John Carpenter’s subversive action-sci-fi follows John Nada (WWF wrestler Roddy Piper), a drifter who finds a pair of truth-revealing sunglasses. What...
John Carpenter’s subversive action-sci-fi follows John Nada (WWF wrestler Roddy Piper), a drifter who finds a pair of truth-revealing sunglasses. What he discovers is that Earth has been covertly taken over by ugly-looking aliens who have turned advertisements and other media into subliminal propaganda tools (injecting the word 'Obey' with massive amounts of pop-cultural relevance). Nada takes up arms against the aliens, and along the way finds time for a five-and-a-half minute fistfight with co-star Keith David that Rotten Tomatoes ranks seventh on their list of the 20th Greatest Fight Scenes Ever.
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87 %75 reviewsRotten Tomatoes® rating
80 %39,766 reviewsAudience score rating
"A fantastically subversive film, a nifty little confection pitting us vs them, the haves vs the have-nots."
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Variety
Variety"Credibility isn't the problem... but execution is."
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The New York Times
The New York Times"Behold the message as articulated by John Carpenter's sublime sci-fi opus: "I'm giving you a choice: Either put on these glasses, or start eating that trashcan.""
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Slant Magazine
Slant Magazine"Suggests, with grim, knowing wink, the joke may be on us."
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Los Angeles Times
Los Angeles TimesThey Live | Details
- Rating
- M, Frequent violence, occasional coarse language
- Runtime
- 94
- Genre
- Horror, Science Fiction, Thriller
- Country of origin
- USA
