They Live

1988 · directed by John Carpenter

Rating

72/100

Hit

no

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.

They Live (1988), directed by John Carpenter, rates 72/100. See how its director, cast and crew rate across their careers.

Cast

• Roddy Piper
• Keith David
• Meg Foster
• George Buck Flower
• Peter Jason
• Raymond St. Jacques
• Jason Robards III
• John Lawrence
• Susan Barnes
• Sy Richardson

Crew

• Gary B. Kibbe — Director of Photography
• Frank E. Jimenez — Editor
• Gib Jaffe — Editor
• Alan Howarth — Original Music Composer
• John Carpenter — Original Music Composer
• John Carpenter — Screenplay

More from John Carpenter

1. Halloween (1978) — 84/100 · hit
2. The Thing (1982) — 80/100 · hit
3. Assault on Precinct 13 (1976) — 80/100 · hit
4. Escape from New York (1981) — 75/100
5. Someone's Watching Me! (1978) — 74/100 · TV film, not counted
6. Cigarette Burns (2005) — 74/100 · TV film, not counted

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