Day: October 10, 2021

They Live

The special sun glasses used in the film They Live to see aliens attempting to conquer mankind are called “Hoffman Lenses.” According to the Urban Dictionary, wearing one’s “Hoffman Lenses” is to view the world through the lenses of psychedelic drugs such as LSD. Scientist Albert Hofmann discovered the drug LSD.

Raymond St. Jacques from They Live | PopCultureQuotes.com

Outside the limit of our sight, feeding off us, perched on top of us, from birth to death, are our owners! Our owners! They have us. They control us! They are our masters! Wake up! They're all about you! All around you!

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By: Raymond St. Jacques
Characters: Street Preacher (They Live)
From: They Live
Genres: Action | Buddies | Cult Cinema | Science Fiction | Thrillers

Context:
A Preacher (Raymond St. Jacques) makes a "sermon" on the streets of Los Angeles, attempting to warn people of an alien threat.

Raymond St. Jacques from They Live | PopCultureQuotes.com

This world may have blinded me, but the Lord has let me see.

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By: Raymond St. Jacques
Characters: Street Preacher (They Live)
From: They Live
Genres: Action | Buddies | Cult Cinema | Science Fiction | Thrillers

Context:
A Preacher (Raymond St. Jacques) makes a prophetic statement to Nada (Roddy Piper) and Frank (Keith David) when they first encounter him at a church being used by a group of rebels fighting an alien threat.

Keith David, Peter Jason from They Live | PopCultureQuotes.com

Frank: What do these things want?
Gilbert: They're free-enterprisers. The earth is just another developing planet. Their third world.

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By: Keith David | Peter Jason
Characters: Frank (They Live) | Gilbert (They Live)
From: They Live
Genres: Action | Buddies | Cult Cinema | Science Fiction | Thrillers

Context:
Frank (Keith David) asks Gilbert (Peter Jason) - a revolutionary fighting against an alien tyranny - what the aliens' intentions are.

Keith David from They Live | PopCultureQuotes.com

The steel mills were laying people off left and right. They finally went under. We gave the steel companies a break when they needed it. You know what they gave themselves? Raises.

The Golden Rule - he who has the gold, makes the rules. They close one more factory we should take a sledgehammer to one of their fancy fuckin foreign cars.

The whole deal is like some kind of crazy game. They put you at the starting line. And the name of the game is make it through life. Only, everyone's out for themselves and looking to do you in at the same time. OK, man here we are. You do what you can, but remember, I'm going to do my best to blow your ass away. So how are you going to make it?

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By: Keith David
Characters: Frank (They Live)
From: They Live
Genres: Action | Buddies | Cult Cinema | Science Fiction | Thrillers

Context:
Frank (Keith David) reflecting on the challenges he's faced in his life with Nada (Roddy Piper). They soon realize they have bigger problems after uncovering a plot by aliens to pacify humans into oblivion.