They Live

1988    1h 34m    R
Action, Sci-Fi,
7.286%80%73%
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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.
Directed By
John Carpenter
Written By
John Carpenter, Ray Nelson
Studio
Universal Pictures, Alive Films, Larry Franco Productions

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Cast 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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