They Live

US sci-fi horror written and directed by John Carpenter. Nada (Roddy Piper) arrives in Los Angeles, finds work on a construction site and a bed in a homeless camp. He notices the extent to which the people around him seem obsessed with television and obtaining material wealth, and one night, when he stumbles across a cache of special sunglasses, he finds out why. The American middle-classes have been taken over by capitalist aliens who use television and advertising to keep humans docile and ignorant about what is really going on. The sunglasses reveal the aliens as they really are and, with the aid of the glasses and a submachine gun, Nada begins to fight back.

Actor: George 'Buck' Flower
Actor: Raymond St Jacques
Cinematographer: Gary B. Kibbe
Actor: Meg Foster
Writer: Frank Armitage
Actor: Raymond St. Jacques
Actor: Roddy Piper
Actor: George 'Buck' Flower
Actor: George 'Buck' Flower
Actor: Susan Blanchard
Director: John Carpenter
Music: John Carpenter
Writer: John Carpenter
Actor: Jason Robards III
Actor: Larry J. Franco
Producer: Larry J. Franco
Actor: Keith David
Actor: Sy Richardson
Music: Alan Howarth
Actor: Peter Jason