Roddy Piper once said about They Live, "it's the best documentary ever made".

The 5 minute ally fight is a metaphor for how difficult it is to awaken the masses to an uncomfortable truth.

Holly had a very fancy house and a nice car, that's how the movie hints at her allegiance right away.

The fight sequence between Roddy Piper and Keith David is STILL my favourite fight sequence in movie history...especially when you think about WHY they are fighting. LOL

"I have come here to chew bubblegum and kick ass... and I'm all out of bubblegum." Fun Fact: Roddy Piper, being a married man at the time of filming, refused to take his wedding band off. That's why in several scenes you can see a wedding ring. They Bubblegum Fact: The "bubblegum" line was (sorta) ad-libbed by Roddy Piper. According to director John Carpenter, Piper had previously written the line in his notebook of potential verbal bits during his wrestling career. He shared the notebook with Carpenter, and they agreed that this particular line fit the character and the film perfectly. Piper went on to use it at a wrestling match. They Fight Fact: The big fight sequence was designed, rehearsed and choreographed in the back-yard of director John Carpenter's production office. The fight between Nada (Roddy Piper) and Frank (Keith David) was only supposed to last twenty seconds, but Piper and David decided to fight it out for real, only faking the hits to the face and groin. They rehearsed the fight for three weeks. Carpenter was so impressed he kept the scene intact, which runs five minutes, twenty seconds.

Hot Rod Rowdy Roddy Piper said that Vince McMahon didn't want him to do the film and that Vince would get him a film later on. Roddy decided working for John Carpenter was a once-in-a-life-time thing so he agreed to do the film and I think Vince McMahon kicked him out of the WWF at this time.

Piper was always my favorite wrestler and a great shit-talker. One of my favorite lines from him during a wrestling interview was: "Just when they think they have all the answers, I change the questions!"

She wasn't brain washed she worked with them. When she knocked him out of the window she started talking to them on the phone.

Roddy Piper is also in Hell comes to Frogtown. It's a strange but entertaining film. For more Carpenter films you can't go wrong with the apocalypse trilogy, an unofficial trilogy consisting of The Thing, Prince of darkness and In the mouth of madness. Also Big trouble in little China is another one of Carpenters best.

Carpenter always did his own scores.

The fight scene in this is legendary. Since you're into video games, if you haven't played it check out Saints Row IV. It's utterly ridiculously over the top, and loads of fun. Keith David plays himself as the vice president of the United States, and there's a whole sequence where Roddy Piper (voicing himself) shows up as an allied NPC in a scene that is a direct reference to this movie.

_What's the matter baby?_ The sun glasses and the line about bubble gum, was later used in the video game series, Duke Nukem. Where you're battling aliens and have sarcastic one liners. The film though is about greed, and how people can be so easily swayed, even against their own self interests if money and power is involved. The one homeless guy that was at the camp and then later wearing a tuxedo, pretty much explains it all. "People sell out every day, might as well be on the winning team." Roddy Piper is a fellow Canadian. A few times in the film you can hear the pronunciation of certain words. He was known as a very kind and generous guy, he was pretty intimidating due to his size but it's not at all who he was. Just a really good guy and he really cared for his family too.

I saw this in the movies when it was 1st released in 1988 & watched it the Big Screen again last month fircits 35th Anniversary. I used to watch Rowdy Roddy Piper wrestle, which is why I saw this movie. I liked it a lot, like the premise, feels like this could be happening today with the subliminal messaging.

Meg Foster's eye color is one of the rarest colors in people. It reminds me of the pale blue in a lot of Huskies.

Yes, that's a PK Meter from Ghostbusters. I worked at a theater showing this back in the day.

You two make such a cute couple! Wish you'd have shown my fave part when he looks at the subliminal message printed on the dollar bill.

Piper's been in quite a few movies, but aside from this one, the one that sticks out in my mind is OTHER one that came out the same year called "Hell Comes to Frogtown".

