " Poncho ", was a mercenary and a member of Major "Dutch" Schaefer 's private military team. Fuck you! That's not fair to them. Two waterfalls are used in the climax of the movie, both near Palenque, Mexico. I dont know that its my favorite movie, but for a long time it was, and I still consider it to be a perfect blend of action and sci-fi. Technical Specs, [seeing the body of the pig that almost killed Mac], [looking at Pancho after being hit by a log], [Poncho questions Anna about Hawkins. And we stuck our heads in, all innocently, asking, 'Stan, what happened?' John McTiernan wants to be clear that the Predator's dreadlocks are in no way a signifier of racial ethnicity. James Olson who worked with Schwarzenegger in Commando (1985) was offered the part of Gen. Phillips, but turned it down for fear of being typecast. Jorge " Poncho " Ramirez ( Richard Chaves) is a Chicano. : After the Army he moved to Los Angeles to begin his acting career. Arnold Schwarzenegger's Major Alan "Dutch" Schaefer was the inspiration and model for the video game, Konami's Contra (1987)'s character, Sergeant Bill Rizer, with Sylvester Stallone's John Rambo being the model for Corporal Lance Bean (Rizer's partner). "Predator" was a fresh addition to the action movie genre. Look, I like Richard Chaves and all, but really? Those 'tricks' referred to by Winston included optical techniques to create the Predator's camouflage effect, executed by visual effects supervisor Joel Hynek and an effects team from R/Greenberg Associates, working with images of a performer wearing a special red version of the suit Stan Winston Studio had built for that specific purpose. "He didn't realize that he was just kind of a stuntman, right?" 100%. Arnold Schwarzenegger's cigar wouldn't light for the credits sequence, so they used optical effects to make it appear lit. No one thought . his life as a Marine Corps Dependent. I don't know, I'm not sure. Major, you'd better take a look at this. Dillon tells Anna to "vamos"; it means "move on" in Spanish and Portuguese. Richard Chaves is known as an Actor. "It was all very exciting," Mahan recalled, "but also a bit scary, because we were thrust into a film that had been going on for months beforehand. Or maybe because he made some rather hateful comments about Arabs; I cant remember for sure. At 37:23 Anna says to Dillon "Mierda" which is Spanish for "sh*t". His television credits include the miniseries "Ari: The Over six . Below we countdown to Richard Chaves upcoming . Even though it was before Predator, Im suprised you didnt mention Carl Weathers most memorable role.Apollo Creed. Unmodified miniguns eject out of the bottom, with the cases essentially falling out, due to gravity. ", John McTiernan was keen to make the comrade banter between the soldiers as real as possible. It is a fan page and is not managed by Richard Chaves himself. And yeah, I know he directed Sister Act 2, but the man was getting paid. Dutch's line "Get to the chopper!" He doesnt act much anymore, save for a few television appearances and some web ads for Credit Union. We're all gonna die. Because this was the first Predator movie, only the thermal vision and infrared vision was shown from the Predator's point of view (Predator 2 (1990) introduced many other vision modes for the Predator), but with good attention to details, you can get hints that the Predator has different vision modes, even in this movie. Jeho nejznmj rol je role Poncha ve filmu Predtor.Zde se setkal s Arnoldem Schwarzeneggerem, s Billem Dukem a dokonce . What they needed was a character with backward bent reptilian legs, extended arms and a head that was out here and they wanted to shoot on the muddy slopes of Mexico in the real jungles. But, hey, heard of The Monster Squad lately? The animatronic face on the hero head was controlled by a set of nine servomotors that enabled motion of the brow area and mandibles, as well as "a cheek squint", an additional external servomotor added later, hidden in the creature's backpack, to move the lower mandibles, which previously did not open as widely as intended. The original plot had Dutch Schaefer (Arnold Schwarzenegger) pitted against the Predator alone. "The hotel where we were staying in Mexico was right at the edge of a forest," Richard Landon recalled, "and on the lawn were hundreds of frogs hopping out of that forest. Learn more about Richard Chaves - movies and shows, full bio, photos, videos, and more at TV Guide. Kevin Peter Hall, the Predator, is also visible without his "Predator Suit" and make-up towards the end, as one of the helicopter rescue crew. There's also a 100lb battery behind the person firing it. "I never knew it wasn't Arnold," Winston said, "because, from the day it happened, we never spoke of it! Well, there was a second injury. Instead of a cloak, the predator uses its shape-shifting ability and chameleon-like skin to hide. The director had to fight to get a quality actor in the role. 1808, favorably reported, with an amendment in the nature of a substitute, by a rollcall vote of . Carl Weathers came onboard because John McTiernan wanted an actual actor to work against Schwarzenegger. Look, I like Richard Chaves and all, but really? We