A lone drifter stumbles upon a unique pair of sunglasses that reveal aliens are systematically gaining control of the Earth by masquerading as humans and lulling the public into submission.
Directed by John Carpenter
capitalism
dystopia
villainess
alien
social commentary
los angeles, california
alien invasion
biting
sunglasses
glasses
brawl
aggressive
thoughtful
philosophical
subliminal message
aliens
conspiracy thriller
absurd
hilarious
fist fight
excited
anti-consumerism
b-horror
interspecies sex
Rank
#30 in 1988·#2267 overall
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Cast
Roddy Piper
John Nada
Keith David
Frank Armitage
Meg Foster
Holly Thompsen
George Buck Flower
Drifter
Peter Jason
Gilbert
Raymond St. Jacques
Street Preacher
Jason Robards III
Family Man
John Lawrence
Bearded Man
Susan Barnes
Brown Haired Woman
Sy Richardson
Black Revolutionary
Susan Blanchard
Ingenue
Norman Alden
Foreman
Crew
John Carpenter
Director
John Carpenter
Screenplay
John Carpenter
Original Music Composer
Alan Howarth
Original Music Composer
Larry Franco
Producer
Shep Gordon
Executive Producer
Hector C. Gika
Sound Editor
Jeff Imada
Stunt Coordinator
Rick Avery
Stunts
George Fisher
Stunts
Chuck Picerni Jr.
Stunts
Andy Gill
Stunts
Popular Reviews
1934 reviews
mratteoPRO
7.5★ · 05/24/26
"and telling the truth is crazy in a world full of lies" - kanye west
"and telling the truth is crazy in a world full of lies" - kanye west
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Magnus
7.0★ · 05/24/26
“Brother, life’s a bitch and she’s back in heat."
“Brother, life’s a bitch and she’s back in heat."
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Nicola Sala
8.0★ · 05/13/26
pensa quando carpenter si è presentato dal produttore dicendo “voglio fare un film che racconta che gli alieni hanno inventato il capitalismo e per rendertene conto ti serve un paio di occhiali da sole, ah sì anche 20 minuti di cazzotti”
pensa quando carpenter si è presentato dal produttore dicendo “voglio fare un film che racconta che gli alieni hanno inventato il capitalismo e per rendertene conto ti serve un paio di occhiali da sole, ah sì anche 20 minuti di cazzotti”
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IsaiahWFilms
8.0★ · 04/28/26
Just dudes being dudes, killing aliens that have slowly been integrating themselves into society
Just dudes being dudes, killing aliens that have slowly been integrating themselves into society
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brunettegsundae
8.0★ · 02/07/26
They live. We sleep.
If we had sunglasses like that, I’m sure we would see a lot of people like this I love the concept of seeing in black and white I wanted to be as insistent as John, desperately trying to make Frank put on the glasses
They live. We sleep.
If we had sunglasses like that, I’m sure we would see a lot of people like this I love the concept of seeing in black and white I wanted to be as insistent as John, desperately trying to make Frank put on the glasses
