• Director(s)

    John Carpenter

  • Production Year

    1988

  • Release date

    26/10/2018

  • Genre(s)

    Science Fiction, Action

  • Approx. running minutes

    94m

  • Cast

    Roddy Piper, Keith David, Meg Foster, George 'Buck' Flower, Peter Jason, Raymond St. Jacques

Film

They Live

strong violence, language

THEY LIVE is a science fiction action film, from 1988, in which a drifter discovers that mankind has been secretly subjugated by a race of alien creatures.…

THEY LIVE is a science fiction action film, from 1988, in which a drifter discovers that mankind has been secretly subjugated by a race of alien creatures.

violence
Scenes of strong violence include bloody shootings and an extended fistfight featuring heavy blows.
language
There are uses of 'f**k' and 'motherf**ker', alongside milder terms including 'shit', 'bitch', 'ass', 'asshole', 'bastards', 'son of a bitch' and 'goddamn'.
additional issues
Other issues include brief breast nudity and scenes of threat involving skull-faced alien creatures.

  • Director(s)

    John Carpenter

  • Production Year

    1988

  • Release date

    26/10/2018

  • Genre(s)

    Science Fiction, Action

  • Approx. running minutes

    94m

  • Cast

    Roddy Piper, Keith David, Meg Foster, George 'Buck' Flower, Peter Jason, Raymond St. Jacques

strong violence, language
Classified Date:
19/10/2018
Version:
2D
Use:
Cinema
Distributor:
Studio Canal
violence
Scenes of strong violence include bloody shootings and an extended fistfight featuring heavy blows.
language
There are uses of 'f**k' and 'motherf**ker', alongside milder terms including 'shit', 'bitch', 'ass', 'asshole', 'bastards', 'son of a bitch' and 'goddamn'.
additional issues
Other issues include brief breast nudity and scenes of threat involving skull-faced alien creatures.
Classified Date:
12/12/1988
Version:
2D
Use:
Cinema
Distributor:
Guild Film Distribution Ltd
violence
Scenes include shootings with resultant blood spurts, and an extended fist fight in which one man briefly attempts to gouge the other's eyes.
additional issues
There is infrequent strong language ('f**k'). In one scene a bare-breasted woman is gently thrusting on a person. Occasional scenes of threat include the protagonist's horror at first discovering aliens around him.
Contains very strong violence
Classified Date:
13/06/2008
Version:
2D
Use:
Physical media + VOD/Streaming
Distributor:
Optimum Releasing
violence
Scenes include shootings with resultant blood spurts, and an extended fist fight in which one man briefly attempts to gouge the other's eyes.
additional issues
There is infrequent strong language ('f**k'). In one scene a bare-breasted woman is gently thrusting on a person. Occasional scenes of threat include the protagonist's horror at first discovering aliens around him.
Contains very strong violence
Classified Date:
16/09/2002
Version:
2D
Use:
Physical media
Distributor:
Momentum Pictures
violence
Scenes include shootings with resultant blood spurts, and an extended fist fight in which one man briefly attempts to gouge the other's eyes.
additional issues
There is infrequent strong language ('f**k'). In one scene a bare-breasted woman is gently thrusting on a person. Occasional scenes of threat include the protagonist's horror at first discovering aliens around him.
Contains very strong violence
Classified Date:
08/11/2000
Version:
2D
Use:
Physical media
Distributor:
Universal Pictures (UK) Ltd. - Video
violence
Scenes include shootings with resultant blood spurts, and an extended fist fight in which one man briefly attempts to gouge the other's eyes.
additional issues
There is infrequent strong language ('f**k'). In one scene a bare-breasted woman is gently thrusting on a person. Occasional scenes of threat include the protagonist's horror at first discovering aliens around him.
Contains very strong violence
Classified Date:
22/09/1989
Version:
2D
Use:
Physical media
Distributor:
Guild Home Video
violence
Scenes include shootings with resultant blood spurts, and an extended fist fight in which one man briefly attempts to gouge the other's eyes.
additional issues
There is infrequent strong language ('f**k'). In one scene a bare-breasted woman is gently thrusting on a person. Occasional scenes of threat include the protagonist's horror at first discovering aliens around him.
Classified Date:
03/08/1989
Version:
2D
Use:
Physical media
Distributor:
Guild Home Video
Classified Date:
03/07/1989
Version:
2D
Use:
Physical media
Distributor:
Guild Home Video
Classified Date:
26/04/1989
Version:
2D
Use:
Physical media
Distributor:
Guild Home Video
Classified Date:
15/12/1988
Version:
2D
Use:
Cinema
Distributor:
Guild Film Distribution Ltd
Classified Date:
17/09/2018
Version:
2D
Use:
Physical media
Distributor:
Studio Canal
Paperwork Remarks:
Additional material Audio commentary with director John Carpenter and actor Rodd...

  • Classified date

    19/10/2018

  • BBFC reference

    BFF061795

  • Language

    English