---
title: 'They Live (1988)'
type: 'film'
director: 'John Carpenter'
released: '1988-11-04'
runtime_minutes: 94
certification: 'R'
genres:
  - 'Action'
  - 'Horror'
  - 'Adventure'
  - 'Science Fiction'
  - 'Thriller'
countries:
  - 'United States'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/they-live-1988'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0096256/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# They Live (1988)

1988 · R · 94 min · Action, Horror, Adventure, Science Fiction, Thriller · United States


## Synopsis

They Live is a 1988 American science fiction action horror film written, directed, and scored by John Carpenter, and starring Roddy Piper, Keith David, and Meg Foster. It was based on the 1963 short story "Eight O'Clock in the Morning" by Ray Nelson. Set in Los Angeles, it follows a working class drifter (Piper) who discovers that the ruling class are camouflaged aliens, which drives him on a quest to expose them to the world.

## Credits

- **Director:** [John Carpenter](https://cinepixo.com/people/john-carpenter)
- **Screenplay:** [John Carpenter](https://cinepixo.com/people/john-carpenter)
- **Original Music Composer:** [John Carpenter](https://cinepixo.com/people/john-carpenter)
- **Producer:** [Larry J. Franco](https://cinepixo.com/people/larry-j-franco)
- **Director of Photography:** [Gary B. Kibbe](https://cinepixo.com/people/gary-b-kibbe)

## Cast

- [George Buck Flower](https://cinepixo.com/people/george-buck-flower)
- [Tommy Morrison](https://cinepixo.com/people/tommy-morrison)
- [Meg Foster](https://cinepixo.com/people/meg-foster)
- [Norman Alden](https://cinepixo.com/people/norman-alden)
- [Raymond St. Jacques](https://cinepixo.com/people/raymond-st-jacques)
- [Kerry Rossall](https://cinepixo.com/people/kerry-rossall)
- [Roddy Piper](https://cinepixo.com/people/roddy-piper)
- [Sy Richardson](https://cinepixo.com/people/sy-richardson)
- [Keith David](https://cinepixo.com/people/keith-david)

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Official site: https://theofficialjohncarpenter.com/they-live/
Source: https://cinepixo.com/movies/they-live-1988
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