They Live
3143 reviews
Sci-Fi/Action
1h 33m
1988
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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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.
- DirectorJohn Carpenter
- Release4 November 1988
- Genre
- Duration1h 33m
- Budget$4,000,000
- Revenue$13,000,000
- Rate3143 reviews
- Productions
Alive Films, Larry Franco Productions
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

Susan Blanchard
Ingenue

Norman Alden
Foreman

John F. Goff
Well Dressed Customer

Norman Howell
Blonde Haired Cop

Larry Franco
Neighbor

Robert Grasmere
Scruffy Blonde Man

Eileen Wesson
Pregnant Secretary

Gregory J. Barnett
Security Guard #1

Kerry Rossall
2nd Unit Guard

Jeff Imada
Male Ghoul

Jeb Stuart Adams
Homeless kid (uncredited)

Jennifer Austin
Teenage Girl (uncredited)

Al Leong
Asian Revolutionary (uncredited)

Gunnar Magg
Male Ghoulie (uncredited)

Matt McColm
Police Officer (uncredited)

Tommy Morrison
Dave - Resistance Fighter (uncredited)

John Carpenter
Voice That Says 'Sleep'
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