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They Live

John Carpenter

1988 • 1h 33m

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.

They Live

Official Trailer

1 REVIEW ON THE BACKLOT

★ 3 AVG

Cast

Roddy Piper

Roddy PiperJohn Nada

Keith David

Keith DavidFrank Armitage

Meg Foster

Meg FosterHolly Thompsen

George Buck Flower

George Buck FlowerDrifter

Peter Jason

Peter JasonGilbert

Raymond St. Jacques

Raymond St. JacquesStreet Preacher

Jason Robards III

Jason Robards IIIFamily Man

John Lawrence

John LawrenceBearded Man

Susan Barnes

Susan BarnesBrown Haired Woman

Sy Richardson

Sy RichardsonBlack Revolutionary

Wendy BrainardFamily Man's Daughter

Lucille MeredithFemale Interviewer

Susan Blanchard

Susan BlanchardIngenue

Norman Alden

Norman AldenForeman

Dana BrattonBlack Junkie

Crew

John Carpenter

John CarpenterDirector

Larry Franco

Larry FrancoProducer

Alan Howarth

Alan HowarthOriginal Music Composer

Shep Gordon

Shep GordonExecutive Producer

Jeff Imada

Jeff ImadaStunt Coordinator

Rick Avery

Rick AveryStunts

George Fisher

George FisherStunts

Chuck Picerni Jr.

Chuck Picerni Jr.Stunts

Andy Gill

Andy GillStunts

Branscombe Richmond

Branscombe RichmondStunts

Allan Graf

Allan GrafStunts

Danny Rogers

Danny RogersStunts

John Branagan

John BranaganStunts

Randy Hall

Randy HallStunts

Ronnie Rondell Jr.

Ronnie Rondell Jr.Stunts

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They Live (1988) — Backlot Notes