didn't want to be their 'strike two'. Anna It was made by prop master John Zemansky for Scarface (1983) for the famous "Little Friend" scene. God I feel sorry for him, sitting in jail for three years because of something he never did, horrible, just horrible. The film was dedicated to the memories of Agustin Ytuarte and Federico Ysunza, who were both killed on March 31, 1986, in the crash of Mexicana Flight 940. It, Read More Unreal Movie Review: The AvengersContinue, The Evil Dead remake comes out this week, and depending on how well it does, we may eventually see an Army of Darkness remake to go along with it, even though Ash is a girl, Read More Its the Army of Darkness, Charlie BrownContinue. "The ambient temperature in Mexico was in the 90s. : The editing of the scene makes it look as if Dillon got killed instantly when the Predator shoots him with it's shoulder cannon. Poncho. All of this is sort of a moral separate peace here, and in order to do it I set up the circumstance where there were no human beings in front of the guns. Walker, Texas Ranger. The area that the map shows is a region known as "cerrado biome", in core areas with small and medium trees, wooded savanna, and gramineous-woody savanna. I wanted to use them. And making stew out of a ham bone. To help this along, the cast trained together on location with weapons, fitness and a military training regimen that started at 6 a.m. every day, including training in the silent hand signals seen in the movie. All of the night scenes were filmed during freezing cold temperatures, which was especially hard on Arnold Schwarzenegger during the latter half of the film, when the mud he had to wear (actually pottery clay) became cold and wet. They initially attempted to use real heat vision cameras to capture the Predator's vision, but not only was it a large piece of equipment with an umbilical that would only stretch four feet from the van, but there was also an even bigger problem. Yeah, strap this on your "sore ass", Blain. Arnold Schwarzenegger stated in an interview that he decided to the movie because he had always wanted to do a movie like The Magnificent Seven (1960). Sometimes it is all of the above. Ventura has been very busy since then, hosting television shows, appearing at WWE events, becoming the spokesperson for an online betting service, and writing books. Frogs! I don't know. Billy's surname is Sole. Shane Black, who plays commando Hawkins, is actually a screenwriter. : 1989 Racing Champions. Arnold Schwarzenegger, Jesse Ventura, and Sven-Ole Thorsen appeared in The Running Man (1987). "I met with John McTiernan and Joel Silver and we talked about the Predator," Stan Winston recalled. The stunt crew played a practical joke on the newly married couple, by putting frogs in their shower. Richard Chavez, 24, has been charged with first degree murder in the death of Charisma . Richard joined the army in 1970. John McTiernan stated. Maybe you better put her on a leash, Agent-man. He was doing it as a favor to Arnold, partly. . He points out that he did the same thing in Die Hard (1988). Weathers also stated that he would act as if his physique was naturally given to him, and would work out only after the other actors were nowhere to be seen. : It was two hundred more than they needed. The first media in the Predator franchise, the film follows an elite team of mercenaries on a mission to rescue hostages from a guerrilla group in Guatemala . But his instincts also told him that Predator was going to be great, which shows his good judgment of material.". Poncho : It is rumored that Ventura had to wear a bulletproof vest, because of the forceful ejection of spent cartridges, but this is false. I then went back to sleep, and she was startled because I had never done that before in our life together." ", When the failure of the first Predator suit halted production, Arnold Schwarzenegger recommended his old pal from The Terminator (1984), Stan Winston, to design and build an all-new Predator. As Boss had predicted, the design, which looked spectacular in maquette form, was nearly impossible to realize as a full-size suit worn by a performer. In the DVD commentary, John McTiernan notes that at the time, Arnold Schwarzenegger had an adaptation of Sgt. Billy first senses the Predator after the attack on the guerrilla camp. Some sources give Dillon's first name as George. the director stated. It had been shot against green in the jungle." Some of his work includes Predator, Witness, Star Trek: Voyager, MacGyver, Babylon 5, Walker, Texas Ranger, Miami Vice, and Hill Street Blues. The film originally featured a Native American soldier as the lead. When the Jungle Hunter is cleaning his trophy skulls, the one on the right belongs to Mac, due to the hole and the scorch marks on it caused by the Jungle Hunters plasma caster when the Jungle Hunter killed him. Chaves once calculated that the volume of fan mail he received outnumbered the rest of the cast members by a four or five to one ratio.