They Live
November 4, 1988
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.
Cast and crew
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John Carpenter
Director
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
WB
Wendy Brainard
Family Man's Daughter
LM
Lucille Meredith
Female Interviewer
Susan Blanchard
Ingenue
Norman Alden
Foreman
DB
Dana Bratton
Black Junkie
John F. Goff
Well Dressed Customer
Norman D. Wilson
Vendor
TL
Thelma Lee
Rich Lady
SL
Stratton Leopold
Depressed Human
RS
Rezza Shan
Arab Clerk
Norman Howell
Blonde Haired Cop
Larry J. Franco
Neighbor
TS
Tom Searle
Biker
RG
Robert Grasmere
Scruffy Blonde Man
VI
Vince Inneo
Passageway Guard
BH
Bob Hudson
Passageway Guard #2
JPJ
Jon Paul Jones
Manager
DM
Dennis Michael
Male News Anchor
NG
Nancy Gee
Female News Anchor
CS
Claudia Stanlee
Young Female Executive
CAB
Christine Anne Baur
Woman on Phone
Eileen Wesson
Pregnant Secretary
Gregory J. Barnett
Security Guard #1
JN
Jim Nickerson
Security Guard #2
Kerry Rossall
2nd Unit Guard
CD
Cibby Danyla
Naked Lady
Jeff Imada
Male Ghoul
MC
Michelle Costello
Female Ghoul
Jeb Stuart Adams
Homeless kid (uncredited)
Jennifer Austin
Teenage Girl (uncredited)
MF
Michael Forino
Ghoul at Bar (uncredited)
RVG
Robert V. Greene
TV Technician (uncredited)
HK
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'