They Live
Science Fiction
Action
Thriller
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.
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.
1988-11-04
en
Cast
Director
John Carpenter
Roddy Piper as John Nada
Keith David as Frank Armitage
Meg Foster as Holly Thompsen
George Buck Flower as Drifter
Peter Jason as Gilbert
Raymond St. Jacques as Street Preacher
Jason Robards III as Family Man
John Lawrence as Bearded Man
Susan Barnes as Brown Haired Woman
Sy Richardson as Black Revolutionary
Susan Blanchard as Ingenue
Norman Alden as Foreman
John F. Goff as Well Dressed Customer
Norman Howell as Blonde Haired Cop
Larry Franco as Neighbor
Robert Grasmere as Scruffy Blonde Man
Eileen Wesson as Pregnant Secretary
Gregory J. Barnett as Security Guard #1
Jeff Imada as Male Ghoul
Jeb Stuart Adams as Homeless kid (uncredited)
Jennifer Austin as Teenage Girl (uncredited)
Al Leong as Asian Revolutionary (uncredited)
Gunnar Magg as Male Ghoulie (uncredited)
Matt McColm as Police Officer (uncredited)
Tommy Morrison as Dave - Resistance Fighter (uncredited)
John Carpenter as Voice That Says 'Sleep' (voice) (uncredited)