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They Live

19887.3 / 1093 min

Science Fiction, Action

Overview

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.

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.

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

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'

Crew

John Carpenter

Original Music Composer

Alan Howarth

Original Music Composer

Ray Nelson

Novel

Larry Franco

Producer

Shep Gordon

Executive Producer

John Carpenter

Screenplay

John Carpenter

Director

Gary B. Kibbe

Director of Photography

Andre Blay

Executive Producer

Mike Johnson

Stunts

Gary Combs

Stunts

Margaret Goodspeed

Assistant Editor

Joe Gilbride

Stunts

Kurt Bryant

Stunts

Eddie Hice

Stunts

David Burton

Stunts

Jack Eberhart

Leadman

Jeff Imada

Stunt Coordinator

Ronnie Rondell Jr.

Stunts

Debbie Lynn Ross

Stunts

Brian Imada

Stunts

Andy Gill

Stunts

John Branagan

Stunts

Roy Arbogast

Special Effects Coordinator

Steve Hart

Stunts

David Cadiente

Stunts

Ben Scott

Stunts

David Blitstein

Special Effects Assistant

Diamond Farnsworth

Stunts

Donna L. Noguchi

Stunts

Chuck Picerni Jr.

Stunts

Randy Hall

Stunts

Tony Brubaker

Stunts

Marcia Holley

Stunts

Norman Howell

Stunts

Bennie Moore

Stunts

George Fisher

Stunts

Michael Runyard

Stunts

Matt Johnston

Stunts

Danny Rogers

Stunts

John-Clay Scott

Stunts

Rick Avery

Stunts

Brad Bovee

Stunts

Phil Chong

Stunts

Allan Graf

Stunts

Thomas Rosales Jr.

Stunts

Michael Arbogast

Special Effects Assistant

Frederick Wardell

Assistant Editor

Christine Anne Baur

Stunts

Branscombe Richmond

Stunts

Walter Scott

Stunts

Simone Boisseree

Stunts

John Borland

Stunts

Freddie Hice

Stunts

James J. Casino

Stunts

Jan Michael Shultz

Stunts

Eurlyne Epper

Stunts

Cheryl Wheeler Duncan

Stunts

Barbara Harris

ADR Voice Casting

Gary Davis

Stunts

Eric Mansker

Stunts

Debbie Evans

Stunts

Tim A. Davison

Stunts

Scott Wilder

Stunts

Richard L. Duran

Stunts

Merritt Yohnka

Stunts

John C. Meier

Stunts

Gary Burritt

Negative Cutter

Gilbert B. Combs

Stunts

Henry Kingi

Stunts

Michael M. Vendrell

Stunts

Danny Weselis

Stunts

Billy D. Lucas

Stunts

Douglas Greenfield

Dolby Consultant

Dianne L. Wilson

Stunts

Al Leong

Stunts

Bob K. Cummings

Stunts

Joy Ewing

Production Accountant

Frank Leasure

Propmaker

Jon H. Epstein

Stunts

Joel Kramer

Stunts

Gary Epper

Stunts

Ceci Vendrell

Stunts

Shane Dixon

Stunts

Tim Roslan

Transportation Captain

Russell Solberg

Stunts

James Lew

Stunts

Matt McColm

Stunts

Kenny Searle

Transportation Coordinator

Phil Downey

Color Timer

William J. Durrell Jr.

Art Direction

Frank E. Jimenez

Editor

Robin Michel Bush

Costume Supervisor

Daniel A. Lomino

Art Direction

Marvin March

Set Decoration

Gib Jaffe

Editor

Sandy King

Associate Producer

Alan Levine

Unit Production Manager

Ken Lavet

Location Manager

James Deeth

Pilot

Stratton Leopold

Unit Production Manager

Marian Shambo

Production Coordinator

Billie Don Evans

Pilot

Sandy King

Script Supervisor

John Casino

Stunts

Bruce Birmelin

Still Photographer

Francisco X. Pérez

Makeup Artist

Elle Elliott

Hairstylist

Sidney Ray Baldwin

Still Photographer

Dave Wachtman

Dolly Grip

Ken Spencer

Gaffer

Jud Kehl

Camera Operator

Ron Cardarelli

Key Grip

Raymond Stella

Camera Operator

Ric Roman Waugh

Stunts

Gary D. Rogers

ADR Mixer

Michael Hoskinson

Foley Editor

Robert J. Litt

Sound Re-Recording Mixer

Elliot Tyson

Sound Re-Recording Mixer

Shawn Sykora

Foley Editor

Ron Judkins

Sound Mixer

Thomas J. O'Connell

ADR Recordist

Becky Sullivan

Supervising ADR Editor

Sanford Barr

Electrician

Robert Jackson

Boom Operator

Roberta Alstadter

Foley Recordist

Donald L. Warner Jr.

Sound Editor

Gregg Barbanell

Foley Artist

Samuel C. Crutcher

Sound Editor

Richard Smock

Electrician

Michael Mills

Prosthetic Makeup Artist

Gary A. Hecker

Foley Artist

Larry Carow

Sound Editor

Jeffrey L. Sandler

Supervising Sound Editor

Tim Webb

Sound Recordist

Richard E. Yawn

Foley Supervisor

John Leveque

Sound Editor

J.H. Arrufat

Sound Editor

Vic Petrotta Jr.

Property Master

Solange S. Schwalbe

ADR Editor

Bob O'Brien

Foley Editor

Michael Wright

Construction Foreman

Hector C. Gika

Sound Editor

Sergio Reyes

Sound Re-Recording Mixer

Timothy A. Hoggatt

Foley Mixer

Robert DePerna

Electrician

Kevin Arnold

Electrician

Larry Franco

First Assistant Director

Artist W. Robinson

Second Assistant Director

John Melvin Young

Costumer