They Live (1988)

Movie Details

Original Title They Live

Original Language EN

Budget $4,000,000

Revenue $13,000,000

Status Released

Popularity 5.3

Cast

Roddy Piper

John Nada

Popularity: 6.8

Keith David

Frank Armitage

Popularity: 5.7

Meg Foster

Holly Thompsen

Popularity: 4.4

George Buck Flower

Drifter

Popularity: 2.0

Peter Jason

Gilbert

Popularity: 1.2

Raymond St. Jacques

Street Preacher

Popularity: 8.4

Jason Robards III

Family Man

Popularity: 0.5

John Lawrence

Bearded Man

Popularity: 0.4

Susan Barnes

Brown Haired Woman

Popularity: 0.9

Sy Richardson

Black Revolutionary

Popularity: 1.0

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Wendy Brainard

Family Man's Daughter

Popularity: 1.1

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Lucille Meredith

Female Interviewer

Popularity: 0.6

Key Crew

Producer Larry Franco

Executive Producer Shep Gordon, Andre Blay

Screenplay John Carpenter

Director John Carpenter

Editor Frank E. Jimenez, Gib Jaffe

Production

Alive Films

Larry Franco Productions

Universal Pictures

Carolco Pictures

Videos & Trailers

The Long Fight

Clip

Richard Linklater on THEY LIVE

Featurette

Why We Love It

Featurette

John Carpenter on They Live, Ronald Reagan and Evil Aliens

Featurette

Keith David on Being Homeless in They Live

Featurette

Meg Foster Hits Roddy Piper With a Bottle

Clip

Image Gallery

Backdrops

Posters

Keywords

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Reviews from TMDB

tmdb87069603 10/10

Jun 5, 2012

I have to admit up front to liking every single, John Carpenter movie. They are works of art in there unique style and quality. This is actually my favorite of all of them. There could be a criticism that this movie is didactic and sends some sort of clumsy political or philosophical message but ... Read more

John Chard 8/10

Sep 26, 2014

Life's a bitch and she's back on heat! They Live is directed by John Carpenter who also adapts the screenplay form the short story Eight O'Clock in the Morning written by Ray Nelson. It stars Roddy Piper, Keith David and Meg Foster. Music is by Alan Howarth (and Carpenter) and cinematography by G ... Read more

Nathan 8/10

May 15, 2023

They Live is a great movie that delivers an exceptional story with a dystopian vibe that is both thrilling and terrifying. John Carpenter's screenplay was ahead of its time in terms of its social commentary on American capitalism and the class divide. The film's story explores how a small group o ... Read more