John Carpenter wrote and directed this science fiction thriller about a group of aliens who try to take over the world by disguising themselves as Young Republicans. Wrestler Roddy Piper stars as John Nada, a drifted who makes his way into an immense encampment for the homeless. There he stumbles upon a conspiracy concerning aliens who have hypnotized the populace through subliminal messages transmitted through television, magazines, posters, and movies. When Nada looks through special Ray-Bans developed by the resistance leaders, the aliens lose their clean-cut "Dan Quayle" looks and resemble crusty-looking reptiles. Nada joins the underground, teaming up with rebel-leader Frank (Keith David) to eradicate the lizard-like aliens from the body politic.
- editor rating
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3.5
- user rating
- mpaa rating
- flags
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- Adult Language
- Not For Children
- Nudity
- Profanity
- Violence
- genres
- sub-genres
- category
- Feature
- directed by
- countries
- USA
- release date
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- November 4, 1988 (USA)
- run time
- 88 min.
- produced by
- Alive Enterprises, Universal
- released by
- Universal
by Paul Brenner
synopsis
invasion
alien [not human]
drifter
class-clash
manipulation
indoctrination
mind-control
upper-class
subliminal-message
poverty
hypnosis
glasses
conspiracy
consciousness
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