"They Live" quotes
Nada, a wanderer without meaning in his life, discovers a pair of sunglasses capable of showing the world the way it truly is. As he walks the streets of Los Angeles, Nada notices that both the media and the government are comprised of subliminal messages meant to keep the population subdued, and that most of the social elite are skull-faced aliens bent on world domination. With this shocking discovery, Nada fights to free humanity from the mind-controlling aliens.
Director: John Carpenter
Writer: Ray Nelson, John Carpenter
Production: N/A
Genre: science fiction, action
Year: 1988
MetaScore: 55/100
ImdbRating: 7.2
BoxOffice: $13,008,928
Released: 04 Nov 1988
Awards: 4 nominations
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Cast
Nada - Roddy Piper
Frank - Keith David
Holly - Meg Foster
Drifter - George 'Buck' Flower
Gilbert - Peter Jason
Street Preacher - Raymond St. Jacques
Family Man - Jason Robards III
Bearded Man - John Lawrence
Brown Haired Woman - Susan Barnes
Black Revolutionary - Sy Richardson
Family Man's Daughter - Wendy Brainard
Female Interviewer - Lucille Meredith
Ingenue - Susan Blanchard
Foreman - Norman Alden
Black Junkie - Dana Bratton
Well Dressed Customer - John F. Goff
Rich Lady - Thelma Lee
Depressed Human - Stratton Leopold
Arab Clerk - Rezza Shan
Blonde Haired Cop - Norman Howell
Neighbor - Larry Franco
Biker - Tom Searle
Scruffy Blonde Man - Robert Grasmere
Passageway Guard - Vince Inneo
Passageway Guard #2 - Bob Hudson
Manager - Jon Paul Jones
Male News Anchor - Dennis Cosmo Michael
Female News Anchor - Nancy Gee
Young Female Executive - Claudia Stanlee
Woman on Phone (as Christine Baur) - Christine Anne Baur
Pregnant Secretary - Eileen Wesson
Security Guard #1 (as Gregory Barnett) - Gregory J. Barnett
Security Guard #2 (as Jim Nickerson) - Jimmy Nickerson
2nd Unit Guard - Kerry Rossall
Naked Lady - Cibby Danyla
Male Ghoul - Jeff Imada
Female Ghoul - Michelle Costello
Homeless Kid - Jeb Stuart Adams
Teenage Girl - Jennifer Austin
Voice That Says 'Sleep' (voice) - John Carpenter
Ghoul at Bar - Michael Forino
TV Technician - Robert V. Greene
Woman at the Dinner Party - Helen Kelly
Asian Revolutionary - Al Leong
Male Ghoul - Gunnar Magg
Police Officer - Matt McColm
Dave - Resistance Fighter - Tommy Morrison
Anchor (voice) - Jan Rabson
Office Worker - Peter Rodkey
Newspaper Vendor - Norman D. Wilson