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A Balasaur Score of 72 out of 100, drawn from IMDb 7.2/10, Rotten Tomatoes 86%, Metacritic 55/100. Audiences rate it 17 points higher than critics do. Scores higher than 86% of the 345 1980s science fiction movies in this catalog. Streaming on Prime.
Synopsis
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.
Ratings
IMDb7.2/10
Rotten Tomatoes86%
Metacritic55/100
Audiences rate it 17 points higher than critics do.
3,615 audience votes
Key crew
- John CarpenterDirector
- John CarpenterScreenplay
- John CarpenterOriginal Music Composer
- Alan HowarthOriginal Music Composer
Cast
- 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
- Wendy BrainardFamily Man's Daughter
- Lucille MeredithFemale Interviewer
Stills
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Themes
capitalismdystopiavillainessaliensocial commentarylos angeles, californiaalien invasionbitingsunglassesglassesbrawlaggressive
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