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Name: They Live
Released: 1988-11-4
Cast: Roddy Piper, Keith David, Meg Foster, George "Buck" Flower, Peter Jason

They Live

R
1h 34m
1988

86%

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They influence our decisions without us knowing it. They numb our senses without us feeling it. They control our lives without us realizing it. They live. Horror master John Carpenter (Halloween, The Thing) directs this heart-pounding thriller. Aliens are systematically gaining control of the earth by masquerading as humans and lulling the public into submission. Humanity's last chance lies with a lone drifter who stumbles upon a harrowing discovery - a unique pair of sunglasses that reveal the terrifying and deadly truth.

Director:

John Carpenter

Producer:

Larry Franco

Writer:

Frank Armitage

Cast:

Roddy Piper, Keith David, Meg Foster, George "Buck" Flower, Peter Jason, Raymond St. Jacques

Rotten Tomatoes® Score

TOMATOMETER®

86%

Critics Consensus: A politically subversive blend of horror and sci fi, They Live is an underrated genre film from John Carpenter.

Reviews

Times (UK)

Chris Bennion

It is a big, silly barrel of fun, with a delirious, tongue-in-cheek script...

[It] provides moments of catharsis, not to mention a measure of gloating-at-somebody-else’s-trainwreck satisfaction.

Both outlandish and prescient, Roddy Piper exudes charm and director Carpenter is fully confident in this crowd-pleasing, sci-fi dystopia.

The best John Carpenter film ever made...

August 17, 2023

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The Stranger (Seattle, WA)

Charles Mudede

The sunglasses in They Live are ideological. Meaning, they reveal the real message. When you don't wear them, a couch is a couch; when you do, a couch is just the same old boss.

June 9, 2023

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