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Invasion Los Angeles (1988)

They Live (original title)
A drifter discovers a pair of sunglasses that allow him to wake up to the fact that aliens have taken over the Earth.

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(short story "Eight O'Clock in the Morning"), (screenplay) (as Frank Armitage)
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Holly
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Raymond St. Jacques ...
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Dana Bratton ...
Black Junkie
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Storyline

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>

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You see them on the street. You watch them on TV. You might even vote for one this fall. You think they're people just like you. You're wrong. Dead wrong. See more »

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Horror | Sci-Fi

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Release Date:

19 April 1989 (France)  »

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Invasion Los Angeles  »

Box Office

Budget:

$4,000,000 (estimated)

Gross:

$13,008,928 (USA)
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(4 channels)

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2.35 : 1
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Trivia

The line "I have come here to chew bubble gum and kick ass, and I'm all out of bubble gum" was later used in the classic 1996 game Duke Nukem 3D (1996) by the Duke himself Jon St. John. See more »

Goofs

When Nada is falling through Holly's window, a pair of sunglasses can be seen falling with him outside as he first falls to the ground. However, a short time later, Holly is looking at the floor of her place where the sunglasses are now sitting. See more »

Quotes

Nada: Put the glasses on! Put 'em on!
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Connections

Referenced in Les aventures de Rocky & Bullwinkle (2000) See more »

Soundtracks

I Love to Praise Him
(uncredited)
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Classic from my youth
15 June 2005 | by (Perth, Ontario, Canada) – See all my reviews

I remember first seeing They Live when I was 10 and I totally fell in love with this film. How could a ten year old not? There's wrestlers, aliens and a plot to take over the world. My friends and I quoted this film for weeks on end with the Bubble gum and kicking @$$ line being a favourite among all. The only real complaint that I have about the film is that the aliens when finally revealed are far too human. They basically look like a skeleton with bug eyes. Not a whole lot of energy seemed to go into their design. While They Live will never be remembered as a film that redefined the way films were made, it still to this day holds a place in my heart as one of the films that just defines your youth. It is fun, action packed and has just enough cool storyline to keep you interested from start to finish.


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