They Live - crew, film crew

The entire team, the film crew of the film "They Live"
They Live (1988)
Timing: 1:33 (93 min)
They Live - TMDB rating
7.295/10
3421
They Live - Kinopoisk rating
7.102/10
46742
They Live - IMDB rating
7.2/10
163000

Film crew

Director

Producer

Photo Larry J. Franco #70165
Larry J. Franco
Producer

Executive Producer

Andre Blay
Executive Producer
Photo Shep Gordon #91466

Shep Gordon

Shep Gordon
Executive Producer

Editor

Gib Jaffe
Editor
Frank E. Jimenez
Editor

Art Direction

Daniel A. Lomino
Art Direction
William J. Durrell Jr.
Art Direction

Stunts

Photo Gilbert B. Combs #24056
Gilbert B. Combs
Stunts
Photo Joel Kramer #12756
Joel Kramer
Stunts
Photo Tony Brubaker #33739
Tony Brubaker
Stunts
Diamond Farnsworth
Stunts
Simone Boisseree
Stunts
Phil Chong
Stunts
Photo Freddie Hice #27774
Freddie Hice
Stunts
Photo Norman Howell #17799
Norman Howell
Stunts
John-Clay Scott
Stunts
Photo Gary Davis #69408
Gary Davis
Stunts
Photo Randy Hall #17800
Randy Hall
Stunts
Jan Michael Shultz
Stunts
Russell Solberg
Stunts
Photo Eddie Hice #74755
Eddie Hice
Stunts
Merritt Yohnka
Stunts
Ronnie Rondell Jr.
Stunts
Eric Mansker
Stunts
Photo Kurt Bryant #6876
Kurt Bryant
Stunts
Brad Bovee
Stunts
Photo Richard L. Duran #35405
Richard L. Duran
Stunts
Marcia Holley
Stunts
Debbie Lynn Ross
Stunts
Christine Anne Baur
Stunts
Gary Combs
Stunts
Michael M. Vendrell
Stunts
Photo John Branagan #71341
John Branagan
Stunts
Photo Shane Dixon #73771
Shane Dixon
Stunts
James J. Casino
Stunts
Photo Scott Wilder #20040
Scott Wilder
Stunts
Matt Johnston
Stunts
Photo Ben Scott #2369
Ben Scott
Stunts
Bennie Moore
Stunts
Donna L. Noguschi
Stunts
Photo George Fisher #12401
George Fisher
Stunts
David Cadiente
Stunts
David Burton
Stunts
John Borland
Stunts
Mike Johnson
Stunts
Ceci Vendrell
Stunts
Joe Gilbride
Stunts
Photo Steve Hart #23376
Steve Hart
Stunts
Bob K. Cummings
Stunts
Dianne L. Wilson
Stunts
Danny Rogers
Stunts
Photo John Casino #10553
John Casino
Stunts

Stunt Coordinator

Photo Jeff Imada #14549

Jeff Imada

Jeff Imada
Stunt Coordinator

Set Decoration

Marvin March
Set Decoration

Makeup Artist

Francisco X. Pérez
Makeup Artist

Sound Re-Recording Mixer

Sergio Reyes
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Robert J. Litt
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Elliot Tyson
Sound Re-Recording Mixer

Original Music Composer

Photo John Carpenter #72262Photo John Carpenter #72263Photo John Carpenter #72264Photo John Carpenter #72265

John Carpenter

John Carpenter
Original Music Composer
Photo Alan Howarth #71767
Alan Howarth
Original Music Composer

Unit Production Manager

Alan Levine
Unit Production Manager
Stratton Leopold
Unit Production Manager

Associate Producer

Photo Sandy King #91465
Sandy King
Associate Producer

Second Assistant Director

Artist W. Robinson
Second Assistant Director

Director of Photography

Gary B. Kibbe
Director of Photography

Pilot

James Deeth
Pilot
Billie Don Evans
Pilot

Camera Operator

Raymond Stella
Camera Operator
Jud Kehl
Camera Operator

Costumer

John Melvin Young
Costumer
Robert Lewis Bush
Costumer

Costume Supervisor

Robin Michel Bush
Costume Supervisor

Property Master

Vic Petrotta Jr.
Property Master

Supervising Sound Editor

Jeffrey L. Sandler
Supervising Sound Editor

Script Supervisor

Photo Sandy King #91465
Sandy King
Script Supervisor

Electrician

Richard Smock
Electrician
Kevin Arnold
Electrician
Sanford Barr
Electrician
Robert DePerna
Electrician

Supervising ADR Editor

Becky Sullivan
Supervising ADR Editor

Hairstylist

Elle Elliott
Hairstylist

Special Effects Coordinator

Roy Arbogast
Special Effects Coordinator

Still Photographer

Sidney Ray Baldwin
Still Photographer
Bruce Birmelin
Still Photographer

Sound Mixer

Ron Judkins
Sound Mixer

First Assistant Director

Photo Larry J. Franco #70165
Larry J. Franco
First Assistant Director

Boom Operator

Screenplay

Novel

Ray Nelson
Novel

Foley Artist

Propmaker

Frank Leasure
Propmaker

Assistant Editor

Frederick Wardell
Assistant Editor
Margaret Goodspeed
Assistant Editor

Foley Editor

Shawn Sykora
Foley Editor
Bob O'Brien
Foley Editor
Michael Hoskinson
Foley Editor

