They Live
04/11/1988
2h

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


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
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
Norman D. Wilson
Vendor
Thelma Lee
Rich Lady
Stratton Leopold
Depressed Human
Rezza Shan
Arab Clerk


Norman Howell
Blonde Haired Cop


Larry Franco
Neighbor
Tom Searle
Biker


Robert Grasmere
Scruffy Blonde Man
Vince Inneo
Passageway Guard
Bob Hudson
Passageway Guard #2
Jon Paul Jones
Manager
Dennis 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
Jim Nickerson
Security Guard #2
Kerry Rossall
2nd Unit Guard
Cibby Danyla
Naked Lady


Jeff Imada
Male Ghoul
Michelle Costello
Female Ghoul


Jeb Stuart Adams
Homeless kid (uncredited)


Jennifer Austin
Teenage Girl (uncredited)
Michael Forino
Ghoul at Bar (uncredited)
Robert V. Greene
TV Technician (uncredited)
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' (voice) (uncredited)
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