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They Live(1988)
Status: Released
Date: 1988-11-04
73%
3147 Votes
Time: 1h 33m
You see them on the street. You watch them on TV. You might even vote for one this fall. You think they're people just like you. You're wrong. Dead wrong.
Overview:
A lone drifter stumbles upon a unique pair of sunglasses that reveal aliens are systematically gaining control of the Earth by masquerading as humans and lulling the public into submission.
Languages: English.
Countries:
United States of America
Budget: $4,000,000.00
Revenue: $13,000,000.00
ProductionCompanies: 
Alive Films
Larry Franco Productions
Movie: They Live
Top 10 Billed Cast
Roddy Piper
John Nada
Keith David
Frank Armitage
Meg Foster
Holly Thompsen
George Buck Flower
Drifter
Peter Jason
Gilbert
Raymond St. Jacques
Street Preacher
Jason Robards III
Family Man
John Lawrence
Bearded Man
Susan Barnes
Brown Haired Woman
Sy Richardson
Black Revolutionary
Video Trailer They Live
Video: Official Trailer
Official Trailer
Fight Scene: Behind the Scenes
I Have Come Here to Chew Bubblegum and Kick Ass
John Carpenter on They Live, Ronald Reagan and Evil Aliens
Keith David on Being Homeless in They Live
Meg Foster Hits Roddy Piper With a Bottle
Richard Linklater on THEY LIVE
Roddy Piper's Alien Glasses
The Long Fight
Why We Love It
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