They Live

They Live

Theatrical - Wide 1988-11-04

Cast Roddy Piper Keith David Meg Foster Peter Jason Susan Barnes
Directed by John Carpenter
Written by John Carpenter

Box Office Gross: $13,000,000

Running Time: 93 minutes

Language: English

Production Company: Alive Films, Larry Franco Productions

Genres: Action Thriller

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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.

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