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They Live

19887.3 / 1093 min

Science Fiction, Action, Thriller

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' (voice) (uncredited)

Crew

John Carpenter

Director

Ray Nelson

Novel

John Carpenter

Screenplay

Larry Franco

Producer

John Carpenter

Original Music Composer

Alan Howarth

Original Music Composer

Gary B. Kibbe

Director of Photography

Andre Blay

Executive Producer

Shep Gordon

Executive Producer

Mike Johnson

Stunts

Jack Eberhart

Leadman

Roy Arbogast

Special Effects Coordinator

David Blitstein

Special Effects Assistant

Michael Arbogast

Special Effects Assistant

Margaret Goodspeed

Assistant Editor

Frederick Wardell

Assistant Editor

Jeff Imada

Stunt Coordinator

Rick Avery

Stunts

Diamond Farnsworth

Stunts

Bennie Moore

Stunts

Christine Anne Baur

Stunts

George Fisher

Stunts

Donna L. Noguchi

Stunts

Simone Boisseree

Stunts

Joe Gilbride

Stunts

Chuck Picerni Jr.

Stunts

John Borland

Stunts

Andy Gill

Stunts

Branscombe Richmond

Stunts

Brad Bovee

Stunts

Allan Graf

Stunts

Danny Rogers

Stunts

John Branagan

Stunts

Randy Hall

Stunts

Ronnie Rondell Jr.

Stunts

Tony Brubaker

Stunts

Steve Hart

Stunts

Thomas Rosales Jr.

Stunts

Kurt Bryant

Stunts

Eddie Hice

Stunts

David Burton

Stunts

Freddie Hice

Stunts

Debbie Lynn Ross

Stunts

David Cadiente

Stunts

Marcia Holley

Stunts

Michael Runyard

Stunts

James J. Casino

Stunts

Norman Howell

Stunts

Ben Scott

Stunts

Brian Imada

Stunts

John-Clay Scott

Stunts

Phil Chong

Stunts

Walter Scott

Stunts

Gary Combs

Stunts

Matt Johnston

Stunts

Jan Michael Shultz

Stunts

Gilbert B. Combs

Stunts

Russell Solberg

Stunts

Bob K. Cummings

Stunts

Henry Kingi

Stunts

Ceci Vendrell

Stunts

Gary Davis

Stunts

Joel Kramer

Stunts

Michael M. Vendrell

Stunts

Tim A. Davison

Stunts

Shane Dixon

Stunts

Al Leong

Stunts

Danny Weselis

Stunts

Richard L. Duran

Stunts

James Lew

Stunts

Cheryl Wheeler Duncan

Stunts

Eurlyne Epper

Stunts

Billy D. Lucas

Stunts

Scott Wilder

Stunts

Gary Epper

Stunts

Eric Mansker

Stunts

Dianne L. Wilson

Stunts

Jon H. Epstein

Stunts

Matt McColm

Stunts

Merritt Yohnka

Stunts

Debbie Evans

Stunts

John C. Meier

Stunts

Barbara Harris

ADR Voice Casting

Joy Ewing

Production Accountant

Frank Leasure

Propmaker

Kenny Searle

Transportation Coordinator

Tim Roslan

Transportation Captain

Phil Downey

Color Timer

Gary Burritt

Negative Cutter

Douglas Greenfield

Dolby Consultant

Gib Jaffe

Editor

Frank E. Jimenez

Editor

William J. Durrell Jr.

Art Direction

Daniel A. Lomino

Art Direction

Marvin March

Set Decoration

Robin Michel Bush

Costume Supervisor

Sandy King

Associate Producer

Stratton Leopold

Unit Production Manager

Alan Levine

Unit Production Manager

Ken Lavet

Location Manager

James Deeth

Pilot

Billie Don Evans

Pilot

Sandy King

Script Supervisor

Marian Shambo

Production Coordinator

John Casino

Stunts

Elle Elliott

Hairstylist

Francisco X. Pérez

Makeup Artist

Jud Kehl

Camera Operator

Dave Wachtman

Dolly Grip

Ken Spencer

Gaffer

Ron Cardarelli

Key Grip

Bruce Birmelin

Still Photographer

Sidney Ray Baldwin

Still Photographer

Ric Roman Waugh

Stunts

Michael Mills

Prosthetic Makeup Artist

Michael Wright

Construction Foreman

Vic Petrotta Jr.

Property Master

Solange S. Schwalbe

ADR Editor

Gary D. Rogers

ADR Mixer

Thomas J. O'Connell

ADR Recordist

Robert Jackson

Boom Operator

Gregg Barbanell

Foley Artist

Gary A. Hecker

Foley Artist

Bob O'Brien

Foley Editor

Shawn Sykora

Foley Editor

Michael Hoskinson

Foley Editor

Timothy A. Hoggatt

Foley Mixer

Roberta Alstadter

Foley Recordist

Richard E. Yawn

Foley Supervisor

Larry Carow

Sound Editor

Samuel C. Crutcher

Sound Editor

Hector C. Gika

Sound Editor

John Leveque

Sound Editor

Donald L. Warner Jr.

Sound Editor

J.H. Arrufat

Sound Editor

Ron Judkins

Sound Mixer

Tim Webb

Sound Recordist

Robert J. Litt

Sound Re-Recording Mixer

Sergio Reyes

Sound Re-Recording Mixer

Elliot Tyson

Sound Re-Recording Mixer

Becky Sullivan

Supervising ADR Editor

Jeffrey L. Sandler

Supervising Sound Editor

Kevin Arnold

Electrician

Sanford Barr

Electrician

Robert DePerna

Electrician

Richard Smock

Electrician

Larry Franco

First Assistant Director

Artist W. Robinson

Second Assistant Director

John Melvin Young

Costumer

Robert Lewis Bush

Costumer

Jeffrey Norvet

First Assistant Camera

Larry D. Davis

Second Assistant Camera