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They Live

( Catalog Number 40843 )
(1.33:1) (2 Sides) (CLV) (NTSC)

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They Live
1988 - 95 min. - Color
Genre: Sci-Fi

LaserDisc Movie Storyline:
John Nada (Roddy Piper) is a quiet loner, a drifter who gets work where ever he can find it. While working on a construction site in L.A. and sleeping in a vagrant community at night, John stumbles upon a secret society of alien beings who pose as wealthy and powerful people in human society. John joins a rebel group commited to exposing this conspiracy, and becomes their reluctant leader and the only hope of the human race. Former wrestler Rowdy Roddy Piper is outstanding as the unassuming hero, playing the role with understated shock at what he uncovers and stubborn courage when he confronts it. Director John Carpenter laces the film with his trademark blend of humor and horror, making aliens that are hideously arrogant, greedy, and easy to hate, while the humans are confused and desperate in their struggle against them. The world looks a little different at the end of THEY LIVE, and one will never look at billboards, money, or sunglasses the same way again. The film contains the longest, and perhaps most realistic, fist fight in film history. Paying homage to INVASION OF THE BODY SNATCHERS, the film was based on the short story EIGHT O'CLOCK IN THE MORNING by Ray Nelson.

LaserDisc Movie Review:
John Carpenter wrote and directed this science fiction thriller about a group of aliens who try to take over the world by disguising themselves as Young Republicans. Wrestler Roddy Piper stars as John Nada, a drifted who makes his way into an immense encampment for the homeless. There he stumbles upon a conspiracy concerning aliens who have hypnotized the populace through subliminal messages transmitted through television, magazines, posters, and movies. When Nada looks through special Ray-Bans developed by the resistance leaders, the aliens lose their clean-cut "Dan Quayle" looks and resemble crusty-looking reptiles. Nada joins the underground, teaming up with rebel-leader Frank (Keith David) to eradicate the lizard-like aliens from the body politic. --- Paul Brenner

John Carpenter's inventive social satire centers on the notion that aliens with faces which look like melted skulls have paid off some rich people to take over the world. The aliens live among us, and subjugate the underclasses while constantly bombarding us with subliminal messages urging conspicuous consumption. Wrestling's Roddy Piper plays the average Joe who finally discovers the truth when he stumbles on a pair of special sunglasses which allow him to see both the messages and the aliens' true faces, as well as the startling secret that reality is really black-and-white. It's an interesting concept, and Carpenter plays it to the fullest, although the casting is a bit suspect. The action scenes are well-handled, the satire pointedly blunt. It might make a nice second feature to Bulworth on a night of mildly subversive video viewing. --- Robert Firsching

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Cast for They Live

Roddy Piper
Keith David
Meg Foster
George 'Buck' Flower
Peter Jason
Raymond St. Jacques
Jason Robards III
John Lawrence
Susan Barnes
Sy Richardson
Wendy Brainard
Lucille Meredith
Susan Blanchard
Norman Alden
Dana Bratton
John F. Goff
Norm Wilson
Thelma Lee
Stratton Leopold
Rezza Shan
Norman Howell
Larry J. Franco
Tom Searle
Robert Grasmere
Vince Inneo
Bob Hudson
Jon Paul Jones
Dennis Cosmo Michael
Nancy Gee
Claudia Stanlee
Christine Anne Baur
Eileen Wesson
Gregory J. Barnett
Jimmy Nickerson
Kerry Rossall
Cibby Danyla
Jeff Imada
Michelle Costello

Crew for They Live

Producer Andre Blay
Producer Larry J. Franco
Producer Shep Gordon
Producer Sandy King
Director of Photography Gary B. Kibbe
Composer John Carpenter
Composer Alan Howarth
Director John Carpenter
Editor Gib Jaffe
Editor Frank E. Jimenez
Rick Chavez
Karin Costa
Maurice Costello
James Deeth
Mathew Dunne
Billie Don Evans
Joy Ewing
T.Z. Garrison
E. Barry Haldeman
Sandra Holden
Sandy King
Ken Lavet
Gregory Parrish
Marian Shambo
Jill L. Smith
Mark A. Stankevich
Larry Sulkis
Angel Trujillo
Writer Ray Nelson
Writer John Carpenter

Feature Details

Title: They Live
Feature Release Date: 1988
Genre: Sci-Fi
Color: Color
Runtime: 95 Minutes
Picture: Pan & Scan
Ratio: 1.33:1
Playback Format: CLV

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Catalog Number: 40843
UPC: 025192408434
Manufacturer: Pioneer USA
Publisher: MCA/Universal Home Video

Diameter: 12"
Sides: 2
Cover: Jacket
Spoken Language: English
Country: USA
Video Format: NTSC

Model: 40843-N
Shipping Weight: 1 lbs
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"Rowdy" Roddy Piper in... John Carpenter's...

