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They Live

1988 film by John Carpenter
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They Live

Summary

They Live is a film[1]. It ranks in the top 0.87% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (3,742 views/month, #815 of 94,065).[2]

Key Facts

  • They Live's image is recorded as John Carpenter's They Live (opening credits Logo).png[3].
  • They Live's instance of is recorded as film[4].
  • They Live's director is recorded as John Carpenter[5].
  • They Live's screenwriter is recorded as John Carpenter[6].
  • They Live's composer is recorded as John Carpenter[7].
  • They Live's genre is recorded as action film[8].
  • They Live's genre is recorded as science fiction film[9].
  • They Live's genre is recorded as action thriller[10].
  • They Live's genre is recorded as dystopian film[11].
  • They Live's genre is recorded as film based on literature[12].
  • They Live's genre is recorded as thriller film[13].
  • They Live's genre is recorded as science fiction action film[14].
  • They Live's genre is recorded as horror film[15].
  • They Live's genre is recorded as science fiction horror film[16].
  • They Live's genre is recorded as black comedy film[17].
  • They Live's genre is recorded as adventure film[18].
  • They Live's genre is recorded as suspense film[19].
  • They Live's cast member is recorded as Roddy Piper[20].
  • They Live's cast member is recorded as Keith David[21].
  • They Live's cast member is recorded as Meg Foster[22].
  • They Live's cast member is recorded as Raymond St. Jacques[23].
  • They Live's cast member is recorded as George Buck Flower[24].
  • They Live's cast member is recorded as Sy Richardson[25].
  • They Live's cast member is recorded as Tommy Morrison[26].
  • They Live's cast member is recorded as Norman Alden[27].

Body

Authorship and Creation

They Live's producer is recorded as Larry J. Franco[28]. Its director is recorded as John Carpenter[5]. Its screenwriter is recorded as John Carpenter[6]. Cast members include Roddy Piper[20], Keith David[21], Meg Foster[22], Raymond St. Jacques[23], George Buck Flower[24], and Sy Richardson[25].

Publication

Publication dates include +1988-11-04T00:00:00Z[29] and +1989-05-04T00:00:00Z[30]. They Live's original language of film or TV show is recorded as English[31]. Genres include action film[8], science fiction film[9], action thriller[10], dystopian film[11], film based on literature[12], and thriller film[13].

Reception

Reviews include 7.2/10[32], 87%[33], and 55/100[34].

Why It Matters

They Live ranks in the top 0.87% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (3,742 views/month, #815 of 94,065).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 24 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[35] It is known by 11 alternative names across languages and contexts.[36]

Related Entities

film John Carpenter Keith David Los Angeles Netflix Roddy Piper United States

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] ↑ . Česko-Slovenská filmová databáze. wikidata.org.
  24. [26] ↑ . Česko-Slovenská filmová databáze. wikidata.org.
  25. [27] ↑ . Česko-Slovenská filmová databáze. wikidata.org.
  26. [28] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  27. [31] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  28. [32] ↑ . Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  29. [33] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  30. [34] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  31. [29] ↑ . Freebase Data Dumps. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  32. [30] ↑ . Lexicon of international films. wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [35] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [36] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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