SAN FRANCISCO, 11:44 PM, SUN JUL 6 | 11 POSTS IN THE LAST 24 HOURS | tips@io9.com | RSS
Posts Tagged “

Rowdy Roddy Piper

”
found footage

Sleep, Obey, Consume, and Watch "They Live"

If you want to spend your Friday evening contemplating the joys of alien-based paranoia, plus a little wrestling, then there's nothing better than a nice heaping of They Live. Released in the late 1980s, this ironic-paranoid classic was John Carpenter's giant fuck you to the Reagan Administration and social conformity of all types. Aliens have taken over, and are controlling all of the United States (and perhaps the whole world) by beaming a signal into everybody's mind that masks the true aliens, as well as the "obey" signs they've planted everywhere. In this awesome scene, "Rowdy" Roddy Piper puts on some sunglasses that allow him to see the truth. It's like the "taking the red pill" moment — suddenly the extent of his manipulation becomes clear. More »

6:21 PM on Fri Mar 14 2008
By Annalee Newitz
5,459 views, 57 comments

Latest by n/a: Recommended, too. With the "m." more »

they live

Must See: They Live

Must-see movies are futuristic classics that shouldn't be missed. Of course, not every must-see is perfect. That's why we've rated them 1-5 on the patented "crunchy goodness" scale. Written by Sherilyn Connelly.

Title: John Carpenter's They Live
Date: 1988

Vitals: A hunky drifter discovers that via special sunglasses he can see both the aliens who run the world and the hidden propaganda they use to control humanity. Any parallels to consumer culture and/or the Reagan Administration purely intentional.




More »

2:19 PM on Tue Oct 2 2007
By Annalee Newitz
163 views, Comment