They Live

( Catalog Number 40843 )
(1.33:1) (2 Sides) (CLV) (NTSC)

LaserDisc Special Features

Best Version on LaserDisc
See Many More Rare LaserDiscs at DaDon's...

They Live
1988 - 95 min. - Color
Genre: Sci-Fi

LaserDisc Movie Storyline:
John Nada (Roddy Piper) is a quiet loner, a drifter who gets work where ever he can find it. While working on a construction site in L.A. and sleeping in a vagrant community at night, John stumbles upon a secret society of alien beings who pose as wealthy and powerful people in human society. John joins a rebel group commited to exposing this conspiracy, and becomes their reluctant leader and the only hope of the human race. Former wrestler Rowdy Roddy Piper is outstanding as the unassuming hero, playing the role with understated shock at what he uncovers and stubborn courage when he confronts it. Director John Carpenter laces the film with his trademark blend of humor and horror, making aliens that are hideously arrogant, greedy, and easy to hate, while the humans are confused and desperate in their struggle against them. The world looks a little different at the end of THEY LIVE, and one will never look at billboards, money, or sunglasses the same way again. The film contains the longest, and perhaps most realistic, fist fight in film history. Paying homage to INVASION OF THE BODY SNATCHERS, the film was based on the short story EIGHT O'CLOCK IN THE MORNING by Ray Nelson.

LaserDisc Movie Review:
John Carpenter wrote and directed this science fiction thriller about a group of aliens who try to take over the world by disguising themselves as Young Republicans. Wrestler Roddy Piper stars as John Nada, a drifted who makes his way into an immense encampment for the homeless. There he stumbles upon a conspiracy concerning aliens who have hypnotized the populace through subliminal messages transmitted through television, magazines, posters, and movies. When Nada looks through special Ray-Bans developed by the resistance leaders, the aliens lose their clean-cut "Dan Quayle" looks and resemble crusty-looking reptiles. Nada joins the underground, teaming up with rebel-leader Frank (Keith David) to eradicate the lizard-like aliens from the body politic. --- Paul Brenner

John Carpenter's inventive social satire centers on the notion that aliens with faces which look like melted skulls have paid off some rich people to take over the world. The aliens live among us, and subjugate the underclasses while constantly bombarding us with subliminal messages urging conspicuous consumption. Wrestling's Roddy Piper plays the average Joe who finally discovers the truth when he stumbles on a pair of special sunglasses which allow him to see both the messages and the aliens' true faces, as well as the startling secret that reality is really black-and-white. It's an interesting concept, and Carpenter plays it to the fullest, although the casting is a bit suspect. The action scenes are well-handled, the satire pointedly blunt. It might make a nice second feature to Bulworth on a night of mildly subversive video viewing. --- Robert Firsching

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Cast for They Live

Roddy Piper
Keith David
Meg Foster
George 'Buck' Flower
Peter Jason
Raymond St. Jacques
Jason Robards III
John Lawrence
Susan Barnes
Sy Richardson
Wendy Brainard
Lucille Meredith
Susan Blanchard
Norman Alden
Dana Bratton
John F. Goff
Norm Wilson
Thelma Lee
Stratton Leopold
Rezza Shan
Norman Howell
Larry J. Franco
Tom Searle
Robert Grasmere
Vince Inneo
Bob Hudson
Jon Paul Jones
Dennis Cosmo Michael
Nancy Gee
Claudia Stanlee
Christine Anne Baur
Eileen Wesson
Gregory J. Barnett
Jimmy Nickerson
Kerry Rossall
Cibby Danyla
Jeff Imada
Michelle Costello

Crew for They Live

Producer Andre Blay
Producer Larry J. Franco
Producer Shep Gordon
Producer Sandy King
Director of Photography Gary B. Kibbe
Composer John Carpenter
Composer Alan Howarth
Director John Carpenter
Editor Gib Jaffe
Editor Frank E. Jimenez
Rick Chavez
Karin Costa
Maurice Costello
James Deeth
Mathew Dunne
Billie Don Evans
Joy Ewing
T.Z. Garrison
E. Barry Haldeman
Sandra Holden
Sandy King
Ken Lavet
Gregory Parrish
Marian Shambo
Jill L. Smith
Mark A. Stankevich
Larry Sulkis
Angel Trujillo
Writer Ray Nelson
Writer John Carpenter

Feature Details

Title: They Live
Feature Release Date: 1988
Genre: Sci-Fi
Color: Color
Runtime: 95 Minutes
Picture: Pan & Scan
Ratio: 1.33:1
Playback Format: CLV

IMDB Info...

Technical Details

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