One of John Carpenters best movies, effortlessly cool, way ahead of its time.
Nada (Roddy Piper), a wanderer without meaning in his life, discovers a pair of sunglasses capable of showing the world the way it truly is. As he walks the streets of Los Angeles, Nada notices that both the media and the government are comprised of subliminal messages meant to keep the population subdued, and that most of the social elite are skull-faced aliens bent on world domination. With this shocking discovery, Nada fights to free humanity from the mind-controlling aliens.
Extras:
They Live extras including a brand new documentary featuring interviews with Associate producer Sandy King, cinematographer Gary Kibbe, actor Peter Jason, actor Robert Grasmere, composer Alan Howarth, stunt coordinator/Ghoul Jeff Imada, author Jonathan Letham, music historian Daniel Schweiger, Blumhouse editor Rebekah McKendry, and visual effects historian Justin Humphreys.
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Nada (Roddy Piper), a wanderer without meaning in his life, discovers a pair of sunglasses capable of showing the world the way it truly is. As he walks the streets of Los Angeles, Nada notices that both the media and the government are comprised of subliminal messages meant to keep the population subdued, and that most of the social elite are skull-faced aliens bent on world domination. With this shocking discovery, Nada fights to free humanity from the mind-controlling aliens.
Rating: R
Genre: Sci-fi
Original Language: English
Director: John Carpenter
Producer: Larry J. Franco
Writer: John Carpenter
Release Date (Cinemas): Nov 23, 1988 Original
Release Date (Streaming): Oct 7, 2003
Box Office (Gross USA): $12.3M
Runtime: 1h 33m
Distributor: Image Entertainment Inc., MCA/Universal Pictures us
Production Co: Alive Films, Larry Franco Productions
Sound Mix: Surround
Critics Consensus
A politically subversive blend of horror and sci fi, They Live is an underrated genre film from John Carpenter. Read critic reviews
