Name: They Live
Genre: action, science-fiction, thriller
Released: 1988
Duration: 93 min
Rating: 7.3
Cast: Roddy Piper, Keith David, Meg Foster, George Buck Flower, Peter Jason

They Live (1988) — action, science-fiction, thriller film. Directed by John Carpenter. Starring Roddy Piper, Keith David, Meg Foster, George Buck Flower. This page maps 4 characters and 2 relationships between them as an interactive character network. Rated 7.3/10 from 3,662 votes.

Interactive Features for They Live

They Live offers interactive tools beyond traditional movie databases:

AI Story Visualization & Plot Analysis — AI-powered breakdown of story structure, emotional arcs, turning points, and narrative progression.

Story Analysis

A dispossessed worker discovers an alien system of social control and sacrifices himself to expose its hidden signal.

Credits

Director

John Carpenter
Cast

as John Nada

Roddy Piper
Cast

as Frank Armitage

Keith David
Cast

as Holly Thompsen

Meg Foster
Cast

as Drifter

George Buck Flower
Cast

as Gilbert

Peter Jason
Cast

as Street Preacher

Raymond St. Jacques
Cast

as Family Man

Jason Robards III
Cast

as Bearded Man

John Lawrence
Cast

as Brown Haired Woman

Susan Barnes
Cast

as Black Revolutionary

Sy Richardson
Cast

as Family Man's Daughter

Wendy Brainard
Cast

as Female Interviewer

Lucille Meredith

Universe & Franchise Timeline

John Carpenter Films — Watch Order · Character Knowledge Graph

They Live is title 5 of 7 in the John Carpenter Films release order. Previous: Big Trouble in Little China (1986). Next: In the Mouth of Madness (1995).