MovieScience FictionActionThriller
They Live
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.
7.3(3,697)19881h 33m
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.
- Director
- John Carpenter
- Created by
- Andre Blay,Shep Gordon
- Writers
- John Carpenter
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Cast
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
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Crew
Directing
- John CarpenterDirector
- Sandy KingScript Supervisor
- Larry FrancoFirst Assistant Director
- Artist W. RobinsonSecond Assistant Director
Writing
- Ray NelsonNovel
- John CarpenterScreenplay
Production
- Larry FrancoProducer
- Andre BlayExecutive Producer
- Shep GordonExecutive Producer
- Barbara HarrisADR Voice Casting
- Joy EwingProduction Accountant
- Sandy KingAssociate Producer
- Stratton LeopoldUnit Production Manager
- Alan LevineUnit Production Manager
- Ken LavetLocation Manager
- Marian ShamboProduction Coordinator
Camera
- Gary B. KibbeDirector of Photography
- Jud KehlCamera Operator
- Dave WachtmanDolly Grip
- Ron CardarelliKey Grip
- Bruce BirmelinStill Photographer
- Sidney Ray BaldwinStill Photographer
- Jeffrey NorvetFirst Assistant Camera
- Larry D. DavisSecond Assistant Camera
Editing
- Margaret GoodspeedAssistant Editor
- Frederick WardellAssistant Editor
- Phil DowneyColor Timer
- Gary BurrittNegative Cutter
- Gib JaffeEditor
- Frank E. JimenezEditor
Sound
- John CarpenterOriginal Music Composer
- Alan HowarthOriginal Music Composer
- Douglas GreenfieldDolby Consultant
- Solange S. SchwalbeADR Editor
- Gary D. RogersADR Mixer
- Thomas J. O'ConnellADR Recordist
- Robert JacksonBoom Operator
- Gregg BarbanellFoley Artist
- Gary A. HeckerFoley Artist
- Bob O'BrienFoley Editor
- Shawn SykoraFoley Editor
- Michael HoskinsonFoley Editor
Art
- Jack EberhartLeadman
- William J. Durrell Jr.Art Direction
- Daniel A. LominoArt Direction
- Marvin MarchSet Decoration
- Michael WrightConstruction Foreman
- Vic Petrotta Jr.Property Master
Costume & Make-Up
- Robin Michel BushCostume Supervisor
- Elle ElliottHairstylist
- Francisco X. PérezMakeup Artist
- Michael MillsProsthetic Makeup Artist
- John Melvin YoungCostumer
- Robert Lewis BushCostumer
Crew
- Mike JohnsonStunts
- Roy ArbogastSpecial Effects Coordinator
- David BlitsteinSpecial Effects Assistant
- Michael ArbogastSpecial Effects Assistant
- Jeff ImadaStunt Coordinator
- Rick AveryStunts
- Diamond FarnsworthStunts
- Bennie MooreStunts
- Christine Anne BaurStunts
- George FisherStunts
- Donna L. NoguchiStunts
- Simone BoissereeStunts
Lighting
- Ken SpencerGaffer
- Kevin ArnoldElectrician
- Sanford BarrElectrician
- Robert DePernaElectrician
- Richard SmockElectrician