They Live
(They Live)
Credits
Cast
- Nada
- Roddy Piper
- Frank
- Keith David
- Holly
- Meg Foster
- Drifter
- George 'Buck' Flower
- Gilbert
- Peter Jason
- Street Preacher
- Raymond St. Jacques
- Family Man
- Jason Robards III
- Bearded Man
- John Lawrence
- Brown Haired Woman
- Susan Barnes
- Black Revolutionary
- Sy Richardson
- Family Man's Daughter
- Wendy Brainard
- Female Interviewer
- Lucille Meredith
- Ingenue
- Susan Blanchard
- Foreman
- Norman Alden
- Black Junkie
- Dana Bratton
- Well Dressed Customer
- John F. Goff
- Vendor
- Norm Wilson
- Rich Lady
- Thelma Lee
- Depressed Human
- Stratton Leopold
- Arab Clerk
- Rezza Shan
- Blonde Haired Cop
- Norman Howell
- Neighbor
- Larry Franco (Larry J. Franco)
- Biker
- Tom Searle
- Scruffy Blonde Man
- Robert Grasmere
- Passageway Guard
- Vince Inneo
- Passageway Guard #2
- Bob Hudson
- Manager
- Jon Paul Jones
- Male News Anchor
- Dennis Michael (Dennis Cosmo Michael)
- Female News Anchor
- Nancy Gee
- Young Female Executive
- Claudia Stanlee
- Woman on Phone
- Christine Baur (Christine Anne Baur)
- Pregnant Secretary
- Eileen Wesson
- Security Guard #1
- Gregory Barnett (Gregory J. Barnett)
- Security Guard #2
- Jim Nickerson (Jimmy Nickerson)
- 2nd Unit Guard
- Kerry Rossall
- Naked Lady
- Cibby Danyla
- Male Ghoul
- Jeff Imada
- Female Ghoul
- Michelle Costello
- Homeless kid
- Jeb Stuart Adams (*)
- Teenage Girl
- Jennifer Austin (*)
- Voice that says 'sleep' (voice)
- John Carpenter (*)
- Ghoul at Bar
- Michael Forino (*)
- TV Technician
- Robert V. Greene (*)
- Woman at the Dinner Party
- Helen Kelly (*)
- Asian Revolutionary
- Al Leong (*)
- Male Goulie
- Gunnar Magg (*)
- Dave - Resistance Fighter
- Tommy Morrison (*)
- Anchor (voice)
- Jan Rabson (*)
- Newspaper Vendor
- Norman D. Wilson (*)
Director
- Director
- John Carpenter
Writing credits
- Short story "Eight O'Clock in the Morning"
- Ray Nelson
- Screenplay
- Frank Armitage (John Carpenter)
Producer
- Executive producer
- Andre Blay
- Producer
- Larry Franco (Larry J. Franco)
- Executive producer
- Shep Gordon
- Associate producer
- Sandy King
Music
- Music
- John Carpenter
- Music
- Alan Howarth
Cinematography
- Director of photography
- Gary B. Kibbe
Editor
- Editor
- Gib Jaffe
- Editor
- Frank E. Jimenez
Art direction
- Art director
- William J. Durrell Jr.
- Art director
- Daniel Lomino (Daniel A. Lomino)
Set decoration
- Set decorator
- Marvin March
Makeup department
- Hair stylist
- Elle Elliott
- Makeup artist
- Frank Carrisosa (Francisco X. Pérez)
Production management
- Unit production manager
- Stratton Leopold
- Unit production manager
- Alan Levine
Assistant director
- First assistant director
- Larry Franco (Larry J. Franco)
- Second assistant director
- Artist Robinson (Artist W. Robinson)
- Dga trainee
- Scott Senechal (B. Scott Senechal)
Art department
- Lead man
- Jack Eberhart
- Paint foreman
- Richard Girod (Dick Girod)
- Art department assistant
- Sean Haworth
- Assistant property
- Richard Kerns (Richard M. Kerns)
- Propmaker
- Frank Leasure
- Stand-by painter
- Ernie Millanponce
- Property master
- Victor Petrotta Jr. (Vic Petrotta Jr.)
