
They Live (1988)
7.3|4 Nov, 1988|93 min
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.
7.3|4 Nov, 1988|93 min
Released
IMDb
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.
Language
Budget$4,000,000
Revenue $13,000,000
English
Budget$4,000,000
Revenue $13,000,000
Keywords
dystopia
villainess
alien
social commentary
conspiracy
los angeles, california
alien invasion
sunglasses
glasses
brawl
subliminal message
horror
hilarious
whimsical
farcical
frightened
Casts

Roddy Piper
John Nada

Keith David
Frank Armitage

Meg Foster
Holly Thompsen

George Buck Flower
Drifter

Peter Jason
Gilbert

Raymond St. Jacques
Street Preacher

Jason Robards III
Family Man

John Lawrence
Bearded Man

Susan Barnes
Brown Haired Woman

Sy Richardson
Black Revolutionary
Wendy Brainard
Family Man's Daughter
Lucille Meredith
Female Interviewer

Susan Blanchard
Ingenue

Norman Alden
Foreman
Dana Bratton
Black Junkie

John F. Goff
Well Dressed Customer
Norman D. Wilson
Vendor
Thelma Lee
Rich Lady
Stratton Leopold
Depressed Human
Rezza Shan
Arab Clerk

Norman Howell
Blonde Haired Cop

Larry Franco
Neighbor
Tom Searle
Biker

Robert Grasmere
Scruffy Blonde Man
Vince Inneo
Passageway Guard
Bob Hudson
Passageway Guard #2
Jon Paul Jones
Manager
Dennis Michael
Male News Anchor
Nancy Gee
Female News Anchor
Claudia Stanlee
Young Female Executive
Christine Anne Baur
Woman on Phone

Eileen Wesson
Pregnant Secretary

Gregory J. Barnett
Security Guard #1
Jim Nickerson
Security Guard #2

Kerry Rossall
2nd Unit Guard
Cibby Danyla
Naked Lady

Jeff Imada
Male Ghoul
Michelle Costello
Female Ghoul

Jeb Stuart Adams
Homeless kid (uncredited)

Jennifer Austin
Teenage Girl (uncredited)
Michael Forino
Ghoul at Bar (uncredited)
Robert V. Greene
TV Technician (uncredited)
Helen Kelly
Woman at the Dinner Party (uncredited)

Al Leong
Asian Revolutionary (uncredited)

Gunnar Magg
Male Ghoulie (uncredited)

Matt McColm
Police Officer (uncredited)

Tommy Morrison
Dave - Resistance Fighter (uncredited)

John Carpenter
Voice That Says 'Sleep'
Crews

John Carpenter
Original Music Composer

Alan Howarth
Original Music Composer
Ray Nelson
Novel

Larry Franco
Producer

Shep Gordon
Executive Producer

John Carpenter
Screenplay

John Carpenter
Director
Gary B. Kibbe
Director of Photography
Andre Blay
Executive Producer
Mike Johnson
Stunts

Gary Combs
Stunts
Margaret Goodspeed
Assistant Editor
Joe Gilbride
Stunts

Kurt Bryant
Stunts

Eddie Hice
Stunts
David Burton
Stunts
Jack Eberhart
Leadman

Jeff Imada
Stunt Coordinator

Ronnie Rondell Jr.
Stunts
Debbie Lynn Ross
Stunts

Brian Imada
Stunts

Andy Gill
Stunts

John Branagan
Stunts
Roy Arbogast
Special Effects Coordinator

Steve Hart
Stunts
David Cadiente
Stunts

Ben Scott
Stunts
David Blitstein
Special Effects Assistant
Diamond Farnsworth
Stunts
Donna L. Noguchi
Stunts

Chuck Picerni Jr.
Stunts

Randy Hall
Stunts

Tony Brubaker
Stunts
Marcia Holley
Stunts

Norman Howell
Stunts
Bennie Moore
Stunts

George Fisher
Stunts

Michael Runyard
Stunts
Matt Johnston
Stunts

Danny Rogers
Stunts

John-Clay Scott
Stunts

Rick Avery
Stunts
Brad Bovee
Stunts
Phil Chong
Stunts

Allan Graf
Stunts

Thomas Rosales Jr.
Stunts
Michael Arbogast
Special Effects Assistant
Frederick Wardell
Assistant Editor
Christine Anne Baur
Stunts

