They Live (1988)

11/04/1988 1h 33m

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.

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Overview

A lone drifter stumbles upon a harrowing discovery -- a unique pair of sunglasses that reveals that aliens are systematically gaining control of the Earth by masquerading as humans and lulling the public into submission.

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Cast Ages at Release

Roddy Piper

as John Nada

Born 04/17/1954

Died 07/31/2015, age

Keith David

as Frank Armitage

Born 06/04/1956, age

Meg Foster

as Holly Thompsen

Born 05/14/1948, age

George Buck Flower

as Drifter

Born 10/28/1937

Died 06/18/2004, age

Peter Jason

as Gilbert

Born 07/22/1944, age

Raymond St. Jacques

as Street Preacher

Born 03/01/1930

Died 08/27/1990, age

Sy Richardson

as Black Revolutionary

Born 06/04/1941, age

Norman Alden

as Foreman

Born 09/13/1924

Died 07/27/2012, age

Kerry Rossall

as 2nd Unit Guard

Born 06/23/1947, age

Jeb Stuart Adams

as Homeless kid (uncredited)

Born 04/10/1961, age

Tommy Morrison

as Dave - Resistance Fighter (uncredited)

Born 01/02/1969

Died 09/01/2013, age

John Carpenter

as Voice That Says 'Sleep'

Born 01/16/1948, age