They Live
They Liveby John Carpenter1h331988United States
Recommended byBong Joon-Ho
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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.
Credits
- Distributor : Studiocanal
- Production Compagny : Alive Films, Larry Franco Productions
- Original Music : John Carpenter, Alan Howarth
- Director : John Carpenter
- Scenario : John Carpenter
- Original Work Author : Ray Nelson
- Photo Director : Gary B. Kibbe
- Set Decoration : Marvin March
- Costume Design : Robin Bush
- Editing : Gib Jaffe, Frank E. Jimenez
- Producer : Larry J. Franco
Technical details
- Printed format : 35 mm
- Sound mix : Stéréo 2.0
- Year of production : 1988
- French release date : 19 avril 1989
- Category : Feature film
- Color : Black and White / Colors
- Language : English
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