They Live
“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.”
A lone drifter stumbles upon a unique pair of sunglasses that reveal aliens are systematically gaining control of the Earth by masquerading as humans and lulling the public into submission.
Genres
Science Fiction, Action, Thriller
Studio
Alive Films
Language
en
Status
Released
How They Live performed
Budget
$4.0M
Worldwide Gross
$13.0M
Gross Profit
$9.0M
Return
3.3× budget
Opening Wknd (est.)
$2M
Source: TMDB. Domestic/international split (~34/66, genre-typical) and the opening-weekend figure (37% of the domestic run, typical for Science Fiction) are MoviesRankd estimates. Profit is gross revenue minus production budget and excludes marketing — studios typically need ~2–2.5× budget to break even.
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Cast
John Nada
Roddy Piper
John Nada
Frank Armitage
Keith David
Frank Armitage
Holly Thompsen
Meg Foster
Holly Thompsen
Drifter
George Buck Flower
Drifter
Gilbert
Peter Jason
Gilbert
Street Preacher
Raymond St. Jacques
Street Preacher
Family Man
Jason Robards III
Family Man
Bearded Man
John Lawrence
Bearded Man
Brown Haired Woman
Susan Barnes
Brown Haired Woman
Black Revolutionary
Sy Richardson
Black Revolutionary
Family Man's Daughter
Wendy Brainard
Family Man's Daughter
Female Interviewer
Lucille Meredith
Female Interviewer
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