Film

They Live

1988 · 1h 33m · Science Fiction · Action · Thriller

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.

IMDb

7.2

Rotten Tomatoes

86%

Metacritic

55

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.

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

• John CarpenterDirector · Screenplay · Original Music Composer
• Ray NelsonNovel
• Larry FrancoProducer
• Andre BlayExecutive Producer
• Shep GordonExecutive Producer
• Gary B. KibbeDirector of Photography
• Alan HowarthOriginal Music Composer
• Gib JaffeEditor
• Frank E. JimenezEditor

Official TrailerThey Live (1988) ORIGINAL TRAILER [HD 1080p]

Release date

November 4, 1988

Status

Released

Original language

English

Runtime

1h 33m

Rated

R

Budget

$4,000,000

Revenue

$13,000,000

Genres

Science Fiction, Action, Thriller

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