Movie
They Live
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.
Details
- Release date
- 1988-11-04
- Runtime
- 93 min
- Genres
- Science Fiction, Action, Thriller
- Status
- Released
- Production
- Alive Films, Larry Franco Productions
- Country
- United States of America
- Original language
- EN
Cast
- Roddy Piper as John Nada
- Keith David as Frank Armitage
- Meg Foster as Holly Thompsen
- 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
- Wendy Brainard as Family Man's Daughter
- Lucille Meredith as Female Interviewer
Crew
- John Carpenter - Director
- John Carpenter - Screenplay
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