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They Live (1988) John Carpenter - Set of 4 stills - UK video promotional item
$ 15.83
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They Live (1988) John Carpenter - Set of 4 stills - UK video promotional item. They are printed on printer-quality paper rather than photographic paper.Free Worldwide Shipping
Rare original video promotional item in mint condition with no defects.
As new, stored since around 1990, mint condition, never exposed to daylight. Will be shipped in a strong cardboard envelope with tracked service of Correos.
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They Live (titled onscreen as John Carpenter's They Live) is a 1988 American science-fiction action horror film written and directed by John Carpenter, based on the 1963 short story "Eight O'Clock in the Morning" by Ray Nelson. Starring Roddy Piper, Keith David, and Meg Foster, the film follows an unnamed drifter who discovers through special sunglasses that the ruling class are aliens concealing their appearance and manipulating people to consume, breed, and conform to the status quo via subliminal messages in mass media.
The film was a minor success at the time of its release, debuting #1 at the North American box office. It originally received negative reviews criticizing its social commentary, writing and acting. However, like other films of Carpenter, it later enjoyed a cult following and eventually became recognized as a largely underrated work. The film has also entered popular culture, and notably had a lasting impact on street art (particularly that of Shepard Fairey), while its nearly six-minute alley brawl between the protagonists makes appearances on all-time lists for best fight scenes.
Background - I worked in the UK video distribution industry from 1982 to 1994. Each week I received a delivery of video sleeves for the future new releases and also video posters and other point-of-sale material. Around 1985 I started collecting the posters and other interesting promotional items. A few copies of each went straight from the large flat cardboard shipping packaging in which they were received from the distribution warehouse in London, to large plastic stacking crates I bought for the purpose.
