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4 November 1988 (USA)
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Who are they? And what do they want? more
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A drifter discovers a pair of sunglasses that allow him to wake up to the fact that aliens have taken over the Earth. full summary | full synopsis
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Everyman
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3 nominations
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Iceland:16 |
USA:R (#29297) |
Sweden:15 |
Ireland:18 |
Australia:M |
Norway:18 |
Singapore:M18 |
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The only character given a first and last name is Holly Thompson (Meg Foster).
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Continuity: As Nada pulls Frank to his feet and puts the glasses on him, Frank's sweater is pulled up, revealing his undershirt. In the next shot, the sweater is back in place.
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"They Live" is one of the most original and underrated sci-fi action movies i've ever seen. Eventhough the acting isn't spectacular, and by the end turns into a down right urban action movie, "They Live" is one of the most entertaining ever.
The plot is quite simple, Nada(Roddy Piper) a homeless drifter stumbles upon a pair of sunglasses through which you can see the world for what it really is, a communist type environment controlled by aliens, and then joins up with his buddy Frank(Keith David) to stop them. In the middle of all this there a lot of great one liners, a lot of harebrained action and one of the longest, and best, fist fights ever filmed.
The way John Carpenter directs really makes the film work. Everything seems downbeat and realistic. The acting of ex-pro wrestler Roddy Piper is better than expected but not too spectacular and Keith David isn't at all convincing. But none of that matters, the real reason to see this movie is just to be entertained and on that level is suceeds. My Rating is 8/10