Details
- Status
- Released
- Release
- November 4, 1988 (38 years ago)
- Runtime
- 1h 33m
- Rating
- R
- Language
- English
- Origins
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Roddy PiperJohn Nada

Keith DavidFrank Armitage

Meg FosterHolly Thompsen

George Buck FlowerDrifter

Peter JasonGilbert

Raymond St. JacquesStreet Preacher

Jason Robards IIIFamily Man

John LawrenceBearded Man

Susan BarnesBrown Haired Woman

Sy RichardsonBlack Revolutionary

Wendy BrainardFamily Man's Daughter
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Crew View all

John CarpenterDirector & Screenplay
Ray NelsonNovel

Larry J. FrancoProducer
Shep GordonExecutive Producer
Andre BlayExecutive Producer
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External reviews
Classic Film Review: Thirty Years Ago, They Live Saw Where America Was HeadedJohn Carpenter's beloved cult hit is one of the '80s most prescient horror flicks.
Why 'They Live' Is a Subversive 1980s MasterpieceJohn Carpenter's 'They Live' did more than give us sci-fi/horror pulp — it gave us the last word on the Reagan era.
John Carpenter in 4K reviews – shlock and gore from Hollywood's dark starRestorations of The Fog, Escape from New York, Prince of Darkness and They Live show the makings of a movie maestro

