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They Live (1988) -- A drifter discovers a pair of sunglasses that allow him to wake up to the fact that aliens have taken over the Earth.

Overview

User Rating:
6.9/10   16,989 votes
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Director:
John Carpenter
Writers:
Ray Nelson (short story "Eight O'Clock in the Morning")
John Carpenter (screenplay)
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Release Date:
4 November 1988 (USA) more
Tagline:
Who are they? And what do they want? more
Plot:
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 | add synopsis
Awards:
3 nominations more
User Comments:
Good for a night of not-so-serious movies more

Cast

  (Cast overview, first billed only)

Additional Details

Also Known As:
John Carpenter's They Live (USA) (complete title)
They Live! (USA) (poster title)
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Runtime:
93 min
Country:
USA
Language:
English
Aspect Ratio:
2.35 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Dolby
Filming Locations:
Los Angeles, California, USA
Company:
Alive Films more

Fun Stuff

Trivia:
SQ1's video for "Can You Feel" references the scene of revelation in "They Live". more
Goofs:
Continuity: The alien at the magazine stand gets his change twice. more
Quotes:
Nada: I don't like this one bit. Not one bit. more
Movie Connections:
Spoofed in Retarded Animal Babies (2003) (V) more

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45 out of 61 people found the following comment useful:-
Good for a night of not-so-serious movies, 25 February 2005
8/10
Author: Smiley097 from United States

This film has a commentary as relevant today as in the 80s. Upper class people are actually aliens corrupting America. And the only way to see them is to wear special sunglasses that our hero, Nada, stumbles upon. This film has some cool ideas: the way all magazines and signs have subliminal messages, the paranoia, and the B-movie-on-purpose-so-it-feels-like-a-B-movie feel. It also has some really great cheesy one liners which I don't wish to spoil. Let it be known though, by the end of the movie you might just see a little of Ash from Evil Dead in Nada. The film also has a fight scene around the middle that is particularly funny to watch because it keeps going forever.

Definitely a fun flick to watch if you are light hearted and can enjoy the B-movie vibe it gives off.

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