They Live
1988 · 1 hr 34 min
R7.285%79%73%
Nada, a down-on-his-luck construction worker, discovers a pair of special sunglasses. Wearing them, he is able to see the world as it really is: people being bombarded by media and government with messages like "Stay Asleep", "No Imagination", "Submit to Authority". Even scarier is that he is able to see that some usually normal-looking people are in fact ugly aliens in charge of the massive campaign to keep humans subdued.
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Directed By
John CarpenterWritten By
John Carpenter, Ray NelsonStudio
Universal Pictures, Alive Films, Larry Franco ProductionsCast of They Live
Roddy PiperJohn Nada
Keith DavidFrank Armitage
Meg FosterHolly Thompsen
George Buck FlowerDrifter
Peter JasonGilbert
Raymond St. JacquesStreet Preacher
Jason Robards IIIFamily Man
John LawrenceBearded Man
Susan BarnesBrown Haired Woman
Sy RichardsonBlack Revolutionary
Wendy BrainardFamily Man's Daughter
Lucille MeredithFemale Interviewer
Susan BlanchardIngenue
Norman AldenForeman
Dana BrattonBlack Junkie
John F. GoffWell Dressed Customer
Norman D. WilsonVendor
Thelma LeeRich Lady
Stratton LeopoldDepressed Human
Rezza ShanArab Clerk
Norman HowellBlonde Haired Cop
Larry J. FrancoNeighbor
Tom SearleBiker
Robert GrasmereScruffy Blonde Man
Vince InneoPassageway Guard
Bob HudsonPassageway Guard #2
Jon Paul JonesManager
Dennis MichaelMale News Anchor
Nancy GeeFemale News Anchor
Claudia StanleeYoung Female Executive
Christine Anne BaurWoman on Phone
Eileen WessonPregnant Secretary
Gregory J. BarnettSecurity Guard #1
Jim NickersonSecurity Guard #2
Kerry Rossall2nd Unit Guard
Cibby DanylaNaked Lady
Jeff ImadaMale Ghoul
Michelle CostelloFemale Ghoul
Jeb Stuart AdamsHomeless kid (uncredited)
Jennifer AustinTeenage Girl (uncredited)
Michael ForinoGhoul at Bar (uncredited)
Robert V. GreeneTV Technician (uncredited)
Helen KellyWoman at the Dinner Party (uncredited)
Al LeongAsian Revolutionary (uncredited)
Gunnar MaggMale Ghoulie (uncredited)
Matt McColmPolice Officer (uncredited)
Tommy MorrisonDave - Resistance Fighter (uncredited)
John CarpenterVoice That Says 'Sleep'
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