[1]. Poncho The arcade game Alien vs. In addition, Sonny Landham (Republican) ran an unsuccessful campaign for Governor of Kentucky in 2003. [2] In June 2009 he was present as a guest star at Collectormania, a film and comic convention which was hosted at the Stadium MK in Milton Keynes, UK. Richard joined the army in 1970. Blain On today's show we discuss digital IDs, digital currency, 15 minute cities and vaccines. The Predator's head was built as a separate piece, and a total of three were created for the film: a "hero" head that was capable of facial articulation, a static stunt head and a head that was completely open at the front for use in scenes where the Predator is wearing its mask. Up and down the San Joaquin Valley of California, and across the country, people chanted these words. Two of the actors portraying commandos besieged by the Predator have been elected to state governorships: Jesse Ventura (Independent) was elected Governor of Minnesota in 1998 in a major political upset, and Arnold Schwarzenegger (Republican) was elected Governor of California in a hotly-contested recall election in 2003. General Phillips. This foreshadows Dutch finding out that the mission is a lie and that it's not a rescue mission, but an assassination mission and Dillon used Dutch and his team to eliminate the rebels. Just from Predator, Black struck me as a funny guy: he was able to deliver bad jokes in a way that made you have to laugh at them. 34.95 from Amazon.co.uk. He enjoys science fiction movies, books, and television, and is a huge fan of South Florida sports teams. The original rejected mask prop was later reused for a hunter in Predator 2 (1990) and would go on to inspire the masks worn by Celtic in Alien vs. 1971 Fleer AHRA Drag Champs. The take was then repeated without the actors using a 30% wider lens on the camera. Predator RM DP68MX - Oct 09, 2006; Los Angeles, CA, USA; Actress FRANCIS FISHER and Actor RICHARD CHAVES at the 'Flags Of Our Fathers' Los Angeles Premiere held at the Academy Of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. The local union had overstocked the production with unnecessary workers, so John McTiernan eventually sent half of them packing with pay. He ran for Governor of Kentucky and failed, and later ran for U.S. Senate. We got him back in at lunch and you could see his eyes through the rubber muscles of the neck and he's like, 'I hate this head. Dillon's first name is Al. Mac Most of film was shot under the original title "Hunter" (as can be seen on clapperboards in the outtakes on the Special Edition DVD). What we didn't realize was that Arnold's wife, Maria Shriver, was visiting that weekend. Aliens vs Predator, a group of 47 people; Arca's Path VR, a group of 43 people; Battlezone: Combat Commander, a group of 38 people; Dick Marcinko: Rogue Warrior, a group of 36 people; Joust Legend, a group of 35 people; Battlezone 98 Redux, a group of 27 people; Star Wars: Battlefront - Elite Squadron, a group of 27 people John McTiernan wasn't thrilled with any of his existing blades but asked if the could manufacture a machete instead. I told him how brilliant Predator was and asked him what Arnie was like. Poncho Several other pieces of the Jungle hunter outfit where similarly reuse for the ending of Predator 2 the body suit was recycled for Predator Elder Greyback while the Bio-Mask actually used in the first film was given to a Scout Predator. It was virtually physically impossible to do. Shane Black was cast because John McTiernan and producer Joel Silver wanted a writer on the set. [Poncho shoots a bunch of grenades up to the top of the cliff] Poncho : You got time to duck? Discover (and save!) Poncho was a character played by Richard Chaves in the 1987 film 'Predator' directed by John McTiernan. They created the effects digitally and were accepted once he proved their value. Photos and Clips from. Some years after the encounter with the alien in Central America, Dutch tells his brother his story about aliens and government cover-ups, then disappears. A dummy of Sonny Landham was used for the graphic sequence which the Predator rips out Billy's skull and spine. This didn't occur until Alien vs. The sidearms carried by the troopers are Desert Eagle handguns. These people are trying to make movies, and they are trying to do it in a timely fashion. It does however keep trophies taken from those that it kills on board its ship. In the Department of Defense's test footage, looking at the person wearing the camo (fiber-optic sheet), he or she simply appeared like a heat wave. All played brilliant parts. Awesome! Joel Hynek, a special effects supervisor, who directed the design of the Predator's camouflage effect, is the son of J. Allen Hynek Ph.D., who originated the "Close Encounter" hierarchy for categorizing interactions with aliens. "Pancho" is a given name in Spanish; "Poncho" is a waterproof outer garment worn to repel rain. It was only later when the creature design was changed that the movie became "Predator". From Robert Altman, a movie called Brewster McCloud.". Mac's weapon is an M60E3. When the movie aired on ITV in the UK in 1992, Dillon's death was cut for censorship which Dillon losing his arm and getting killed when he gets stabbed in the gut with the Predator's blade gauntlet was removed. Read millions of eBooks and audiobooks on the web, iPad, iPhone and Android. Regarding Jesse Ventura, John McTiernan