FILM

They Live (1988)

Name: They Live
Director: John Carpenter
Genre: Science Fiction, Action, Thriller
Released: 1988-11-04
Cast: Roddy Piper, Keith David, Meg Foster, George Buck Flower, Peter Jason

Film · 1988 · 93 min · R · Science Fiction · Action · Thriller

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.

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.

Directed by John Carpenter

Starring Roddy Piper, Keith David, Meg Foster, George Buck Flower, Peter Jason, Raymond St. Jacques, Jason Robards III, John Lawrence

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Release dates in United States

In cinemas	4 November 1988
Digital release	Not listed
Physical release	13 April 1989
First release anywhere	4 November 1988

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