They Live (1988 film)

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film horror film satirical film science fiction film

They Live (1988 film) is a satirical science fiction horror movie about a drifter who discovers that the ruling class are disguised aliens manipulating humanity through subliminal messages.

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Label	Occurrences
They Live	7
They Live (1988 film) canonical	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5019342 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.

NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: They Live (1988 film)
Context triple: [John Carpenter films, hasWork, They Live (1988 film)]

A. Invasion of the Body Snatchers (1978 film)
Invasion of the Body Snatchers (1978 film) is a critically acclaimed science-fiction horror remake about an alien pod invasion that subtly replaces humans with emotionless duplicates, noted for its paranoid atmosphere and enduring cultural impact.
B. Invasion of the Body Snatchers (1956 film)
Invasion of the Body Snatchers (1956 film) is a classic American science fiction horror movie about a small-town doctor who discovers that alien plant pods are replicating and replacing human beings.
C. RoboCop
"RoboCop" is a song by Kanye West from his 2008 album *808s & Heartbreak*, blending electronic production with themes of emotional turmoil and relationship conflict.
D. Aliens
Aliens is a 1986 science fiction action film directed by James Cameron that follows Ellen Ripley’s return to confront the deadly xenomorphs on a human colony.
E. Gremlins
Gremlins is a 1984 horror-comedy film about mischievous creatures wreaking havoc in a small town, blending dark humor with creature-feature thrills and becoming a cult classic.
F. None of above. chosen
G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: They Live (1988 film)
Target entity description: They Live (1988 film) is a satirical science fiction horror movie about a drifter who discovers that the ruling class are disguised aliens manipulating humanity through subliminal messages.

A. Invasion of the Body Snatchers (1978 film)
Invasion of the Body Snatchers (1978 film) is a critically acclaimed science-fiction horror remake about an alien pod invasion that subtly replaces humans with emotionless duplicates, noted for its paranoid atmosphere and enduring cultural impact.
B. Invasion of the Body Snatchers (1956 film)
Invasion of the Body Snatchers (1956 film) is a classic American science fiction horror movie about a small-town doctor who discovers that alien plant pods are replicating and replacing human beings.
C. RoboCop
"RoboCop" is a song by Kanye West from his 2008 album *808s & Heartbreak*, blending electronic production with themes of emotional turmoil and relationship conflict.
D. Aliens
Aliens is a 1986 science fiction action film directed by James Cameron that follows Ellen Ripley’s return to confront the deadly xenomorphs on a human colony.
E. Gremlins
Gremlins is a 1984 horror-comedy film about mischievous creatures wreaking havoc in a small town, blending dark humor with creature-feature thrills and becoming a cult classic.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (48)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	film ⓘ horror film ⓘ satirical film ⓘ science fiction film ⓘ
basedOn	Eight O’Clock in the Morning NERFINISHED ⓘ
basedOnAuthor	Ray Nelson NERFINISHED ⓘ
boxOfficeGrossUSD	13500000 ⓘ
cinematographyBy	Gary B. Kibbe NERFINISHED ⓘ
countryOfOrigin	United States of America ⓘ surface form: United States
decadeOfRelease	1980s ⓘ
director	John Carpenter NERFINISHED ⓘ
distributedBy	Universal Pictures ⓘ
editedBy	Frank E. Jimenez NERFINISHED ⓘ Gib Jaffe NERFINISHED ⓘ
famousLine	I have come here to chew bubblegum and kick ass... and I’m all out of bubblegum. ⓘ
filmingLocation	Los Angeles ⓘ
FrankArmitageIsPseudonymOf	John Carpenter NERFINISHED ⓘ
genre	action ⓘ horror ⓘ satire ⓘ science fiction ⓘ
hasCultFollowing	true ⓘ
mainCharacter	John Nada NERFINISHED ⓘ
MPAARating	R ⓘ
musicBy	Alan Howarth NERFINISHED ⓘ John Carpenter NERFINISHED ⓘ
notableScene	extended alley fistfight between John Nada and Frank Armitage ⓘ
originalLanguage	English ⓘ
plotSummary	A drifter discovers that the ruling class are disguised aliens manipulating humanity through subliminal messages. ⓘ
producedBy	Larry J. Franco NERFINISHED ⓘ
productionCompany	Alive Films NERFINISHED ⓘ Larry Franco Productions NERFINISHED ⓘ
protagonistOccupation	drifter ⓘ
releaseDate	1988-11-04 ⓘ
releaseYear	1988 ⓘ
runtimeMinutes	94 ⓘ
screenplayCredit	Frank Armitage NERFINISHED ⓘ
setting	Los Angeles ⓘ
starredActor	Keith David NERFINISHED ⓘ Meg Foster NERFINISHED ⓘ Roddy Piper NERFINISHED ⓘ
theme	class struggle ⓘ conspiracy ⓘ consumerism ⓘ media manipulation ⓘ social satire ⓘ
title	They Live NERFINISHED ⓘ
writer	John Carpenter NERFINISHED ⓘ

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