They Live (1988)

  • R
  • 11/04/1988 (US)
  • Science Fiction, Action
  • 1h 33m

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.

Overview

A lone drifter stumbles upon a harrowing discovery -- a unique pair of sunglasses that reveals that aliens are systematically gaining control of the Earth by masquerading as humans and lulling the public into submission.

Ray Nelson

Novel

John Carpenter

Screenplay, Director

Cast

Roddy Piper's headshot

Roddy Piper

John Nada
Keith David's headshot

Keith David

Frank Armitage
Meg Foster's headshot

Meg Foster

Holly Thompsen
George Buck Flower's headshot

George Buck Flower

Drifter
Peter Jason's headshot

Peter Jason

Gilbert
Raymond St. Jacques's headshot

Raymond St. Jacques

Street Preacher
Jason Robards III's headshot

Jason Robards III

Family Man
John Lawrence's headshot

John Lawrence

Bearded Man

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