They Live

They Live (1988)

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.

Science Fiction Action Thriller

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.

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  • Release Date: 1988-11-04
  • Runtime: 1h 33min
  • Director: John Carpenter

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    • Trailer

    Cast

    • Roddy Piper

      John Nada

    • Keith David

      Frank Armitage

    • Meg Foster

      Holly Thompsen

    • George Buck Flower

      Drifter

    • Peter Jason

      Gilbert

    • Raymond St. Jacques

      Street Preacher

    • Jason Robards III

      Family Man

    • John Lawrence

      Bearded Man

    • Susan Barnes

      Brown Haired Woman

    • Sy Richardson

      Black Revolutionary

    • Wendy Brainard

      Family Man's Daughter

    • Lucille Meredith

      Female Interviewer

    • Susan Blanchard

      Ingenue

    • Norman Alden

      Foreman

    • Dana Bratton

      Black Junkie

    • John F. Goff

      Well Dressed Customer

    • Norman D. Wilson

      Vendor

    • Thelma Lee

      Rich Lady

    • Stratton Leopold

      Depressed Human

    • Rezza Shan

      Arab Clerk

    • Norman Howell

      Blonde Haired Cop

    • Larry Franco

      Neighbor

    • Tom Searle

      Biker

    • Robert Grasmere

      Scruffy Blonde Man

    • Vince Inneo

      Passageway Guard

    • Bob Hudson

      Passageway Guard #2

    • Jon Paul Jones

      Manager

    • Dennis Michael

      Male News Anchor

    • Nancy Gee

      Female News Anchor

    • Claudia Stanlee

      Young Female Executive

    • Christine Anne Baur

      Woman on Phone

    • Eileen Wesson

      Pregnant Secretary

    • Gregory J. Barnett

      Security Guard #1

    • Jim Nickerson

      Security Guard #2

    • Kerry Rossall

      2nd Unit Guard

    • Cibby Danyla

      Naked Lady

    • Jeff Imada

      Male Ghoul

    • Michelle Costello

      Female Ghoul

    • Jeb Stuart Adams

      Homeless kid (uncredited)

    • Jennifer Austin

      Teenage Girl (uncredited)

    • Michael Forino

      Ghoul at Bar (uncredited)

    • Robert V. Greene

      TV Technician (uncredited)

    • Helen Kelly

      Woman at the Dinner Party (uncredited)

    • Al Leong

      Asian Revolutionary (uncredited)

    • Gunnar Magg

      Male Ghoulie (uncredited)

    • Matt McColm

      Police Officer (uncredited)

    • Tommy Morrison

      Dave - Resistance Fighter (uncredited)

    • John Carpenter

      Voice That Says 'Sleep' (voice) (uncredited)

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