- Swing
- Gregori Renta
- Assistant property
- John Sweeney
- Labor foreman
- Kenneth Truby
- Construction foreman
- Michael Wright
- Set dresser
- Luigi Mugavero (*)
Sound department
- Foley recordist
- Roberta Alstadter
- Sound editor
- J.H. Arrufat (John H. Arrufat)
- Foley artist
- Gregg Barbanell
- Sound effects recordist
- Gary Blufer
- Assistant sound editor
- Mark Boisseau
- Sound editor
- Larry Carow
- Sound editor
- Samuel C. Crutcher
- Sound effects coordinator
- Laurie Ecker
- Sound effects coordinator
- John Michael Fanaris
- Sound effects researcher
- Frank A. Fuller Jr.
- Sound re-recordist
- Walter A. Gest
- Sound editor
- Hector C. Gika
- Stereo consultant
- Douglas Greenfield (Dolby)
- Foley artist
- Gary Hecker (Gary A. Hecker)
- Foley mixer
- Timothy Hoggatt (Timothy A. Hoggatt)
- Foley editor
- Mike Hoskinson (Michael Hoskinson)
- Synthesized sound effects
- Alan Howarth
- Boom operator
- Robert Jackson
- Sound mixer
- Ron Judkins
- Sound editor
- John Leveque
- Sound re-recording mixer
- Robert J. Litt
- Foley editor
- Bob O'Brien
- Adr recordist
- Tom O'Connell (Thomas J. O'Connell)
- Sound re-recording mixer
- Sergio Reyes
- Adr mixer
- Gary Rogers (Gary D. Rogers)
- Supervising sound editor
- Jeffrey L. Sandler
- Adr editor
- Solange Schwalbe Boisseau (Solange S. Schwalbe)
- Supervising adr editor
- Becky Sullivan-Coblentz (Becky Sullivan)
- Foley editor
- Shawn Sykora
- Sound re-recording mixer
- Elliot Tyson
- Sound editor
- Don Warner (Donald L. Warner Jr.)
- Sound recordist
- Tim Webb
- Foley supervisor
- Richard E. Yawn
- Utility sound
- David Napoli (*)
Special effects
- Special effects assistant
- Michael Arbogast
- Special effects coordinator
- Roy Arbogast
- Special effects assistant
- David Blitstein
- Special photographic effects
- Jim Danforth
- Special effects assistant
- William Lee
Stunts
- Stunts
- Rick Avery
- Stunts
- Christine Baur (Christine Anne Baur)
- Stunts
- Simone Boisseree
- Stunts
- John Borland
- Stunts
- Brad Bovee
- Stunts
- John Branagan
- Stunts
- Anthony Brubaker (Tony Brubaker)
- Stunts
- Kurt Bryant
- Stunts
- David Burton
- Stunts
- David Cadiente
- Stunts
- Jimmy Casino (James J. Casino)
- Stunts
- John J. Casino (John Casino)
- Stunts
- Phil Chong
- Stunts
- Gary Combs
- Stunts
- Gilbert B. Combs
- Stunts
- Bob K. Cummings
- Stunts
- Gary Charles Davis (Gary Davis)
- Stunts
- Tim Davison (Tim A. Davison)
- Stunts
- Shane Dixon
- Stunts
- Cheryl Wheeler-Dixon (Cheryl Wheeler Duncan)
- Stunts
- Richard Duran (Richard L. Duran)
- Stunts
- Eurlyne Epper
- Stunts
- Gary Epper
- Stunts
- Jon H. Epstein
- Stunts
- Debbie Evans
- Stunts
- Diamond Farnsworth
- Stunts
- George Fisher
- Stunts
- Joseph G. Gilbride (Joe Gilbride)
- Stunts
- Andy Gill
- Stunts
- Allan Graf
- Stunts
- Randy Hall
- Stunts
- Steve Hart
- Stunts
- Eddie Hice
- Stunts
- Freddie Hice
- Stunts
- Marcia Holley
- Stunts
- Norman Howell
- Stunts
- Brian Imada
- Stunt coordinator
- Jeff Imada
- Stunts
- John Michael Johnson (Mike Johnson)
- Stunts
- Matt D. Johnston (Matt Johnston)
- Stunts
- Henry Kingi
- Stunts
- Joel Kramer
- Stunts
- Daniel Eric Lee (Daniel Lee)
- Stunts
- Al Leong
- Stunts
- James Lew
- Stunts
- Billy D. Lucas
- Stunts
- Eric Mansker
- Stunts
- Matt McColm
- Stunts
- John C. Meier (John Meier)
- Stunts
- Bennie E. Moore Jr. (Bennie Moore)
- Stunts
- Donna L. Noguchi
- Stunts
- Charles Picerni Jr. (Chuck Picerni Jr.)
