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They Live is a 1988 American science-fiction action horror film written and directed by John Carpenter, based on the 1963 short story "Eight O'Clock in the Morning" by Ray Nelson, and starring Roddy Piper, Keith David, and Meg Foster. It follows an unnamed drifter who discovers through special sunglasses that the ruling class are aliens concealing their appearance and manipulating people to spend money, breed, and accept the status quo with subliminal messages in mass media. The film was a minor success at the time of its release, debuting #1 at the North American box office. It originally received negative reviews criticizing its social commentary, writing and acting. However, like other films of Carpenter, it later enjoyed a cult following and eventually became recognized as a largely underrated work. The film has also entered popular culture, and notably had a lasting impact on street art (particularly that of Shepard Fairey), while its nearly six-minute alley brawl between the protagonists makes appearances on all-time lists for best fight scenes. Source: Wikipedia Frank: I've walked a white line my entire life, I'm not about to screw that up. Nada: White line's in the middle of the road, that's the worst place to drive. Nada: I'm giving you a choice: either put on these glasses or start eatin' that trash can. Frank: Not this year! Frank: What do these things want? Gilbert: They're free-enterprisers. The earth is just another developing planet. Their third world. Nada: Brother, life's a bitch... and she's back in heat. Street Preacher: Outside the limit of our sight, feeding off us, perched on top of us, from birth to death, are our owners! Our owners! They have us. They control us! They are our masters! Wake up! They're all about you! All around you! Bearded Man: The poor and the underclass are growing. Racial justice and human rights are non-existent. They have created a repressive society and we are their unwitting accomplices. Bearded Man: We could be pets, we could be food, but all we really are is livestock. Nada: I have come here to chew bubblegum and kick ass... and I'm all out of bubblegum. from ’They Live’ (1988) Starring Roddy Piper (Buy and Cell), Meg Foster (Masters of the Universe), and Keith David (Fantastic Four). Written and Directed by the MAN himself John Carpenter (Assault on Precinct 13 - the good one)