They Live

1988 · 93 MIN · IMDB 7.2 · 153,231 VOTES · DIR. John Carpenter

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Overview

A lone drifter stumbles upon a harrowing discovery -- a unique pair of sunglasses that reveals that aliens are systematically gaining control of the Earth by masquerading as humans and lulling the public into submission.

Dialogue Timeline — 421 lines

A SAMPLE ACROSS THE RUNTIME — EVERY LINE IS SEARCHABLE

00:00:28 THEY LIVE
00:05:14 All I ever have to do is be famous People watch me
00:08:49 Let's get something to eat.
00:11:24 There's seven different colors
00:14:50 We are their cattle We are being bred for slavery
00:18:49 This world may have blinded me, but the Lord let me see.
00:21:14 - I'll see you later. - See you later.
00:32:43 OBEY
00:36:08 The old cynicism is gone We have faith in our leaders
00:38:17 - Impossible. - Don't make us splatter your brains.
00:42:55 - Just keep driving. - Where am I going?
00:45:41 - Take a look. - I'll wear your glasses, if you want.
00:52:34 No!
00:57:27 Put the glasses on. Put them on!
01:02:17 A long time ago, things were different.
01:04:55 Hey brothers ...
01:07:48 We need an assault unit. Someone to hit them hard.
01:09:28 The transmission is going out clean. The signal is from somewhere else.
01:13:27 Two seconds. One second.
01:15:51 The situation is normal again.
01:18:23 Here's the brains of the operation.
01:20:16 If we help them, they'll leave us alone to make some money.
01:22:34 Security 950. They're on the move.
02:00:02 America and the entire planet -

Cast & Characters

Dialogue Record

Lines indexed421
Dialogue density4.5 lines / min
First line00:00:28
Final line02:00:02

Production Record

DirectorJohn Carpenter
LanguageEnglish
Budget$4,000,000
Revenue$13,000,000
IMDb votes153,231