They Live [WS]

Director: John Carpenter John Carpenter

Overview

"Not only do They Live, but they're already here and ready to enslave the human race in Universal's release of director John Carpenter's paranoid sci-fi actioner. Presented in 2.35:1 anamorphic widescreen and offering audio rendered in closed-captioned English Dolby Digital Surround, this release also offers optional Spanish and French subtitles."

Product Details

Release Date:	09/23/2003
UPC:	0025192123528
Original Release:	1988
Rating:	R
Source:	STUDIO DISTRIBUTION SERVS LLC
Region Code:	1
Presentation:	[Wide Screen]
Sound:	[Dolby Digital Stereo]
Language:	English
Time:	1:35:00
Sales rank:	11,644

Special Features

Closed Caption; [None specified]

Cast & Crew

Performance Credits

Roddy Piper	Nada
Keith David	Frank
Meg Foster	Holly
Peter Jason	Gilbert
George Flower	Drifter,le vagabond
Raymond St. Jacques	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 Goff	Well-Dressed Customer,Well-dressed Customer
Norm Wilson	Vendor,Vendor
Thelma Lee	Rich Lady
Stratton Leopold	Depressed Human
Rezza Shan	Arab Clerk
Norman Howell	Blond-Haired Cop
Larry Franco	Neighbor
Tom Searle	Biker
Robert Grasmere	Scruffy Blond Man
Jon Paul Jones	Manager
Dennis Michael	Male News Anchor
Nancy Gee	Female News Anchor
Claudia Stanlee	Young Female Executive
Christine Baur	Woman on Phone
Eileen Wesson	Pregnant Secretary
Kerry Rossall	2nd Unit Guard
Cibby Danyla	Naked Lady
Vince Inneo	Passageway Guard
Bob Hudson	Passageway Guard
Gregory Barnett	Security Guard
Jim Nickerson	Security Guard
Jeff Imada	Male Ghoul
Michelle Costello	Female Ghoul
Alan Howarth	Composer
John Carpenter	Composer

Technical Credits

John Carpenter

Ray Nelson

John Carpenter	Director,Screenwriter
Roy Arbogast	Special Effects
Andre Blay	Executive Producer,Producer
Frank Carrisosa	Special Effects
Larry Franco	Producer
Shep Gordon	Executive Producer
Jeff Imada	Stunts
Ray Nelson	Screenwriter
Gregg Barbanell	Sound Effects
Gary Blufer	Sound Effects
Rick Avery	Stunts
Chuck Picerni Jr.	Stunts
Ron Judkins	Sound/Sound Designer

Editorial Reviews

John Carpenter's inventive social satire centers on the notion that aliens with faces which look like melted skulls have paid off some rich people to take over the world. The aliens live among us, and subjugate the underclasses while constantly bombarding us with subliminal messages urging conspicuous consumption. Wrestling's Roddy Piper plays the average Joe who finally discovers the truth when he stumbles on a pair of special sunglasses which allow him to see both the messages and the aliens' true faces, as well as the startling secret that reality is really black-and-white. It's an interesting concept, and Carpenter plays it to the fullest, although the casting is a bit suspect. The action scenes are well-handled, the satire pointedly blunt. It might make a nice second feature to Bulworth on a night of mildly subversive video viewing.