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They Live

Newly Added • 1h 34m

Directed by John Carpenter • 1988 • United States
Starring Roddy Piper, Keith David, Meg Foster

The ultimate Reagan-era rebuttal, John Carpenter’s subversive science-fiction satire follows a drifter (pro-wrestling legend Roddy Piper) who discovers that America is being controlled by yuppie aliens using advertising to spread subliminal messages to “OBEY,” “CONSUME,” and “CONFORM.” This antiestablishment classic boasts one of the greatest fight scenes ever, as well as Piper’s immortal line: “I have come here to chew bubblegum and kick ass . . . and I’m all out of bubblegum.”

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