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They Live (1988)
7.1
Ratings: 7.1/10 from 32,737 users
Metascore:
50/100
Reviews: 267 user | 102 critic | 9 from Metacritic.com A drifter discovers a pair of sunglasses that allow him to wake up to the fact that aliens have taken over the Earth. Director:John Carpenter |
93 min - 
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Cast
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| Roddy Piper | ... | ||
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Frank
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Meg Foster | ... |
Holly
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Raymond St. Jacques | ... | |
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Jason Robards III | ... | |
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John Lawrence | ... | |
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Susan Barnes | ... | |
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Wendy Brainard | ... | |
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Lucille Meredith | ... | |
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Susan Blanchard | ... | |
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Norman Alden | ... | |
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Dana Bratton | ... | |
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Storyline
Nada, a down-on-his-luck construction worker, discovers a pair of special sunglasses. Wearing them, he is able to see the world as it really is: people being bombarded by media and government with messages like "Stay Asleep", "No Imagination", "Submit to Authority". Even scarier is that he is able to see that some usually normal-looking people are in fact ugly aliens in charge of the massive campaign to keep humans subdued. Written by Melissa Portell <mportell@s-cwis.unomaha.edu>
Plot Summary | Plot SynopsisPlot Keywords:
Alien | Sunglasses | Television | Subliminal Message | Construction Worker | See more »Taglines:
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Country:
USALanguage:
EnglishRelease Date:
(USA) See more »Also Known As:
John Carpenter's They Live See more »Box Office
Budget:
$4,000,000 (estimated)Opening Weekend:
$4,827,000 (USA) (6 November 1988) (1463 Screens)Gross:
$13,008,928 (USA)Company Credits
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Sound Mix:
DolbyAspect Ratio:
2.35 : 1
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Trivia
There is a thinly veiled jab at Siskel & Ebert, with both Gene Siskel and Roger Ebert as aliens. "Siskel" is denouncing George A. Romero and John Carpenter as too violent. (In fact, Siskel had written a scathing review of Romero's Night of the Living Dead.) See more »Goofs
Continuity: Nada peers through the blinds during the night police raid. Outside, it's daytime. See more »
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