Epic cult classic, saw this at the local drive-in when it came out, the crowd was so into it! 😎

Not the best movie for casuals... But for sure a movie with one of the most deep and EXTREMELY actual message ever put into a film.

another Carpenter film built around a very interesting idea. his concerts are also interesting.

Where they jumped into the malfunctioning time portal hole, are a network of Tunnels underneath where City Hall is in Los Angeles.

Best fight scene of all time.

Apart from being one of my favourite John Carpenter movies, one of the things I love about it is the fact that a lot of the macho lines were used in the early Duke Nukem games in the 90s. Especially Duke Nukem 3D when it was on the DOS operating system. I built my 1st computer in 1980 and love these classics

Carpenter's parents were musicians. He does the music for a lot of his films. It saves money, and the studios hate giving him money.

The alley fight was soo long because it represents the process of waking someone up. Also the number on the dumpster truck (295) is significant The numerology energy represented by the number 295 resonates with the idea of wisdom, intuition, and curiosity. It is a diplomatic energy, tending to fade into the background until action is warranted. When a person lives with number 295 energy, they are likely to be focused on learning about themself. There is also likely to be a sense of connection to ancient inner wisdom. Relationships are apt to be deemed important. There tends to be curiosity about life and an appreciation of adventure. Tolerance and compassion resonate within the energy the person lives with. 295 energy has a resonance of idealism in the sense that it concludes the best way for life to work and focuses on that. The energy represented by 295 also resonates with humanitarianism and tolerance. And expression of a personal sense of FREEDOM....

Coolest fight in a movie haha. Awesome.

This movie is one of the MOST UNDERRATED FILMS OF ALL TIME.

John Carpenter composed the music for most of his films, including Halloween, Assault on Precinct 13, Escape From New York, The Fog, and Ghosts of Mars. I don't know who the first wrestler to cross over into acting was, but Hulk Hogan had a small role in Rocky 3, six years before this film came out.

Lots of people watch this film and praise the concept, and the big FIGHT, but one of the more subtle performances is that of Meg Foster. Sure, her eyes (like those of Karen Black) are always noted (and are really highlighted in the film He-Man where she plays Evil Lyn) but she is a much better actress. The little movements of her eyes and body both conceal and reveal her character's character. She is almost as good as the late Great Bette Davis (see Of Human Bondage), and is by far the best performer in this show.

I hope you played “Duke Nuk’em”, (I’m here to kick ass and chew bubblegum. And I’m all out of gum”. I also hope you saw the South Park episode “Cripple Fight” which reproduces the brutal fight scene frame by frame, except with animated cripples.

The matrix before the matrix, the glasses basically the red pill. Movie is aging like fine wine.

The PK Meter and that one big laser prop from The Last Starfighter shows up in a ton of movies. If I remember correctly the PK Meter is some sort of shoe buffer thing lol.

John Carpenter is pretty talented. In October you should watch his "Halloweeen" (1978). For such a low budget movie it redefined the slasher genre and he also did the (now iconic) music for that too. I'm personally not big on slasher films but it's a timeless classic. Again a good October movie. Thanks for making this and I look forward to more of your reactions!

Holly was definitely turned from the beginning, it's too coincidental she shows up to the meeting, then like 2 minutes later it's attacked.

Such a wierd (and wonderful) movie to start a series of watches with. I'm not complaining !Robert Rodrigues also scores his own films. Roddy did a whole bunch of "straight to video" movies, many of which are featured on Best of the Worst lists (Back in Action being particularly noteworthy for its lack of redeeming qualities).

Rodey Piper is a fellow Canadian.

If you want another Roddy Piper movie - "Hell Comes To Frog Town" (1988) is a fantastic cult movie! Piper's one of a kind charisma gets to shine in it. It's an odd and fun film that I think you two would enjoy. 😊

This is one of my favorite films! Roddy Piper was a great Pro-Wrestler and among the first to transition to acting. Other John Carpenter films to watch would be Escape from New York, Big Trouble in Little China and the original Halloween. If you want to see more of Meg Foster, she was in the Masters of the Universe film.

