They live /

"Born out of the cultural flamboyance and anxiety of the 1980s, 'They Live' (1988) is a hallmark of John Carpenter's singular canon, combining the aesthetics of multiple genres and leveling an attack against the politics of Reaganism and the Cold War. The decision to cast the pro...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author:	Wilson, D. Harlan
Format:	Book
Language:	English
Published:	London ; New York : Wallflower Press, [2015]
Series:	Cultographies.
Subjects:	Carpenter, John, > 1948- They live (Motion picture) Cult films > History and criticism. Science fiction films > History and criticism.

Table of Contents:

The becoming-piper
The cult of the eighties
Wake-up call
Reel politik
Through a pair of cheap sunglasses darkly
The pathological unconscious
Legacies.