They Live
Released
November 4, 1988
Runtime: 1h 33m
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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Cast & Crew
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
- WB
Wendy Brainard
Family Man's Daughter
- LM
Lucille Meredith
Female Interviewer
Susan Blanchard
Ingenue
Norman Alden
Foreman
- DB
Dana Bratton
Black Junkie
John F. Goff
Well Dressed Customer
- NW
Norman D. Wilson
Vendor
- TL
Thelma Lee
Rich Lady
John Carpenter
Director
John Carpenter
Screenplay
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