Trailer
Summary
A lone drifter stumbles upon a unique pair of sunglasses that reveal aliens are systematically gaining control of the Earth by masquerading as humans and lulling the public into submission.
Good for
- Friends night
- Party vibe
- Teens
Skip it if
- Graphic violence bothers you
Where to watch
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At a glance
Critics vs audiences
Critics and audiences agree
Critics 71Audiences 75GoodWatch 73
Tomatometer86%
Metascore55
Audience score80%
Letterboxd · 379 K ratings3.8/5
User score7.4
IMDb7.2
Box office
3.3×its budget
- Budget
- $4 M
- Worldwide
- $13 M
Worldwide it earned $9 M more than it cost.
Running time
1 h 33 min
A typical length for sci-fi movies, −6 min on the typical 99
typical 9993Half of all sci-fi movies run 90–112 min.
Reach
Streams in 16 countries, rent or buy in 34 more
+6Released
1988
November 4, 1988
38 years ago
Genres
Science FictionActionThrillerLanguage
English
Original language
Made in
United States
Rated
- RUnited States
What's in it
- ViolenceIntense
- Gore, disturbing imagesMild
- Frightening scenesModerate
- Sex, nudityLittle or none
- Dark themesModerate
- Strong languageNamed in the advisories
In white: what the content advisories name. Levels from the title analysis.
Viewing guide
AdultsFriends NightParty VibePublic Viewing SafeSolo WatchTeensDrop-in FriendlyThought-ProvokingNot listed for kids or family movie night.
and 24 more48 people
- Roddy PiperJohn Nada
- Keith DavidFrank Armitage
- Meg FosterHolly Thompsen
- George Buck FlowerDrifter
- Peter JasonGilbert
- Raymond St. JacquesStreet Preacher
- Jason Robards IIIFamily Man
- John LawrenceBearded Man
Susan BarnesBrown Haired Woman
Sy RichardsonBlack Revolutionary- WBWendy BrainardFamily Man's Daughter
- LMLucille MeredithFemale Interviewer
Susan BlanchardIngenue
Norman AldenForeman- DBDana BrattonBlack Junkie
John F. GoffWell Dressed Customer- NDNorman D. WilsonVendor
- TLThelma LeeRich Lady
- SLStratton LeopoldDepressed Human
- RSRezza ShanArab Clerk
Norman HowellBlonde Haired Cop
Larry FrancoNeighbor- TSTom SearleBiker
Robert GrasmereScruffy Blonde Man
Directing · 4
- John Carpenter Director, Screenplay, Original Music Composer
- Larry Franco First Assistant Director, Producer
- Sandy King Script Supervisor, Associate Producer
- Artist W. Robinson Second Assistant Director
Writing · 1
- Ray Nelson Novel
Production · 8
- Shep Gordon Executive Producer
- Andre Blay Executive Producer
- Barbara Harris ADR Voice Casting
- Stratton Leopold Unit Production Manager
- Joy Ewing Production Accountant
- Ken Lavet Location Manager
Camera · 8
- Gary B. Kibbe Director of Photography
- Bruce Birmelin Still Photographer
- Jeffrey Norvet First Assistant Camera
- Dave Wachtman Dolly Grip
- Sidney Ray Baldwin Still Photographer
- Jud Kehl Camera Operator
Editing · 6
- Gib Jaffe Editor
- Frank E. Jimenez Editor
- Gary Burritt Negative Cutter
- Phil Downey Color Timer
- Margaret Goodspeed Assistant Editor
- Frederick Wardell Assistant Editor
Sound · 27
- Alan Howarth Original Music Composer
- Jeffrey L. Sandler Supervising Sound Editor
- Gary A. Hecker Foley Artist
- Becky Sullivan Supervising ADR Editor
- Thomas J. O'Connell ADR Recordist
- Hector C. Gika Sound Editor
Art · 6
- Michael Wright Construction Foreman
- William J. Durrell Jr. Art Direction
- Vic Petrotta Jr. Property Master
- Marvin March Set Decoration
- Daniel A. Lomino Art Direction
- Jack Eberhart Leadman
Costume & Make-Up · 6
- Michael Mills Prosthetic Makeup Artist
- Francisco X. Pérez Makeup Artist
- Robert Lewis Bush Costumer
- Robin Michel Bush Costume Supervisor
- Elle Elliott Hairstylist
- John Melvin Young Costumer
Lighting · 5
- Kevin Arnold Electrician
- Robert DePerna Electrician
- Sanford Barr Electrician
- Richard Smock Electrician
- Ken Spencer Gaffer
Other crew · 77
- Jeff Imada Stunt Coordinator
- Allan Graf Stunts
- Ric Roman Waugh Stunts
- Matt McColm Stunts
- Branscombe Richmond Stunts
- Thomas Rosales Jr. Stunts
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