Transportation Coordinator

Kenny Searle
Transportation Coordinator

Key Grip

Ron Cardarelli
Key Grip

Location Manager

Ken Lavet
Location Manager

Dolly Grip

Dave Wachtman
Dolly Grip

Leadman

Jack Eberhart
Leadman

Construction Foreman

Michael Wright
Construction Foreman
Michael Wright
Construction Foreman

Foley Supervisor

Richard E. Yawn
Foley Supervisor

Foley Mixer

Timothy A. Hoggatt
Foley Mixer

Production Accountant

Joy Ewing
Production Accountant

Gaffer

Ken Spencer
Gaffer

Prosthetic Makeup Artist

Michael Mills

Michael Mills
Prosthetic Makeup Artist

ADR Mixer

Gary D. Rogers
ADR Mixer

ADR Recordist

Thomas J. O'Connell
ADR Recordist

First Assistant Camera

Jeffrey Norvet
First Assistant Camera

Special Effects Assistant

David Blitstein
Special Effects Assistant
Michael Arbogast
Special Effects Assistant

Production Coordinator

Marian Shambo
Production Coordinator

ADR Editor

Solange S. Schwalbe
ADR Editor

ADR Voice Casting

Photo Barbara Harris #1681

Barbara Harris

Barbara Harris
ADR Voice Casting

Sound Recordist

Tim Webb
Sound Recordist

Second Assistant Camera

Larry D. Davis
Second Assistant Camera

Transportation Captain

Tim Roslan
Transportation Captain

Sound Editor

Samuel C. Crutcher
Sound Editor
John H. Arrufat
Sound Editor
Donald L. Warner Jr.
Sound Editor
Photo Hector C. Gika #15370
Hector C. Gika
Sound Editor
John Leveque
Sound Editor
Larry Carow
Sound Editor

Foley Recordist

Roberta Alstadter
Foley Recordist

Dolby Consultant

Douglas Greenfield
Dolby Consultant

Color Timer

Phil Downey
Color Timer

Negative Cutter

Gary Burritt
Negative Cutter

What's left behind the scenes

  • The main character's name is never mentioned in the film, and Roddy Piper's character is credited as “Nada” (likely a surname) – which means “nothing” in Spanish.
  • The role of Frank was written specifically for Keith David.
  • The plot of the music video by the German electronic collective SQ-1, “Can you feel” (1999), is based on the film's plot. Similarly, the music video by American artist Armand Van Helden, “Into your eyes” (2005), is also based on this film.
  • The film is based on the short story “Eight in the Morning” by Ray Nelson.
  • A simple fight scene between Frank and Nada over Frank's refusal to wear the "magic glasses" turned into a 5-minute brawl instead of the director's intended 20 seconds.
  • In the scene in the bank, where the main character Nada selectively shoots aliens visible through the glasses, he says: "I come here to chew bubble gum and kick ass, but I’m all out of bubble gum." This phrase can later be heard in a game series named after the main character, Duke Nukem. In fact, this phrase belongs to the lead actor, Roddy Piper, who is also a well-known wrestler, having participated in Wrestlemania III where he was noticed by John Carpenter.
  • In the underground corridor, the security guard's radio looks like the anomaly detector from "Ghostbusters".
  • In the scene where the main character first meets an alien he can distinguish through the glasses, the alien is buying a newspaper. If you pay attention, you can see him receive change twice (before and after Nada puts on the glasses).
  • Before the fight with Neid, Frank throws his bag on the ground, and it then disappears; the spot where it fell will be empty in subsequent frames.
  • The main character’s name is never mentioned in the film, and in the credits, Roddy Piper’s character is listed as “Nada” (likely as a surname) – which means “nothing” in Spanish.
  • The plot of the music video for the German electronic collective SQ-1’s “Can you feel” (1999) is based on the film’s plot. Similarly, the music video for American artist Armand Van Helden’s “Into your eyes” (2005) is also based on this film.
  • The film is based on Ray Nelson’s short story "Eight in the Morning."
  • A simple fight scene between Frank and Nada over Frank's refusal to wear the "magic glasses" turned into a 5-minute brawl, instead of the director's intended 20 seconds.
  • In the scene in the bank, where the protagonist Nada selectively shoots aliens visible through the glasses, he says: "I come here to chew bubble gum and kick ass, but I’m all out of bubble gum." This phrase later appears in a game series named after the protagonist, Duke Nukem. In fact, this phrase belongs to the lead actor, Roddy Piper, who is also a well-known athlete in the world of wrestling, having competed in Wrestlemania III, where he was noticed by John Carpenter.
  • In the underground corridor, the security guards' radio looks like an anomaly detector from the film "Ghostbusters".
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