was surprised to discover he was "a lot brighter than he pretended to be" and "truly astonished" when he heard Ventura was elected governor of Minnesota years later. Carl Weathers and Apollo Creed are just about interchangeable to me. Third film in which Arnold Schwarzenegger wears a Seiko model H558-5009 diver's watch. Chaves has made few public appearances over the years since being stalked. Contrary to popular belief, Jesse Ventura (Blain) was not a Navy SEAL before becoming an actor. Before Blain gets killed by the predator with its plasmacaster, blood appears on his neck and shoulder. Fans sometimes refer to the self-destruct device as a "wrist nuke". I don't pay attention to what they say. It's nonsense, but, it's a movie, so who knows." Poncho : Bullshit. Body count: sixty-nine humans (most of them at the hands of Dutch Schaefer), one scorpion, one boar, and one Predator. : The film served as an inspiration for the Filipino film Bangis (1996). However, the original design for the Predator was too cumbersome and difficult to manage in the jungle, and Van Damme couldn't make the required movements in it. Geoff Murphy was first attached to direct. operation in the Central American Jungle and that he used Dillon to send Dutch and his team into the Central American Jungle to draw out the Predator and sending Dutch and the team to the Central American Jungle to eliminate the guerrillas was a ploy and Dillon wasn't aware Keyes was actually using him, Dutch and his team to capture the Predator. His comments were made on the political radio show The Weekly Filibuster. the Extra-Terrestrial (1982). Duke continued to act, as well as get behind the camera to direct. He directed Deep Cover in 1992, which gives him more street cred than just about anyone considering Dre and Snoop did a song for the soundtrack about slangin dope and killing cops. The Walther PP pistol used by Anna is likely intended to stand in for the Makarov PM pistol, which looks somewhat similar and would be appropriate for a guerrilla force being supplied by the Soviet Union. It was only when Stan Winston moved in that the complete design of the "Predator" changed, along with the title. Consequently, people were the same temperature as the background, and they were perfectly camouflaged." If you watch closely slightly prior to this Dillon is already stripped to the waist helping pull down a tree. But what stuck out the most was just how bad things got for Richard Chaves, who played Poncho. They got the idea from this movie and Predator 2 (1990). It ended up being far bigger and heavier than they expected so the "Stick around" quip was added as a way for Dutch to get rid of it. 'Predator' also became the default name for the creature's species used by fans, despite never being mentioned on-screen until Predator 2 (1990). His film career has been on hiatus since around 2003 when he entered politics and eventually became Governor of California. Poncho He stated that "even though many of the cast had military backgrounds," he "wanted them all to get a chance to know each other, develop as a group, and endure something rough, and conquer it together.". When they started shooting in the jungle, three hundred Mexican crew members showed up. Shane Mahan accompanied the production, as did SWS mechanical designer Richard Landon. "We get him out there for the first shot and he's just seething. In several extended universe comic book series, the creatures are referred to as the 'Yautja', which has since become a widely accepted semi-official name. Sonny Landham is out of his mind. Predator (2004) and Scarface in the video game Predator: Concrete Jungle (2005). Howard Berger was assigned the job of taking the Predator suits and heads home after each day of greenscreen filming to dry them out. The costume was heavy and off-balance, and Hall couldn't see with the mask on. John Spencer as "FBI Director James Womack" in The Rock (1996): . Two weeks into production the leaves all started dropping. The trailer also features unfinished, basic visual effects depicting magenta-colored heat signatures on some of the characters. He is not dating anyone. His interviews on the Special Edition DVD of Predator are the funniest on the disc, too. The M-203 grenade launcher mounted on Dutch's rifle was a custom made prop, not an actual grenade launcher. The bodyguard followed Sonny everywhere to ensure he didn't get into a fight, since he was well known to be violent and short tempered. Basic Info . "There was a lot of pressure to get this done, because production was waiting for the new character so they could start shooting again," Stan said. The "rebel camp" location has become a tourist attraction in Mexico. Richard is a member of the Florida bar with 26 years of legal experience. Objevily se zprvy (ze strany Affleck nebo DC zatm nepotvrzen), e s Benem chce spolenost dl . When the script was pitched around Hollywood, the shorthand description used for it was "'Alien (1979) in the jungle.". One of the elements in the sound of the "snap" to Predator-vision is a whip crack. Visit the Richard Chaves fansite:\rhttp://r-chaves.tripod.com/index.htm\r\r\u0026 the Richard Chaves fan forum:\rhttp://richardchaves.iforums.us\r\r\rCLIPS:\rWar