John Carpenter's Sie leben

Originaltitel: They Live

1988
18
1 Std. 34 Min.

IMDb-BEWERTUNG

7,2/10

153.500

IHRE BEWERTUNG

BELIEBTHEIT

1.647

Roddy Piper in John Carpenter's Sie leben (1988)

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 Conspiracy Thriller 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.

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IMDb-BEWERTUNG

7,2/10

153.500

IHRE BEWERTUNG

BELIEBTHEIT

1.647

Siehe Produktionsinformationen bei IMDbPro

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- 4 Nominierungen insgesamt

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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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8/10

A Misunderstood Classic

Ok, I will admit I have a soft spot for this movie. It's not Star Wars, or Raiders of the Lost Ark, or the Godfather. It's campy, cheesy, in places with laughably bad acting and dialogue (it come with starring wrestlers as main characters). However it has the infamous Rowdy Roddy Piper in the lead, and it has a surprisingly interesting hi-concept underlying story and plot. Aliens, Mind Control, Society enslaved to hidden powers and messages, everybody sleepwalking though life - this movie had all of these back in the 80's. Some of the concepts in this movie have seen reuse in much more recent projects, and with a little more polishing I think this movie could have made a far bigger splash.

If you like Dystopian, conspiracy, alien invasion movies then this movie is a great watch. I urge anyone who is a science fiction fan to give this movie a chance if you haven't seen it yet. Though it is helpful when watching if you try to see what it could have been, and look past the obvious shortcomings.