Cinematic background from They Live 1988 - Nada, a wanderer without meaning in his life, discovers a pair of sunglasses capable of showing the world the way it truly is. As he walks the streets of Los Angeles, Nada notices that both the media and the government are comprised of subliminal messages meant to keep the population subdued, and that most of the social elite are skull-faced aliens bent on world domination. With this shocking discovery, Nada fights to free humanity from the mind-controlling aliens.

They Live

1988

Action, Horror, Sci-Fi

Directors:
John Carpenter
Writers:
Ray Nelson, John Carpenter
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Movie still from “They Live” (1988), directed by John Carpenter – A man wearing sunglasses standing next to flowers; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “They Live” (1988), directed by John Carpenter – Two men sitting in a chair in a dark room; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “They Live” (1988), directed by John Carpenter – Two men standing next to each other on the street; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “They Live” (1988), directed by John Carpenter – A woman holding a glass of wine in her hand; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “They Live” (1988), directed by John Carpenter – A man and a man standing next to each other; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “They Live” (1988), directed by John Carpenter – A man in a plaid shirt looking into a dumpster; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “They Live” (1988), directed by John Carpenter – A person with long blonde hair; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “They Live” (1988), directed by John Carpenter – A person wearing a plaid shirt; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “They Live” (1988), directed by John Carpenter – A person wearing a plaid shirt; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “They Live” (1988), directed by John Carpenter – A person wearing a plaid shirt; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “They Live” (1988), directed by John Carpenter – A person wearing sunglasses holding a microphone; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “They Live” (1988), directed by John Carpenter – A man sitting on the ground next to a trash can; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “They Live” (1988), directed by John Carpenter – A person wearing sunglasses; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “They Live” (1988), directed by John Carpenter – A man looking through a pair of binoculars; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “They Live” (1988), directed by John Carpenter – A man in a plaid shirt is holding a camera; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “They Live” (1988), directed by John Carpenter – A man in a plaid shirt is laying on the ground; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “They Live” (1988), directed by John Carpenter – A group of people standing in a grocery store aisle; Wide shot, Low angle
Movie still from “They Live” (1988), directed by John Carpenter – A person looking up at something; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “They Live” (1988), directed by John Carpenter – A man holding a gun while wearing sunglasses and a plaid shirt; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “They Live” (1988), directed by John Carpenter – A person wearing a plaid shirt; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “They Live” (1988), directed by John Carpenter – A person wearing a plaid shirt; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “They Live” (1988), directed by John Carpenter – A man in a plaid shirt holding a laptop; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “They Live” (1988), directed by John Carpenter – A person with long hair; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “They Live” (1988), directed by John Carpenter – A man holding a gun while standing in a room; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “They Live” (1988), directed by John Carpenter – A group of men standing next to each other in a room; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “They Live” (1988), directed by John Carpenter – A man with a bald head is looking to his left; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “They Live” (1988), directed by John Carpenter – A person talking on a phone; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “They Live” (1988), directed by John Carpenter – A man walking down the street with a blue bag; Wide shot, Low angle
Movie still from “They Live” (1988), directed by John Carpenter – A person wearing a white shirt; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “They Live” (1988), directed by John Carpenter – A person with long hair; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “They Live” (1988), directed by John Carpenter – A person wearing a plaid shirt; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “They Live” (1988), directed by John Carpenter – A man walking down the street holding a cell phone; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “They Live” (1988), directed by John Carpenter – A man with long blond hair and no shirt; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “They Live” (1988), directed by John Carpenter – A person wearing a jacket; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “They Live” (1988), directed by John Carpenter – A person with long hair; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “They Live” (1988), directed by John Carpenter – A man in a jacket with a backpack on his back; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “They Live” (1988), directed by John Carpenter – A bald man with a mustache and a beard; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “They Live” (1988), directed by John Carpenter – A group of people sitting on the side of a road; Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “They Live” (1988), directed by John Carpenter – Cars driving down a street in front of a city skyline at sunset; Extreme Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “They Live” (1988), directed by John Carpenter – A group of men standing next to each other in a room; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “They Live” (1988), directed by John Carpenter – A woman is holding a gun in her hand; Close Up shot, High angle
Movie still from “They Live” (1988), directed by John Carpenter – A person wearing a plaid shirt; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “They Live” (1988), directed by John Carpenter – A person standing on a bridge with a city in the background; Extreme Wide shot, Low angle
Movie still from “They Live” (1988), directed by John Carpenter – A man standing next to another man on a city street; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “They Live” (1988), directed by John Carpenter – A man in a tuxedo talking to another man in a suit; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “They Live” (1988), directed by John Carpenter – A person with long hair; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “They Live” (1988), directed by John Carpenter – A group of people sitting at a table with drinks; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “They Live” (1988), directed by John Carpenter – A man with a beard is holding a cell phone to his ear; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “They Live” (1988), directed by John Carpenter – A man holding a baseball bat while standing in a hallway; Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “They Live” (1988), directed by John Carpenter – Two men sitting next to each other on a chair; Wide shot, Low angle