of the Worlds (1988) Lt Col. Paul Ironhorse\rPredator (1987) Poncho Ramirez\rMacGyver \"Treasure of Manco\" (1990) Enrique\rThe Gambler III (1987) Irondog\rNight Eyes II (1992) Hector Mejenes\rMacGyver \"Tough Boys\" (1990) Det. Richard is a member of the Florida bar with 26 years of legal experience. Hall helped create, to me, one of the most memorable movie villains of all time, alien or otherwise. Carl Weathers joked in an interview that Arnold Schwarzenegger got him addicted to cigar smoking during filming. Poncho speaks to Anna in Guatemalan] The film's iconic score was used in numerous movie trailers including Ghost in the Machine (1993) and Blind Vision (1992). Several weeks of greenscreen shooting on a stage in Los Angeles followed the three-month shoot in Mexico, enabling the filmmakers to pick up some of the more difficult Predator action shots in the controlled environment of a stage, then composite those elements into location plates. She later spent a couple of days on the set in Mexico. Maria Shriver discussed decoration plans concerning her and Arnold Schwarzenegger's new house with him over the phone, during filming. The film changed its title from "Hunter" to Predator (1987) to avoid confusion with Hunter (1984), which starred Fred Dryer who played on the same football team at San Diego State University (SDSU) as Carl Weathers. Someone said that the only person Rocky Balboa had yet to fight was E.T. Shane Black came up with the coarse jokes that he tells in the film. : To Heal A Nation 1:40. : I'm always going to be as flexible and accommodating of that as I can be.' | Filming & Production He spent the first 18 years of It is alleged that in the early '90s, the Department of Defense tested a form of camouflage that used millions of fibre-optic cables to "mirror" the opposite side of the object to be hidden. Instead, hes ripping the spines out of some of the baddest, biggest, meanest dudes on Earth, all equipped with top-of-the-line military firepower. In the novelization of the film, the Predator is very different from the creature that appeared in the movie. At 44:01 Pancho says to Anna "Qu pas mujer? Witness 1:16. Arnie enjoyed being in Predator so much that he married an actual Predator alien: After a really crappy action movie looking directly at you, Action Jackson-and some forgettable roles, Weathers tried and succeeded at comedy, playing Chubbs in Happy Gilmore. We don't have much information about He's past relationship and any previous engaged. Blain : I ain't got time to bleed. The Predator's infrared vision is the same as how snakes detect their own prey. This film had the second biggest opening weekend of 1987; Beverly Hills Cop II (1987) had the first. "There was somebody involved in the production, that turned out later for corrupt reasons, insisted that we do it in Puerta Vallarta." However, director John McTiernan recommended hiring Alan Silvestri after hearing his work on Back to the Future (1985). Jesse would go on to say that he feels proud for what they did because many military fans of the movie would come up to him and acknowledge just how authentic the patrolling was due to the actor's spacing. Many of the movies cast members went on to have some pretty remarkable careers, some of which were completely outside the realm of film. Id love to see them in a steel cage match. Illustrating just how confused the Academy was over this new blending of special effects, makeup and visual effects technologies, the same year that it categorized the Predator creature as a visual effect, it honored Rick Baker with an Oscar in the makeup category for his work on Harry and the Hendersons - despite the fact that Harry had been achieved in exactly the same way that the Predator had, with a performer wearing a suit and a mechanical head. We were sitting next to each other on the plane, and I was sketching and drawing the Predator.". He described the scene where Dutch (Schwarzenegger) walks up to Billy (Sonny Landham), who senses the Predator's presence out in the bush, as a "Sgt. To make the fireballs, the crew would just dump gasoline around and light it up. He didn't kill you because you weren't armedNo sport.". : He speaks fluent Spanish, for he can translate to his group for Anna when she speaks. The sound editors called the Predator's shoulder gun the "Parrot Gun", because when it moved independently of the Predator while aiming, it reminded them of "Peter Sellers with a rubber parrot on his shoulder. Aliens Colonial Marines. Gunfire from Guatemalan rebels could be heard at night, and poisonous snakes often invaded the production camp. "He said, 'And the bad news is, we've only got six weeks to do it.' Richard Chaves Actor | Sound Department | Additional Crew Richard was born in Jacksonville, Florida. The other one was The Running Man. Jesse Ventura (Blain) became the first actor ever to fire the M134 Minigun handheld. Biography Early Life In 1980, he joins Dutch's private military team and in the subsequent years, saw action in Angola, Cambodia, Lebanon and Afghanistan. 2023) uvidme Bena Afflecka jako Bruce Waynea/Batmana, ale zejm to bude naposledy. Dutch wears "strong lines", to show that he's a leader.