Questions tagged [they-live]
"They Live" is a 1988 science fiction movie starring Roddy Piper and Keith David. Aliens have conquered the world and are keeping humanity under their control through subliminal messages.
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Has Stephen Moffat ever mentioned John Carpenter or the film They Live as being influential?
In the Impossible Astronaut the Dr discovers the Silence, an alien race, have been living amongst and influencing humanity without our knowledge or being able to see them.
In the John Carpenter film ...
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What was the origin of the famous movie quote "all out of bubble gum"?
In John Carpenter's They Live we hear the famous line
I have come here to chew bubble gum and kick ass, and I'm all outta bubble gum.
It obviously made it into the general vernacular, but was ...
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How do the glasses from "They Live" work?
In the John Carpenter's classic movie They Live, the Hoffman lenses glasses play a central role in unearthing the alien illusion.
Has it ever been revealed how They Work?
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How long had the aliens been present on Earth in "They Live"?
In They Live we see that all advertising is a form of subliminal messaging to control humans.
Since modern advertising arose in the very early 1900's with the work of Edward Bernays, can we conclude ...
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In "They Live", could the human collaborators see through the illusions?
In They Live, the world is filled with hidden messages, as well as aliens and alien technology hidden from normal human sight. The rebels had "Hofmann lenses" available as sunglasses and contact ...