They Live

by D. Harlan Wilson

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 professional wrestler "Rowdy" Roddy Piper as his protagonist gave Carpenter the additional means to comment on the hypermasculine attitudes and codes indicative of the era...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0231172117
• ISBN13: 9780231172110
• Release Date: December 2014
• Publisher: Wallflower Press
• Length: 128 Pages
• Weight: 0.25 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 4.3" x 6.7"