They Live
Directed by John Carpenter
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.
| Released | November 4, 1988 |
| Global Box Office | $13m |
| Budget | $4m |
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.
Starring Roddy Piper, Keith David, Meg Foster... Show All
- 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'