They Live
1988
You see them on the street. You watch them on TV. You might even vote for one this fall. You think they're people just like you. You're wrong. Dead wrong.
Directed by John Carpenter
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A lone drifter stumbles upon a unique pair of sunglasses that reveal aliens are systematically gaining control of the Earth by masquerading as humans and lulling the public into submission.
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- Director
- John Carpenter
- Written by
- Ray Nelson, John Carpenter
- Produced by
- Larry Franco
- Composers
- Alan Howarth, John Carpenter
- Cinematographer
- Gary B. Kibbe
- Editors
- Frank E. Jimenez, Gib Jaffe
- Makeup FX
- Michael Mills
- Studios
- Alive Films, Larry Franco Productions
- Origin country
- United States
- Runtime
- 1h 33m
- Language
- en
- Rating
- R
- Also known as
- John Carpenter's They Live, They Live!
- TMDB
- 7.3/10 (3,435 votes)
- Rotten Tomatoes
- 86% Fresh
- Metacritic
- 55/100
- IMDb
- 7.2/10 (162,436 votes)
Cast
Roddy Piper
John Nada
Keith David
Frank Armitage
Meg Foster
Holly Thompsen
George Buck Flower
Drifter
Peter Jason
Gilbert
Raymond St. Jacques
Street Preacher
Jason Robards III
Family Man
John Lawrence
Bearded Man
Susan Barnes
Brown Haired Woman
Sy Richardson
Black Revolutionary
Wendy Brainard
Family Man's Daughter
Lucille Meredith
Female Interviewer
Susan Blanchard
Ingenue
Norman Alden
Foreman
Dana Bratton
Black Junkie
John F. Goff
Well Dressed Customer
Norman D. Wilson
Vendor
Thelma Lee
Rich Lady
Crew
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Podcasts
The Evolution of Horror — ALIENS Pt 19: The Hidden (1987) & They Live (1988)