- Stunts
- Branscombe Richmond
- Stunts
- Danny Rogers
- Stunts
- Ronnie Rondell Jr.
- Stunts
- Thomas Rosales Jr.
- Stunts
- Timothy Roslan (Tim Roslan)
- Stunts
- Debby Lynn Ross
- Stunts
- Mike Runyard (Michael Runyard)
- Stunts
- Ben Scott
- Stunts
- John-Clay Scott
- Stunts
- Walter Scott
- Stunts
- Jan Michael Shultz
- Stunts
- Chris Kent (Chris Kent)
- Stunts
- Russell Solberg
- Stunts
- Ceci Vendrell
- Stunts
- Michael M. Vendrell
- Stunts
- Ric Waugh (Ric Roman Waugh)
- Stunts
- Danny Weselis
- Stunts
- Scott Wilder
- Stunts
- Dianne Wilson (Dianne L. Wilson)
- Stunts
- Merritt Yohnka
Camera
- Electrician
- Kevin Arnold
- Still photographer
- Sidney Baldwin (Sidney Ray Baldwin)
- Electrician
- Sanford Barr
- Still photographer
- Bruce Birmelin
- First assistant camera
- Clyde E. Bryan (Second camera)
- Key grip
- Ronald Cardarelli (Ron Cardarelli)
- Second assistant camera
- Larry Davis (Larry D. Davis)
- Electrician
- Robert DePerna
- Grip
- Anthony DiMase (Anthony Di Mase)
- Camera operator
- Jud Kehl
- Best boy electrician
- John Kennedy (John T. Kennedy)
- First assistant camera
- Jeffrey Norvet
- Best boy grip
- John Palka
- Grip
- Robin Roberts
- Electrician
- Richard Smock
- Gaffer
- Kenneth Spencer (Ken Spencer)
- Camera operator
- Raymond N. Stella (Second camera) (Raymond Stella)
- Panaglide operator
- Raymond N. Stella (Raymond Stella)
- Dolly grip
- David Wachtman (Dave Wachtman)
- Grip
- Sid Lucero (*)
- Steadicam operator
- Randy Nolen (*)
Wardrobe department
- Costumer
- Robert Bush (Robert Lewis Bush)
- Costume supervisor
- Robin Bush (Robin Michel Bush)
- Costumer
- John Young (John Melvin Young)
Editorial department
- Negative cutter
- Gary Burritt
- Color timer
- Phil Downey
- Assistant film editor
- Margaret Goodspeed
- Assistant film editor
- Fred M. Wardell (Frederick Wardell)
- Assistant editor
- Richard Alderete (*)
Other crew
- Craft service
- Richard Chavez (Rick Chavez)
- Assistant
- Karin Costa (Mr. Carpenter)
- First aid
- Maurice Costello
- Helicopter pilot
- James Deeth
- Production associate
- Mathew Dunne
- Helicopter pilot
- Billie Don Evans
- Production accountant
- Joy Ewing
- Stand-in
- T.Z. Garrison
- Production legal counsel
- E. Barry Haldeman Esq. (E. Barry Haldeman)
- Assistant
- Sandra Holden (Mr. Franco)
- Script supervisor
- Sandy King
- Location manager
- Ken Lavet
- Stand-in
- Gregory Parrish
- Production coordinator
- Marian Shambo
- Production legal counsel
- Jill L. Smith Esq. (Jill L. Smith)
- Production legal counsel
- Mark A. Stankevich Esq. (Mark A. Stankevich)
- Producer
- Larry Sulkis (Commercials)
- Caterer
- Angel Trujillo
- Production assistant
- Michael Forino (*)
- Voices
- Lynnanne Zager (*)
(*) uncredited