Branscombe Richmond
Stunts

Walter Scott
Stunts
Simone Boisseree
Stunts
John Borland
Stunts

Freddie Hice
Stunts
James J. Casino
Stunts
Jan Michael Shultz
Stunts

Eurlyne Epper
Stunts

Cheryl Wheeler Duncan
Stunts

Barbara Harris
ADR Voice Casting

Gary Davis
Stunts
Eric Mansker
Stunts

Debbie Evans
Stunts

Tim A. Davison
Stunts

Scott Wilder
Stunts

Richard L. Duran
Stunts
Merritt Yohnka
Stunts

John C. Meier
Stunts
Gary Burritt
Negative Cutter

Gilbert B. Combs
Stunts

Henry Kingi
Stunts
Michael M. Vendrell
Stunts
Danny Weselis
Stunts

Billy D. Lucas
Stunts
Douglas Greenfield
Dolby Consultant
Dianne L. Wilson
Stunts

Al Leong
Stunts
Bob K. Cummings
Stunts
Joy Ewing
Production Accountant
Frank Leasure
Propmaker

Jon H. Epstein
Stunts

Joel Kramer
Stunts
Gary Epper
Stunts
Ceci Vendrell
Stunts

Shane Dixon
Stunts
Tim Roslan
Transportation Captain
Russell Solberg
Stunts

James Lew
Stunts

Matt McColm
Stunts
Kenny Searle
Transportation Coordinator
Phil Downey
Color Timer
William J. Durrell Jr.
Art Direction
Frank E. Jimenez
Editor
Robin Michel Bush
Costume Supervisor
Daniel A. Lomino
Art Direction
Marvin March
Set Decoration
Gib Jaffe
Editor

Sandy King
Associate Producer
Alan Levine
Unit Production Manager
Ken Lavet
Location Manager
James Deeth
Pilot
Stratton Leopold
Unit Production Manager
Marian Shambo
Production Coordinator
Billie Don Evans
Pilot

Sandy King
Script Supervisor

John Casino
Stunts
Bruce Birmelin
Still Photographer
Francisco X. Pérez
Makeup Artist
Elle Elliott
Hairstylist
Sidney Ray Baldwin
Still Photographer
Dave Wachtman
Dolly Grip
Ken Spencer
Gaffer
Jud Kehl
Camera Operator
Ron Cardarelli
Key Grip
Raymond Stella
Camera Operator

Ric Roman Waugh
Stunts
Gary D. Rogers
ADR Mixer
Michael Hoskinson
Foley Editor
Robert J. Litt
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Elliot Tyson
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Shawn Sykora
Foley Editor
Ron Judkins
Sound Mixer
Thomas J. O'Connell
ADR Recordist
Becky Sullivan
Supervising ADR Editor
Sanford Barr
Electrician
Robert Jackson
Boom Operator
Roberta Alstadter
Foley Recordist
Donald L. Warner Jr.
Sound Editor
Gregg Barbanell
Foley Artist
Samuel C. Crutcher
Sound Editor
Richard Smock
Electrician
Michael Mills
Prosthetic Makeup Artist

Gary A. Hecker
Foley Artist
Larry Carow
Sound Editor
Jeffrey L. Sandler
Supervising Sound Editor
Tim Webb
Sound Recordist
Richard E. Yawn
Foley Supervisor
John Leveque
Sound Editor
J.H. Arrufat
Sound Editor
Vic Petrotta Jr.
Property Master
Solange S. Schwalbe
ADR Editor
Bob O'Brien
Foley Editor
Michael Wright
Construction Foreman

Hector C. Gika
Sound Editor
Sergio Reyes
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Timothy A. Hoggatt
Foley Mixer
Robert DePerna
Electrician
Kevin Arnold
Electrician

Larry Franco
First Assistant Director
Artist W. Robinson
Second Assistant Director
John Melvin Young
Costumer
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