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.
94 min
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.
- Release date
- November 4, 1988
- Country of origin
- United States
- Budget
- $4,000,000
- Box office
- $13,000,000
Trailer
Cast
- Roddy Piper as Nada
- Keith David as Frank
- Meg Foster as Holly
- George 'Buck' Flower as Drifter
- Peter Jason as Gilbert
- Raymond St. Jacques as Street Preacher
- Jason Robards III as Family Man
- John Lawrence as Bearded Man
- Susan Barnes as Brown Haired Woman
- Sy Richardson as Black Revolutionary
Crew
- John Carpenter · Director
- Ray Nelson · Writer
- John Carpenter · Writer
- Larry Franco · Producer
- John Carpenter · Composer
- Alan Howarth · Composer
- Gary B. Kibbe · Cinematographer
- Gib Jaffe · Editor
- Frank E. Jimenez · Editor