Keith David is a superb actor, and you're right: he has a great voice. He's memorable in John Carpenter's The Thing too. They Live is a movie born from Carpenter's DEEP disdain of authority (and Conservatism), which is something I appreciate. I always thought that They Live would make a great TV series, following on from the end of the film (still do). Someone should make it!

Holly is speaking in code on the phone at the apartment; she’s in on it.

You can see Roddy on It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia. RIP.

Andre the Giant starred in Princess Bride. Hulk Hogan did a couple movies

John Carpenter tends to do his own music for his movies.

4:45 Welcome, to the ORIGINAL Eyeglass Factory!!!

Another great Canadian! We miss you, Hot Rod

Dude I love John Carpenter.. this one is all about the 2nd and 3rd act.. but John makes some amazing films and does some fun scores.. but I recommend his films big trouble in little china, the thing, in the mouth of madness, Christine and escape frim new york... awesome fun but a few are gory but so so good.. Halloween is amazing too but we all know that one.. lol

3:29 Before the digital age, which included the internet, the majority of jobs available for Men were manual labour and skilled trades and if you didn't have the tools to match your skills then your chances of finding work were slim at best. Jobs at grocery stores, fast food chains, retail stores, etc, were often occupied by students and young people. In addition, employers wanted youthful employees because they were considered easier to train and impressionable when compared to adults.

THANK YOU! this is such an under-reviewed movie! thank you for watching i, awesome! Keep up the great work.

It WAS a PKE meter. LOL

I'm heartened that you found the homeless camp eviction to be disturbing. It pretty much goes as depicted, even without alien overlords. The bulldozers without warning is always upsetting, and the do it that way precisely so activists can't plan to get in their way and put a stop to it.

You guys should definitely check out John Carpenter's "The Thing" and "Prince of Darkness."

Holly worked for the station...alien-central, lol. I think she was down the whole time.

Big thumbs up! Enjoyed your reactions to this & Texas Chainsaw Massacre Subbing & looking forward to your other reactions-

It's often quoted that this movie isn't a work of fiction, but reality, and that the MIComplex has been in agreements with ET's since the 1950's that have been systematically using this planet as a source of slavery and Adrenochrome. I would recommend checking out a couple more Carpenter movies such as, "Prince of Darkness" and "The Thing", if you haven't seen them.

A movie incredibly relevant to today.

12:45 For years before I knew this actresses name was Meg Foster, I always referred to her as "the girl with the eyes." lol

Hello from Ontario Canada as someone who saw this movie when it first came out this is one of my favorite Sci Fi movies in fact it is not so much a Sci Fi movie as it is a documentary I have researched studied and investigated the Paranormal Supernatural Ufology and conspiracies for over 30 years John Carpenter got the idea for this movie from a short story by Ray Nelson called Eight O ' Clock in the morning from the 1963 November issue in the Fantasy & Science Fiction magazine involving a protagonist named George Nada and an alien invasion in the tradition of invasion of the body snatchers .

Holly was always a collaborator with the enemy. Apart from the fact that she lived a luxurious lifestyle (based on her car and her home, whereby the movie draws a distinction between rich and poor), the fact that she had no problem committing cold-blooded murder of a fellow human being without any remorse whatsoever, is proof positive that she was always a traitor.

Not brainwashed... she wanted power and they promised her power.

watch this movie and "The Thing" (both carpenter) at least once a month. got lucky a local cinema has fright night fridays and they played the thing. since I was born late 80s I never had to the chance to see it BIIIIG. fucking got soo cross faded, best time of my life, maybe 4 others were there all my age or older.

In the 80's the homeless camps seemed science fiction, today a reality all over the US

Keith David also collaborated with John Carpenter in The Thing.

Regarding who went from the ring into movies first, I believe both Hulk Hogan and Andre the Giant beat Roddy to the punch as it were.

