They Live

Nov 4, 1988

1h 33m

★ 7.3

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.

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.

Genres

Science Fiction

Action

Thriller

Production Companies

Alive Films

Larry Franco Productions

They Live Trailers

Cast

John Nada

Roddy Piper

Frank Armitage

Keith David

Holly Thompsen

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

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