They Live (2002 DVD of 1988 John Carpenter film) Rowdy Roddy Piper Keith David

John Nada (Roddy Piper) is a quiet loner, a drifter who gets work where ever he can find it. While working on a construction site in L.A. and sleeping in a vagrant community at night, John stumbles upon a secret society of alien beings who pose as wealthy and powerful people in human society. John joins a rebel group commited to exposing this conspiricy, and becomes their reluctant leader and the only hope of the human race. Wrestler Rowdy Roddy Piper is outstanding as the unassuming hero, playing the role with understated shock at what he uncovers and stubborn courage when he confronts it. Director John Carpenter laces the film with his trademark blend of humour and horror, making aliens that are hideously arrogant, greedy, and easy to hate, while the humans are confused and desperate in their struggle against them. The world looks a little different at the end of THEY LIVE, and one will never look at billboards, money, or sunglasses the same way again. The film contains the longest, and perhaps most realistic, fist fight in film history. Paying homage to INVASION OF THE BODY SNATCHERS, the film was based on the short story EIGHT O'CLOCK IN THE MORNING by Ray Nelson.

Credits
Leading Role 1 Roddy Piper
Leading Role 2 Keith David
Leading Role 3 Meg Foster
Additional Roles by George Flower
Director 1 John Carpenter

Features
Region 2
Release Format DVD
Rating 18
Release Year 2002
Genre Horror/Occult
Additional Genre General
Language English
Subtitle Languages Danish, Dutch, English, Finnish, German, Norwegian, Portuguese, Spanish, Swedish
Running Time 89 minutes
EAN 5060049140063