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Movie: They Live (1988)

“Nada, a down-on-his-luck construction worker, discovers a pair of special sunglasses. Wearing them, he is able to see the world as it really is: people being bombarded by media and government with messages like “Stay Asleep”, “No Imagination”, “Submit to Authority”. Even scarier is that he is able to see that some usually normal-looking people are in fact ugly aliens in charge of the massive campaign to keep humans subdued. Written by Melissa Portell <mportell@s-cwis.unomaha.edu>”

• Director: John Carpenter
• Release Date:
  4 November 1988 (USA)
• Run Time:
  93 min
• Country: USA
• Genre: Action , Horror , Sci-Fi , Thriller See »

Tagline: Who are they? And what do they want? See »

Trivia: Roddy Piper’s character never gives his name nor is he referred to by name throughout the entire movie. He is simply referred to as “Nada” in the credits, which means “nothing” in Spanish. The name is most likely a reference to George Nada, the main character of Ray Nelson’s short story “Eight O’Clock in the Morning,” which was the basis for ‘They Live’.See  »

Goofs: Continuity: When the money, from Nada’s point of view, changes from regular bills to the “THIS IS YOUR GOD” bills, the folds in the paper are different and there is one less bill.See  »