Movie still from “They Live” (1988), directed by John Carpenter – A group of people walking down a dark hallway; Wide shot, Low angle
Movie still from “They Live” (1988), directed by John Carpenter – A man looking through binoculars while wearing a plaid shirt; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “They Live” (1988), directed by John Carpenter – Two men with sunglasses are holding a cell phone; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “They Live” (1988), directed by John Carpenter – A man walking down a sidewalk with a crowd of people; Wide shot, Low angle
Movie still from “They Live” (1988), directed by John Carpenter – Two men walking down the street talking to each other; Wide shot, Low angle
Movie still from “They Live” (1988), directed by John Carpenter – A man wearing sunglasses and a plaid shirt in a store; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “They Live” (1988), directed by John Carpenter – A person looking at a mirror; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “They Live” (1988), directed by John Carpenter – A man and a woman talking on the sidewalk; Wide shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “They Live” (1988), directed by John Carpenter – A person with long hair; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “They Live” (1988), directed by John Carpenter – A man in a plaid shirt is standing next to another man in a gray shirt; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “They Live” (1988), directed by John Carpenter – An older woman sitting next to a young boy reading a book; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “They Live” (1988), directed by John Carpenter – Two police officers talking to a man in uniform; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “They Live” (1988), directed by John Carpenter – A group of men standing next to each other in a room; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “They Live” (1988), directed by John Carpenter – A person wearing sunglasses; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “They Live” (1988), directed by John Carpenter – A man sitting in front of a window blinds; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “They Live” (1988), directed by John Carpenter – A man looking through binoculars while standing next to another man; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “They Live” (1988), directed by John Carpenter – A man in a plaid shirt is looking at a man in a plaid shirt; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “They Live” (1988), directed by John Carpenter – A person wearing sunglasses; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “They Live” (1988), directed by John Carpenter – A person wearing a black shirt; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “They Live” (1988), directed by John Carpenter – A black and white photo of a group of zombies; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “They Live” (1988), directed by John Carpenter – A man laying on the ground holding a gun in his hand; Medium shot, High angle
Movie still from “They Live” (1988), directed by John Carpenter – Two men talking to each other outside in the day; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “They Live” (1988), directed by John Carpenter – A man in plaid shirt standing in front of a fence; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “They Live” (1988), directed by John Carpenter – A person wearing a suit and tie; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “They Live” (1988), directed by John Carpenter – A person wearing a plaid shirt; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “They Live” (1988), directed by John Carpenter – A man in plaid shirt and sunglasses on a street; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “They Live” (1988), directed by John Carpenter – A man and a woman standing in front of a space ship; Extreme Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “They Live” (1988), directed by John Carpenter – A person on a skate board in the dirt; Extreme Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “They Live” (1988), directed by John Carpenter – A person wearing a jacket; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “They Live” (1988), directed by John Carpenter – A person with long blonde hair; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “They Live” (1988), directed by John Carpenter – A person with long hair; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “They Live” (1988), directed by John Carpenter – A man in plaid shirt holding a cell phone in a parking lot; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “They Live” (1988), directed by John Carpenter – A man wearing sunglasses is holding a gun; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “They Live” (1988), directed by John Carpenter – A man wearing a plaid shirt and sunglasses in front of a book case; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “They Live” (1988), directed by John Carpenter – A man standing on the side of the road in front of a building; Wide shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “They Live” (1988), directed by John Carpenter – A man standing on the sidewalk at night with his hands in his pockets; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “They Live” (1988), directed by John Carpenter – A man standing next to another man in front of a ladder; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “They Live” (1988), directed by John Carpenter – A woman with a creepy face sitting at a table with a glass of red wine; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “They Live” (1988), directed by John Carpenter – A man in a plaid shirt is standing in front of a group of people; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “They Live” (1988), directed by John Carpenter – A man standing next to a pile of cardboard; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “They Live” (1988), directed by John Carpenter – A man holding a gun in his hand while another man stands next to him in front of a window; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “They Live” (1988), directed by John Carpenter – A man sitting in the driver's seat of a car; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “They Live” (1988), directed by John Carpenter – A man holding a hammer in a room; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “They Live” (1988), directed by John Carpenter – A person with a backpack walking down a street; Wide shot, Low angle
Movie still from “They Live” (1988), directed by John Carpenter – A door way with a wooden handle and a green wall; Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “They Live” (1988), directed by John Carpenter – A group of construction workers walking down a dirt road; Wide shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “They Live” (1988), directed by John Carpenter – A man in a tuxedo standing at a podium; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “They Live” (1988), directed by John Carpenter – A man standing on a pile of cardboard looking at a box; Wide shot, Low angle