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They Live
Who Are They? And What Do They Want?
( Sci-Fi / Thriller )


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US Runtime: 93 min

Premiere Date:
Nov 04, 1988   [USA]
 
Director: John Carpenter
 
Writers: Ray Nelson   [short story Eight O'Clock in the Morning]
John Carpenter   [screenplay]
 
Music by John Carpenter
Alan Howarth
 
Cinematography: Gary B. Kibbe
 
Edited by: Gib Jaffe
Frank E. Jimenez
 


Cast:

Roddy Piper
Nada
Keith David
Frank
Meg Foster
Holly
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
Norm Wilson
Vendor
Thelma Lee
Rich Lady
Stratton Leopold
Depressed Human
Rezza Shan
Arab Clerk
Norman Howell
Blonde Haired Cop
 
Larry J. Franco
Neighbor
Tom Searle
Biker
Robert Grasmere
Scruffy Blonde Man
Vince Inneo
Passageway Guard
Bob Hudson
Passageway Guard #2
Jon Paul Jones
Manager
Dennis Cosmo 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
Jimmy Nickerson
Security Guard #2
Kerry Rossall
2nd Unit Guard
Cibby Danyla
Naked Lady
Jeff Imada
Male Ghoul
Michelle Costello
Female Ghoul
Al Leong
Asian Revolutionary (uncredited)
Robert V. Greene
TV technician (uncredited)
Michael Forino
Ghoul at Bar (uncredited)
 

Special Effects:

Effects Associates Ltd.
special photographic effects
 
 

Filming Locations: (Now With Clickable Links To Location On Google Maps)

 

Tech Info:

Budget:
$4,000,000 (USA)
Camera:
Panavision Cameras and Lenses
Color Info:
Color (DeLuxe) / B&W
Laboratory:
DeLuxe
Aspect Ratio:
2.35 : 1
Cinematographic Process:
Panavision
Film Negative Format:
35 mm
Printed Film Format:
35 mm

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