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Aspect Ratio: 2.35:1
Audience Rating: R (Restricted)
Binding: DVD
EAN: 9780783255309
Format: Closed-captioned, Color, Dolby, DVD-Video, Subtitled, Widescreen, NTSC
ISBN: 0783255306
Label: Universal Studios
Manufacturer: Universal Studios
Number Of Items: 1
Publisher: Universal Studios
Region Code: 1
Release Date: September 23, 2003
Running Time: 95 minutes
Sales Rank: 4072
Studio: Universal Studios
Theatrical Release Date: November 04, 1988
Editorial Review:
Amazon.com:
An economic crisis brings unemployed Nada (Roddy Piper) to L.A. in search of work. What he finds instead is that the ruling elite of the world are aliens in disguise, their aim being to keep humans in a state of mindless consumerism. His discovery comes when he dons a pair of special sunglasses made by a resistance group and sees for the first time reality unadorned. Billboards, store signs, magazine covers--all bear subliminal messages to OBEY, to CONSUME, to have NO INDEPENDENT THOUGHT. Money itself says THIS IS YOUR GOD. But worst of all, with these glasses you see which of us are really hideous, bug-eyed aliens. The conceptual breakthrough is hilarious while keeping its roots in darker matters. Although some fault the film for settling into its action plot, the ending has a great payoff. And the direction by John Carpenter is handled with superb workmanlike aplomb. One unforgettable set piece has Piper in a back-alley fistfight with a friend who won't put on the glasses that goes on and on, and just when you think it's over it goes another round. One of the most subversive films ever made in Hollywood, They Live was released on the eve of the 1988 elections. The first TV ads had two hideous alien politicians debating, then one accusing the other of being 'No John Kennedy!' --Jim Gay
Customer Reviews
Average Rating: 
Rating:  - Do you dare to see the truth?
Oh man what a fun movie, I saw this a few months ago and still marvel at how much I enjoyed it. This is one of those eighties movies that borderlines on silly and cheesy at times but overall there is so much to enjoy that in this case it barely stands in the way. Basically this is a story of an accidental discovery by a construction worker down on his luck. Trying to find some work, Nada arrives in LA and quickly makes some "friends" and gets in trouble on his first day of work. Eventually he tries ... Read More
Rating: - Intergalactic Robber Barons
This is a fun romp of a Sci-Fi movie, where a small band of people in the US find out that the world is being run by invaders that are true Intergalactic industrialist robber barons. Rowdy Roddy Piper stumbles across the underground movement and things get serious fast. Who can you trust and who is in for the big payoff? Especially now, when the economy seems to be faltering, this makes for great entertainment.
Rating: - A must-have sci-fi classic!
In spite of the fact that the film's protagonist, Roddy Piper [Nada], wears his pants too high and gets far too many crotch and butt shots for my liking [the film was shot in 1988, which might explain things], "They Live" is a campy scifi epic about a down-and-out construction worker who finds a pair of sunglasses [cheap sunglasses, actually] that enable him to witness an extraterrestrial invasion of earth.
With this in mind, your suspension of disbelief will be pushed to its limits. But ... Read More
Rating: - You don't own this movie? Go get some glasses...
I was introduced to this movie via a youtube clip and knew after watching it I had to have this movie.
After waiting for it to come in the mail (I checked several times a day in case I missed its delivery) I finally got it and immediately played it. Here is my opinion...
It begins to paint a very unhappy state of affairs of the world. A drifter named Nada (Rowdy Roddy Piper) is struggling to make ends meet and it gives the impression average people are in the same boat. He then ... Read More
Rating:  - One of Carpenter's Best !
First of all, I would have given this a full 5 stars but the lack of extra prevented me to do so. Hey, the menu screen only have play and scene selection, my goodness. If John Carpenter shows little respect for his own fine work by providing a commentary along with star Roddy Piper, I bet this DVD will be flying off the shelves
For those who are not aware of the plot of the movie, here is a basic summary, the world apparently has been invaded and controlled by "aliens" and they are among us ... Read More
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