They Live
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.
19881h 33mNo ratings yet
- Action
- Science Fiction
- Thriller
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.
Keywords
- los angeles
- california
- dystopia
- thoughtful
- alien
- alien invasion
- hilarious
- absurd
- excited
- villainess
- philosophical
- conspiracy
- aggressive
- horror
- conspiracy thriller
- capitalism
- social commentary
- aliens
- fist fight
- sunglasses
- glasses
- brawl
- subliminal message
- biting
- b-horror
- anti-consumerism
- interspecies sex
- los angeles, california
Details
- Status
- Released
- Release date
- November 4, 1988
- Original language
- English
- Spoken languages
- English, German
- Countries
- United States of America
- Cast
- Roddy Piper,Keith David,Meg Foster,George Buck Flower,Peter Jason,Raymond St. Jacques,Jason Robards III,John Lawrence,Susan Barnes,Sy Richardsonand 38 more
- Director
- John Carpenter
- Writer
- Ray Nelson,John Carpenter
- Producer
- Andre Blay,Shep Gordon,Larry Franco
- Cinematography
- Gary B. Kibbe
- Budget
- $4,000,000
- Revenue
- $13,000,000
- Homepage
- Official site
- IMDb
- tt0096256