Film
They Live
1988 · 1h 33m · Science Fiction · Action · Thriller
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.
- IMDb
- 7.2
- Rotten Tomatoes
- 86%
- Metacritic
- 55
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Overview
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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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
Crew
- John CarpenterOriginal Music Composer · Director · Screenplay
- Ray NelsonNovel
- Larry FrancoProducer
- Andre BlayExecutive Producer
- Shep GordonExecutive Producer
- Gary B. KibbeDirector of Photography
- Alan HowarthOriginal Music Composer
- Frank E. JimenezEditor
- Gib JaffeEditor
Media
Details
- Release date
- November 4, 1988
- Status
- Released
- Original language
- English
- Runtime
- 1h 33m
- Rated
- R
- Budget
- $4,000,000
- Revenue
- $13,000,000
- Genres
- Science Fiction, Action, Thriller
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