: Produced on an estimated $3–4 million budget , it was shot over eight weeks in downtown Los Angeles.
: Filmed using the Panavision Panaflex Gold Camera with anamorphic lenses to create a wide, high-quality image. They Live 1988.mp4
: John Carpenter wrote the screenplay under the pseudonym "Frank Armitage" . : Produced on an estimated $3–4 million budget
: Composed and performed by John Carpenter and Alan Howarth , featuring a bluesy, synthesizer-driven soundtrack. Key Cast & Characters featuring a bluesy
: Based on the 1963 short story "Eight O'Clock in the Morning" by Ray Nelson.