They Live is a 1988 American science fiction action horror film written and directed by John Carpenter, based on the 1963 short story "Eight O'Clock in the Morning" by Ray Nelson. Starring Roddy Piper, Keith David, and Meg Foster, the film follows a drifter who discovers through special sunglasses that the ruling class are aliens concealing their appearance and manipulating people to consume, breed, and conform to the status quo via subliminal messages in mass media.
They Live (1988)
Directed by John Carpenter
Genres - Action-Adventure, Comedy, Horror, Science Fiction, Thriller |
Sub-Genres - Action Thriller, Dystopian Film, Satire, Science Fiction Action Film |
Release Date - Nov 4, 1988 |
Run Time - 94 min. |
Countries - United States of America |
MPAA Rating - R
Description by Wikipedia
Movie Info
Official Site
Budget
$4,000,000
Box Office
$13,448,248
Themes
Tags
Alien, Alien Invasion, Brawl, Conspiracy, Cult, Cult Film, Dark, Death/Extinction, Dystopia, Film Based On Literature, John Alden Carpenter, John Nada, Mind-Bending/Experimental, Piper, Saturn Awards, Shepard Fairey, Social Commentary, Space/Aliens, Spiritual/Religious, Subliminal Message, Sunglasses, Villainess
Attributes
Filming Location: Los Angeles
Narrative Location: Los Angeles
Narrative Location: Los Angeles
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Invasion Los Angeles
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They Live
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