| Record Number |
806945 |
| Title |
They live [videorecording]. |
| Publisher/Date |
Australia : Distributed by Universal Sony Pictures Home Entertainment Australia, 2019. |
| ©1988. |
| Pagination etc. |
2 DVD-videos (approximately 183 minutes) : sound, colour ; 12 cm. |
| Series |
Classics remastered |
| Contents note |
"DP11769." |
| Originally released as a motion picture in 1988. |
| Includes special features : Subversion: Exposing John Carpenter's They Live ; Original EPK: The making of They Live ; Cast and crew profiles ; Audio commentary with director John Carpenter and actor Roddy Piper ; TV Spots ; Fake commercials in the film ; Photo Gallery including behind the scenes ; Independent thoughts with John Carpenter ; Woman of Mystery: Interview with Meg Foster ; Man vs Aliens: Interview with Keith David. |
| Disc 1. Feature film (90 minutes) -- Disc 2. Extras (93 minutes) |
| Creation Note |
Written and directed by John Carpenter ; produced by Larry Franco. |
| Performer note |
Roddy Piper, Keith David, Meg Foster. |
| Summary Note |
John Nada, a homeless, unemployed construction worker, discovers a pair of sunglasses that when worn, suddenly reveals a world run by capitalist, yuppie aliens intent on keeping the human race sedate and brainwashed with subliminal messages fed through advertising and the media. Nada is a man of action and so begins the fight-back to save humankind. |
| Target audience note |
Censorship classification: M. |
| Language note |
In English, French and German with English subtitles. [CC] English captions (Descriptive subtitles for the hearing impaired). |
| Subject |
Extraterrestrial beings -- Drama |
| Human-alien encounters -- Drama |
| Subliminal advertising -- Drama |
| Feature films. |
| Science fiction films. |
| Action and adventure films. |
| Thrillers (Motion pictures). |
| Added Author |
Carpenter, John, 1948- film director,,
screenwriter. |
| Franco, Larry J. film producer. |
| Piper, Roddy, 1954-2015 actor. |
| Keith, David, 1954- actor. |
| Foster, Meg actor. |
| Shelf Location |
DVD F THEY |