Great reaction guys. Carpenter is my favourite horror director. 'the Thing' has the best practical effects ever!!

is Hell Comes To Frogtown in the cards for a reaction? loads of fun.

Hell Comes To Frogtown.

"Keith David!" He was the first name in the opening credits as you were staring at the screen

Great movie! Watch Predator pls wit Arnold. Or all the alien movies.

Try Outbreak. The Pentagon Wars. Or Powder. Or A Sound of Thunder.

Roddy was also in "Hell comes to Frog Town" which is....ummm...Unique.

Meg Foster had a very distinct beauty and this was one of the coolest movies in the 80s. Aldo, LEVIATHAN.

He is going to get in trouble. Little do THEY KNOW.

He’ll comes to Frogtown. Piper’s in that movie. It’s a great B- movie.

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PS. Roddy Piper did do a few other films: Hell Comes to Frogtown is a weird one, but is worth a watch (it came out the same year as They Live). He also made another film called Sin-Jin Smyth, but it was unfortunately shelved before it was finished. There's a video about it here: kzfaq.info/get/bejne/qryhgdOIpq7Nn4E.html

You need to watch John Carpenters Prince of Darkness from 1987.

Top 5 John Carpenter

15:04 south park has made a pretty good homage to this fight dcene in one of their episodes.

Hi guys, new subscriber here. Glad you liked the film. John Carpenter is one of the best. Check out "Escape From New York" with Kurt Russell. It's an action packed futuristic thriller with Kurt at his coolest best !

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This movie is awesome and much about the movie has truth to the world we live in and the powerful that exist today. The aliens from this movie still control America. This movie is basically John Carpenter’s version of The Matrix.

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Great reaction even though you may call it a sci fi movie just think of this way the movie takes place after the Rapture and you see people that were left behind and that were not saved which then the reason you saw what looked like walking zombies were actually sinful people that were waiting for the judgement day after 7 years. This is the reason that the law enforcement went after the people in the safe houses for the ones that did ask the LORD and repented after the Rapture and those special glasses were to reveal the truth of what the world is like once you got saved just my thought's cause you saw from few years back with the violence in the streets either by law enforcement or by the bad people protesting over whatever they disagree about back then.

watch The Thing with kieth

This is the movie that glorifies all the free thinkers, the so-called conspiracy theorists. Roddy Piper himself said that this movie is a documentary! There are toothpicks with flavors, like mint or cinnamon. You check on them and the flavor comes out.

Roddy’s black costar is Kieth David, voice of Goliath from Gargoyles

0:30 not World Wildlife Fund 🙂

After she threw a guy through her window don't you think the Police would have been questioning her for a while? To turn up to that meeting was obviously to finger the targets. The fight scene went on too long, an obvious nob to two wrestlers wanting to play it up a bit.

They Live as the first video posted so I must subscribe. Hope to see a reaction to Carpenter’s The Thing too!

I don’t you were allowed to make a 80’s movie without a boob shot lol

the screen is too small.

That fight scene between Roddy and Keith David is exactly what it's like on social media for those of us that can see trying to educate the mainstream media woketards on what is actually going on in the world.

Um… I remember this move- did this movie have people walking on a street?… like they were wearing shirts and pants and some people wore skirts? Is that a thing? Wasn’t this movie where people had hair? Except the people who didn’t have hair.. is that a thing? We’re all the human characters breathing in oxygen and exhaling carbon monoxide? Is that a thing? Were people like walking around on their feet- like instead of walking on their hands? Is that a thing?😂 is that a thing?

They eat us ? 1 Peter 5:8 Be sober, be vigilant; because your adversary the devil, as a roaring lion, walketh about, seeking whom he may devour:

All cuts makes it impossible to enjoy.

This was a really good story idea very badly told

South park did a really good parody of the fight scene. Here's a link of a side by side kzfaq.info/get/bejne/lbCooJl7tqqyaWw.html

Carpenter also directed, wrote the music & script for Halloween (1978)