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They Live 1988

Directed by John Carpenter . Written by John Carpenter

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.

CapitalismDystopiaVillainessAlien
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Released4 November 1988
Runtime93 minutes
CertifiedR
Filed underAction . Science Fiction . Thriller
CountryUnited States of America
Also seen asThey Live! . John Carpenter's They Live
SeriesNone . it stands alone
TMDB votes3,597
ShelvedMay 2016

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Cast and 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
Gary B. Kibbe Cinematography
Alan Howarth Music

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