They Live (1988) Cast & Crew

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Directed by John Carpenter.

Cast

• Roddy Piper as John Nada
• Keith David as Frank Armitage
• Meg Foster as Holly Thompsen
• George Buck Flower as Drifter
• Peter Jason as Gilbert
• Raymond St. Jacques as Street Preacher
• Jason Robards III as Family Man
• John Lawrence as Bearded Man
• Susan Barnes as Brown Haired Woman
• Sy Richardson as Black Revolutionary
• Wendy Brainard as Family Man's Daughter
• Lucille Meredith as Female Interviewer
• Susan Blanchard as Ingenue
• Norman Alden as Foreman
• Dana Bratton as Black Junkie
• John F. Goff as Well Dressed Customer
• Norman D. Wilson as Vendor
• Thelma Lee as Rich Lady
• Stratton Leopold as Depressed Human
• Rezza Shan as Arab Clerk
• Norman Howell as Blonde Haired Cop
• Larry Franco as Neighbor
• Tom Searle as Biker
• Robert Grasmere as Scruffy Blonde Man
• Vince Inneo as Passageway Guard
• Bob Hudson as Passageway Guard #2
• Jon Paul Jones as Manager
• Dennis Michael as Male News Anchor
• Nancy Gee as Female News Anchor
• Claudia Stanlee as Young Female Executive
• Christine Anne Baur as Woman on Phone
• Eileen Wesson as Pregnant Secretary
• Gregory J. Barnett as Security Guard #1
• Jim Nickerson as Security Guard #2
• Kerry Rossall as 2nd Unit Guard
• Cibby Danyla as Naked Lady
• Jeff Imada as Male Ghoul
• Michelle Costello as Female Ghoul
• Jeb Stuart Adams as Homeless kid (uncredited)
• Jennifer Austin as Teenage Girl (uncredited)

Crew

• John Carpenter — Original Music Composer
• Alan Howarth — Original Music Composer
• Ray Nelson — Novel
• Larry Franco — Producer
• John Carpenter — Screenplay
• John Carpenter — Director
• Gary B. Kibbe — Director of Photography

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