They Live (1988)
Overview
A lone drifter stumbles upon a harrowing discovery -- a unique pair of sunglasses that reveals that aliens are systematically gaining control of the Earth by masquerading as humans and lulling the public into submission.
Production Companies
Additional Info
| Budget | $4,000,000.00 |
|---|---|
| Revenue | $13,000,000.00 |
| Original Language | en |
| Popularity | 4.51 |
Directed By
John Carpenter
Crew
Gary B. Kibbe
John Carpenter
Andre Blay
Shep Gordon
Ray Nelson
John Carpenter
John Carpenter
Larry Franco
Alan Howarth
Mike Johnson
Marcia Holley
George Fisher
Brad Bovee
John-Clay Scott
Andy Gill
John Branagan
Kurt Bryant
David Cadiente
Jack Eberhart
Margaret Goodspeed
Rick Avery
Phil Chong
Ronnie Rondell Jr.
Roy Arbogast
Diamond Farnsworth
Donna L. Noguchi
Tony Brubaker
Ben Scott
Frederick Wardell
Bennie Moore
Danny Rogers
Chuck Picerni Jr.
Brian Imada
Gary Combs
Jeff Imada
Randy Hall
Billy D. Lucas
John C. Meier
John Borland
Steve Hart
Freddie Hice
Gilbert B. Combs
Scott Wilder
David Blitstein
Simone Boisseree
Joe Gilbride
Eddie Hice
Michael Arbogast
Christine Anne Baur
Branscombe Richmond
Allan Graf
David Burton
Debbie Lynn Ross
James J. Casino
Norman Howell
Walter Scott
Michael Runyard
Matt Johnston
Gary Davis
Shane Dixon
Gary Epper
Eric Mansker
Matt McColm
Joel Kramer
Richard L. Duran
Phil Downey
Thomas Rosales Jr.
James Lew
Tim Roslan
Ceci Vendrell
Al Leong
Gary Burritt
Jon H. Epstein
Joy Ewing
Tim A. Davison
Merritt Yohnka
Eurlyne Epper
Frank Leasure
Bob K. Cummings
Cheryl Wheeler Duncan
Debbie Evans
Michael M. Vendrell
Jan Michael Shultz
Russell Solberg
Henry Kingi
Danny Weselis
Dianne L. Wilson
Barbara Harris
Kenny Searle
Douglas Greenfield
Robin Michel Bush
Daniel A. Lomino
Marvin March
Frank E. Jimenez
William J. Durrell Jr.
Gib Jaffe
Sandy King
Alan Levine
Ken Lavet
Marian Shambo
James Deeth
Stratton Leopold
Billie Don Evans
Sandy King
John Casino
Bruce Birmelin
Sidney Ray Baldwin
Jud Kehl
Elle Elliott
Francisco X. Pérez
Raymond Stella
Ken Spencer
Ron Cardarelli
Dave Wachtman
Ric Roman Waugh
Michael Wright
Vic Petrotta Jr.
Solange S. Schwalbe
Gary D. Rogers
Hector C. Gika
Elliot Tyson
Bob O'Brien
Shawn Sykora
Ron Judkins
Sergio Reyes
Michael Mills
Samuel C. Crutcher
Tim Webb
John Leveque
J.H. Arrufat
Timothy A. Hoggatt
Richard E. Yawn
Robert Jackson
Michael Hoskinson
Larry Carow
Gregg Barbanell
Thomas J. O'Connell
Becky Sullivan
Roberta Alstadter
Robert J. Litt
Gary A. Hecker
Donald L. Warner Jr.
Jeffrey L. Sandler
Sanford Barr
Kevin Arnold
Robert DePerna
Richard Smock
Larry Franco
Artist W. Robinson
John Melvin Young
TOP 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
Wendy Brainard
Family Man's Daughter
Lucille Meredith
Female Interviewer
Susan Blanchard
Ingenue
Norman Alden
Foreman
Dana Bratton
Black Junkie
John F. Goff
Well Dressed Customer
Norman D. Wilson
Vendor
Thelma Lee
Rich Lady
Stratton Leopold
Depressed Human
Rezza Shan
Arab Clerk
Norman Howell
Blonde Haired Cop
Larry Franco
Neighbor
Tom Searle
Biker
Robert Grasmere
Scruffy Blonde Man
Vince Inneo
Passageway Guard
Bob Hudson
Passageway Guard #2
Jon Paul Jones
Manager
Dennis Michael
Male News Anchor
Nancy Gee
Female News Anchor
Claudia Stanlee
Young Female Executive
Christine Anne Baur
Woman on Phone
Eileen Wesson
Pregnant Secretary
Gregory J. Barnett
Security Guard #1
Jim Nickerson
Security Guard #2
Kerry Rossall
2nd Unit Guard
Cibby Danyla
Naked Lady
Jeff Imada
Male Ghoul
Michelle Costello
Female Ghoul
Jeb Stuart Adams
Homeless kid (uncredited)
Jennifer Austin
Teenage Girl (uncredited)
Michael Forino
Ghoul at Bar (uncredited)
Robert V. Greene
TV Technician (uncredited)
Helen Kelly
Woman at the Dinner Party (uncredited)
Al Leong
Asian Revolutionary (uncredited)
Gunnar Magg
Male Ghoulie (uncredited)
Matt McColm
Police Officer (uncredited)
Tommy Morrison
Dave - Resistance Fighter (uncredited)
John Carpenter
Voice That Says 'Sleep'
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