They Live
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.
- 1988
- Rated R
- 1h 33m
- Science Fiction
- Action
- Thriller
Rating: 7.3 out of 10TMDB(3.7K votes)
Overview
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.
Fun facts
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Box office
Grossed $13M worldwide, about 3.3 times its $4M budget
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Filming locations
Filmed in Los Angeles
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Setting
Set in Los Angeles
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Music
Music by John Carpenter
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Cinematography
Cinematography by Gary B. Kibbe
Details
- Director
- Writers
- Ray NelsonNovel
- John CarpenterScreenplay
- Status
- Released
- Release date
- November 4, 1988
- Original language
- English
- Budget
- $4M
- Revenue
- $13M
- Countries
- United States of America
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In the United States
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Cast
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
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