Movie
They Live
1988R1h 33m7.3 / 10
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.
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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Synopsis
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.
More about They Live
Cast
Roddy PiperJohn Nada
Keith DavidFrank Armitage
Meg FosterHolly Thompsen
George Buck FlowerDrifter
Peter JasonGilbert
Raymond St. JacquesStreet Preacher
Jason Robards IIIFamily Man
John LawrenceBearded ManCredits
- Directed by
- John Carpenter
- Written by
- John Carpenter, Ray Nelson
Production details
- Status
- Released
- Original language
- English
- Budget
- $4M
- Box office
- $13M
Production
- Alive FilmsUnited States
- Larry Franco ProductionsUnited States
Themes
absurdaggressivealienalien invasionaliensanti-consumerismb-horrorbiting
