They Live (1988)
Release: November 4, 1988 | Runtime: 1h 33m | Rating: 7.3
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.
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.
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Main cast
- 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
- Wendy Brainard as Family Man's Daughter
- Lucille Meredith as Female Interviewer
- Susan Blanchard as Ingenue
- Norman Alden as Foreman
- Dana Bratton as Black Junkie
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What is They Live about?
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.
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