WHO ARE THEY? AND WHAT DO THEY WANT?
When a drifter (Roddy Piper) arrives in Los Angeles, he notices that a church is actually a front for something else; a pair of sunglasses makes him see the real worldā¦ One of John Carpenter’s most serious films is a satirical sci-fi thriller about a man who finds out that the world is actually run by aliens who keep us enslaved with the help of politicians, the police and mindless consumerism. Unexpectedly radical and interesting, but undermined by former pro wrestler Piper’s weak performance, a dull second half and lifeless alien makeup design.Ā
1988-U.S. 97 min. Color. Widescreen. Written and directed byĀ John Carpenter. Short Story: Ray Faraday Nelson (“Eight O’Clock in the Morning”). Cast: Roddy Piper (Nada), Keith David (Frank Armitage), Meg Foster (Holly Thompson), George “Buck” Flower, Peter Jason, Raymond St. Jacques.
Trivia: Carpenter wrote the script under the pseudonym “Frank Armitage”.
