They Live
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(3,546) 1988-11-04 93 minScience FictionActionThriller
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.
DirectorJohn Carpenter
ScreenplayJohn Carpenter
ProducerLarry Franco
Original Music ComposerJohn Carpenter
Original Music ComposerAlan Howarth
Cast & characters
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
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Wendy Brainard
as Family Man's Daughter
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Lucille Meredith
as Female Interviewer
Susan Blanchard
as Ingenue
Norman Alden
as Foreman
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Dana Bratton
as Black Junkie
John F. Goff
as Well Dressed Customer
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Norman D. Wilson
as Vendor
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Thelma Lee
as Rich Lady
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Stratton Leopold
as Depressed Human
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Rezza Shan
as Arab Clerk
Norman Howell
as Blonde Haired Cop
Larry Franco
as Neighbor
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Tom Searle
as Biker
Robert Grasmere
as Scruffy Blonde Man
