John Carpenter's Sie leben

Originaltitel: They Live

1988
18
1 Std. 34 Min.

IMDb-BEWERTUNG

7,2/10

151.461

IHRE BEWERTUNG

BELIEBTHEIT

1.364

187

They influence our decisions without us knowing it. They numb our senses without us feeling it. They control our lives without us realizing it. They live.

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Alien Invasion Action Horror Sci-Fi Thriller

Ein Herumtreiber findet eine Sonnenbrille, die es ihm ermöglicht, sich der Tatsache bewusst zu werden, dass Außerirdische die Erde erobert haben.Ein Herumtreiber findet eine Sonnenbrille, die es ihm ermöglicht, sich der Tatsache bewusst zu werden, dass Außerirdische die Erde erobert haben.Ein Herumtreiber findet eine Sonnenbrille, die es ihm ermöglicht, sich der Tatsache bewusst zu werden, dass Außerirdische die Erde erobert haben.

Siehe Produktionsinformationen bei IMDbPro

IMDb-BEWERTUNG

7,2/10

151.461

IHRE BEWERTUNG

BELIEBTHEIT

1.364

187

Siehe Produktionsinformationen bei IMDbPro

Auszeichnungen
- 4 Nominierungen insgesamt

Wissenswertes
John Carpenter brought real "homeless folks" into the production for several scenes and smaller characters and gave them food as well as paychecks. "I thought that was a pretty classy thing to do," said Roddy Piper.

Patzer
The alien at the magazine stand gets his change twice.

Zitate
Nada: I have come here to chew bubblegum and kick ass... and I'm all out of bubblegum.

Crazy Credits
The screenplay writer for "They Live" which is credited to "Frank Armitage", does not exist. John Carpenter used many pseudonyms when giving credit to his works in films. With his vast amount of work that he did himself, (directing, producing, writing and composing the musical scores), he did not want to appear to be braggadocios and vain by having his name appear over and over in the credits of his movies.

Verbindungen
Edited into The Arrivals (2008)

Soundtracks
Rock of Ages
(uncredited)
Music by Thomas Hastings
Lyrics by Augustus Montague Toplady
[Heard as one of the songs played on the church tape]

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Ausgewählte Rezension

8/10

Highly Underrated

I have to say something here. This movie is actually very good. It was a mixture of sci-fi and political and sociological imagery. I thought the fact that the turncoat working with the aliens that were brainwashing the public was employed in the media was a brilliant way of showing how the media moguls consider us to be sheeple and use their power to persuade any way they see fit. This movie was actually quite well down, considering it did not have a blockbuster budget.

I would rather watch this than waste my time on the Matrix, which I think is a complete waste of time. The main plot of the movie was Nada discovering a worldwide conspiracy that used subliminal messages to "herd the sheep". Is this not a metaphor of what we see ever day? The media, commercials, billboards, etc, use subliminal messaging to encourage the actions of the public at large.

John Carpenter did a wonderful job. Roddy Piper's acting abilities were definitely above average, which is a lot more that I will ever to be able to say about anything Keanu Reeves has ever done. As usual, Keith David turned in a great performance. The reason this a cult classic is because it is a very good movie that requires the watcher to think.