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
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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
Director
Ray Nelson
Novel
John Carpenter
Screenplay
Larry Franco
Producer
John Carpenter
Original Music Composer
Alan Howarth
Original Music Composer
Gary B. Kibbe
Director of Photography
Andre Blay
Executive Producer
Shep Gordon
Executive Producer
Mike Johnson
Stunts
Jack Eberhart
Leadman
Roy Arbogast
Special Effects Coordinator
David Blitstein
Special Effects Assistant
Michael Arbogast
Special Effects Assistant
Margaret Goodspeed
Assistant Editor
Frederick Wardell
Assistant Editor
Jeff Imada
Stunt Coordinator
Rick Avery
Stunts
Diamond Farnsworth
Stunts
Bennie Moore
Stunts
Christine Anne Baur
Stunts
George Fisher
Stunts
Donna L. Noguchi
Stunts
Simone Boisseree
Stunts
Joe Gilbride
Stunts
Chuck Picerni Jr.
Stunts
John Borland
Stunts
Andy Gill
Stunts
Branscombe Richmond
Stunts
Brad Bovee
Stunts
Allan Graf
Stunts
Danny Rogers
Stunts
John Branagan
Stunts
Randy Hall
Stunts
Ronnie Rondell Jr.
Stunts
Tony Brubaker
Stunts
Steve Hart
Stunts
Thomas Rosales Jr.
Stunts
Kurt Bryant
Stunts
Eddie Hice
Stunts
David Burton
Stunts
Freddie Hice
Stunts
Debbie Lynn Ross
Stunts
David Cadiente
Stunts
Marcia Holley
Stunts
Michael Runyard
Stunts
James J. Casino
Stunts
Norman Howell
Stunts
Ben Scott
Stunts
Brian Imada
Stunts
John-Clay Scott
Stunts
Phil Chong
Stunts
Walter Scott
Stunts
Gary Combs
Stunts
Matt Johnston
Stunts
Jan Michael Shultz
Stunts
Gilbert B. Combs
Stunts
Russell Solberg
Stunts
Bob K. Cummings
Stunts
Henry Kingi
Stunts
Ceci Vendrell
Stunts
Gary Davis
Stunts
Joel Kramer
Stunts
Michael M. Vendrell
Stunts
Tim A. Davison
Stunts
Shane Dixon
Stunts
Al Leong
Stunts
Danny Weselis
Stunts
Richard L. Duran
Stunts
James Lew
Stunts
Cheryl Wheeler Duncan
Stunts
Eurlyne Epper
Stunts
Billy D. Lucas
Stunts
Scott Wilder
Stunts
Gary Epper
Stunts
Eric Mansker
Stunts
Dianne L. Wilson
Stunts
Jon H. Epstein
Stunts
Matt McColm
Stunts
Merritt Yohnka
Stunts
Debbie Evans
Stunts
John C. Meier
Stunts
Barbara Harris
ADR Voice Casting
Joy Ewing
Production Accountant
Frank Leasure
Propmaker
Kenny Searle
Transportation Coordinator
Tim Roslan
Transportation Captain
Phil Downey
Color Timer
Gary Burritt
Negative Cutter
Douglas Greenfield
Dolby Consultant
Gib Jaffe
Editor
Frank E. Jimenez
Editor
William J. Durrell Jr.
Art Direction
Daniel A. Lomino
Art Direction
Marvin March
Set Decoration
Robin Michel Bush
Costume Supervisor
Sandy King
Associate Producer
Stratton Leopold
Unit Production Manager
Alan Levine
Unit Production Manager
Ken Lavet
Location Manager
James Deeth
Pilot
Billie Don Evans
Pilot
Sandy King
Script Supervisor
Marian Shambo
Production Coordinator
John Casino
Stunts
Elle Elliott
Hairstylist
Francisco X. Pérez
Makeup Artist
Jud Kehl
Camera Operator
Raymond Stella
Camera Operator
Dave Wachtman
Dolly Grip
Ken Spencer
Gaffer
Ron Cardarelli
Key Grip
Bruce Birmelin
Still Photographer
Sidney Ray Baldwin
Still Photographer
Ric Roman Waugh
Stunts
Michael Mills
Prosthetic Makeup Artist
Michael Wright
Construction Foreman
Vic Petrotta Jr.
Property Master
Solange S. Schwalbe
ADR Editor
Gary D. Rogers
ADR Mixer
Thomas J. O'Connell
ADR Recordist
Robert Jackson
Boom Operator
Gregg Barbanell
Foley Artist
Gary A. Hecker
Foley Artist
Bob O'Brien
Foley Editor
Shawn Sykora
Foley Editor
Michael Hoskinson
Foley Editor
Timothy A. Hoggatt
Foley Mixer
Roberta Alstadter
Foley Recordist
Richard E. Yawn
Foley Supervisor
Larry Carow
Sound Editor
Samuel C. Crutcher
Sound Editor
Hector C. Gika
Sound Editor
John Leveque
Sound Editor
Donald L. Warner Jr.
Sound Editor
J.H. Arrufat
Sound Editor
Ron Judkins
Sound Mixer
Tim Webb
Sound Recordist
Robert J. Litt
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Sergio Reyes
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Elliot Tyson
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Becky Sullivan
Supervising ADR Editor
Jeffrey L. Sandler
Supervising Sound Editor
Kevin Arnold
Electrician
Sanford Barr
Electrician
Robert DePerna
Electrician
Richard Smock
Electrician
Larry Franco
First Assistant Director
Artist W. Robinson
Second Assistant Director
John Melvin Young
Costumer
Backdrops & Posters
