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They Live - John Carpenter

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Directed by: 
John Carpenter
Story by: 
Ray Nelson
Screenplay by: 
John Carpenter
Produced by: 
Larry J. Franco
Release year: 
1988
Country: 
United States of America
Runtime: 
94min
Genre: 
Science Fiction
Horror
Action Film
Thriller
Music by: 
John Carpenter
Alan Howarth
Locations: 
Los Angeles
Soundtrack: 
They Live
Tagline: 
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.
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Plot: 
Nada, a down-on-his-luck construction worker, discovers a pair of special sunglasses. Wearing them, he is able to see the world as it really is: people being bombarded by media and government with messages like "Stay Asleep", "No Imagination", "Submit to Authority". Even scarier is that he is able to see that some usually normal-looking people are in fact ugly aliens in charge of the massive campaign to keep humans subdued.
Cast: 
Roddy Piper
as
George Nada
Keith David
as
Frank Armitage
Meg Foster
as
Holly Thompson
Raymond St. Jacques
as
Street Preacher
George Buck Flower
as
The Drifter
Peter Jason
as
Gilbert
Sy Richardson
as
Black Revolutionary
John Lawrence
as
Bearded Man
Susan Barnes
as
Brown Haired Woman
Jason Robards III
as
Family Man
Wendy Brainard
as
Family Man's Daughter
Lucille Meredith
as
Female Interviewer
Susan Blanchard
as
Ingenue
Norman Alden
as
Foreman
Dana Bratton
as
Black Junkie
John Goff
as
Well Dressed Customer
Norm Wilson
as
Vendor
Thelma Lee
as
Rich Lady
Stratton Leopold
as
Depressed Human
Rezza Shan
as
Arab Clerk
Norman Howell
as
Blonde Haired Cop
Larry J. Franco
as
Neighbor
Tom Searle
as
Biker
Robert Grasmere
as
Scruffy Blonde Man
Vince Inneo
as
Passageway Guard #1
Bob Hudson
as
Passageway Guard #2
Jon Paul Jones
as
Manager
Dennis Cosmo Michael
as
Male News Anchor
Nancy Gee
as
Female News Anchor
Claudia Stanlee
as
Young Female Executive
Christine Anne Baur
as
Woman on Phone
Eileen Wesson
as
Pregnant Secretary
Gregory J. Barnett
as
Security Guard #1
Jimmy Nickerson
as
Security Guard #2
Kerry Rossall
as
2nd Unit Guard
Cibby Danyla
as
Naked Lady
Jeff Imada
as
Male Ghoul
Michelle Costello
as
Female Ghoul
Jeb Stuart Adams
as
Homeless Kid
Jennifer Austin
as
Teenage Girl
Michael Forino
as
Ghoul at Bar
Robert V. Greene
as
TV Technician
Helen Kelly
as
Woman at the Dinner Party
Al Leong
as
Asian Revolutionary
Gunnar Magg
as
Male Goulie
Tommy Morrison
as
Dave
(
Resistance Fighter
)
Norman D. Wilson
as
Newspaper Vendor

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