Roddy Piper
Nada
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Nov 4, 1988 · A construction worker discovers a pair of sunglasses that reveal the hidden messages and aliens controlling the world. IMDb provides cast and crew information, user and critic reviews, trivia, goofs, quotes, and more for this John Carpenter film.
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- Action, Horror, Sci-Fi
- John Carpenter
- 1988-11-04
They Live (1988) cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more.
They live. Horror master John Carpenter (Halloween, The Thing) directs this heart-pounding thriller. Aliens are systematically gaining control of the earth by masquerading as humans and lulling the public into submission.
They Live is a 1988 American science fiction action horror film written and directed by John Carpenter, based on the 1963 short story "Eight O'Clock in the Morning" by Ray Nelson.
The fight between Nada ( Roddy Piper) and Frank ( Keith David) was only supposed to last twenty seconds, but Piper and David decided to fight it out for real, only faking the hits to the face and groin. They rehearsed the fight for three weeks.
They Live is based on a pulp sci-fi story about aliens who live among us and manipulate us through subliminal advertising, other mind control techniques, and sometimes, guns and bulldozers. Like most Carpenter films, its artistic, fun, intelligent and does not take itself too seriously.
They Live is a 1988 science-fiction film written (under a pseudonym) and directed by John Carpenter. In the movie, a drifter (the character is never named but Roddy Piper is credited as Nada) finds himself in Los Angeles looking like many in the country for work.
