"They Live" Panel Discussion

Here's a fun conversation between the cast of They Live and a room full of horror fans at Texas Frightmare Weekend. Rowdy Roddy Piper, Keith David and Meg Foster reunited to discuss John Carpeneter's classic film. Here are some of the highlights from their one-hour discussion, including Vince McMahon's reaction to Piper leaving the WWF to shoot the movie and of course how one of the most famous brawls in film history was choreographed and performed.
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[@raiderrodavis6357]

4:20....”obviously it pissed someone off.” Same reason they killed Idiocracy. Love you Keith David, you were great in Men @ Work

[@aarteestmj4958]

“He gets no food!!!!”

[@akfreed6949]

" All hail the Arbiter! "

[@daric_]

These guys all seem really cool. RIP Roddy.

[@TheReelDealFilmReviews]

He was awesome in this film.

[@vincecommando7575]

Everyone was great in this movie. Roddy Piper did what any great actor could do. Carry the movie through to greatness.

[@Funkopopqueen-d6x]

I actually met roddy piper and Keith David they were both very nice to me and I met them both at monster mania

[@vincecommando7575]

@@Funkopopqueen-d6x That must have been surreal to meet two great legends. I hope Roddy Piper knew how much people loved both as an entertainer and as a man. He had a great deal to be proud of for sure.

[@Funkopopqueen-d6x]

@@vincecommando7575 yup ikr

[@sludgefactory241]

RIP Roddy and John. I made my 11 and 12 yr old watch They Live not too long ago. Along with The Thing. Kids loved the sfx of The Thing. Never met either one of the gentlemen but I hold both of them so near and dear to my heart. They shaped my childhood. Thank you rowdy and John 😊

[@judgeboony2695]

If by John, you mean John Carpenter, he's still alive. :o

[@debrh.b]

@@judgeboony2695 I was going to say , it was just a rumor that he died .

[@Dynamo001]

You can't force someone to watch what you like -- your kids or not.

[@Tdub0911]

Don't care what any lists say, they had the greatest fist fight scene of all time. I could watch it over and over and over. Better than any fight I've even seen in person and it was an accurate portrayal on how a real fight happens. No Hollywood bs.

[@joejose8433]

Man none of that CW s*** where you got some female Ninja warrior taking down five guys and all that b******* or the green arrow is fighting 800 m************ or his sister who's 90 lb soaking wet is knocking out one guy with a punch bunch of b******* man

[@skipski100]

I saw this movie in the theater with my girlfriend when we were in high-school and was blown away by the story, WAY ahead of it's time. I put in in the top 3 Carpenter films along with The Thing and Big Trouble in Little China which I also saw in the movie theater.

[@klsecond5755]

you married to her?

[@skipski100]

@klsecond5755 no, i found someone better😉

[@klsecond5755]

@@skipski100 she must've hurt you damn

[@crypter27]

This movie speaks allot of truth,about whats what going on in the world even today.

[@unfortunatebeam]

If anything more so today than ever.

[@MaximumEfficiency]

it's a documentary: kzbin.info/www/bejne/gKqQY6WHh7N7kJo

[@justinkirschenman2232]

@The Wraith reality does that on its own.

[@j0hn00arthur]

Shame we can’t do anything about it really

[@crypter27]

@@j0hn00arthurMake a change on a local level.

[@theapostaterunawayslave]

Wonderful panel. They Live is still my favorite movie.

[@stevegant7286]

Roddy Piper was so awesome in this movie, and that fight scene between him and Keith David was off the hook! What a classic movie, and one of my favorites!

[@Funkopopqueen-d6x]

I met them they were very nice to me 😊

[@bonesbrigader]

Been looking forever for a Roddy & Kieth panel

[@londongirl1733]

Great documentary 😅 love Rowdy Roddy Piper ❤ what a man ❤ RIP dude you will not be forgotten ❤ showing They Live to my 19 year old tonight🎉 popcorn ready ❤

They Live and The Thing both scared the shit out of me back in the day

[@device22b39]

Piper is gone but NEVER forgotten!!! 😇😢

[@akfreed6949]

Rowdy Roddy Piper was on a poltergeist type show on basic cable a few years before he died . He was "visited" by the spirits of people in his past .

[@hfish83]

Me personally, would have just put the glasses on the first time he asked.. I hope I never fight anyone like that. Haha R.I.P. Rowdy Roddy piper. A true American legend and Icon.

[@sifugurusensei]

Brian King Put on the hat!

[@jesusisking5027]

The glasses are symbolic of doing your own research, when I was first told about the deep state, flat earth theory etc.. that was me putting on the glasses, being open minded and looking into it. Those who call you crazy, continue to watch the news, are ignorant, wouldn’t put the glasses on (wont do their own research).

[@unfortunatebeam]

"...the WWEFG or whatever it is" LOL, exactly. Rod was such a cool guy.

[@Wyrmwould]

Quite possibly, Meg Foster has the most beautiful eyes of any woman ever.

[@vaccumsealed]

Right? That womans eyes literally GLOW!!! I've never seen it that on ANYONE!! I thought it was an affect in masters of the universe, but then I watched her in this film and realized it's her natural look.

[@enriquemercado]

Agree 100% 😎👍

[@bboutwell69]

Did you see her in Twin Peaks: the Return? She still has the absolute most hypnotizing eyes ever

[@bonesbrigader]

I'll fifth that one 👍

[@Big_time_949]

They live is a perfect film. It's up there with Back to the Future. And I love the social commentary that is still relevant today in 2023, unfortunately.

[@winterramos4527]

I recently saw "They Live" in the Music Box in Chicago and it was such a nostalgic moment to see a classic like this film on screen once again!.

[@squirrelattackspidy]

Roddy is hilarious. What wit and humor!

[@ericMsmith1000]

I remember as a kid this movie use to come on HBO all the time and I loved it ,, I use to say I wish it was longer and I never knew what the meaning was behind the movie ,, then I got older and rewatched after I found about the illuminati and I was in total shock ,, and that's when I said they live is the greatest movie of all time and I wish I knew about this as a kid it would of changed my life for the better,,,

[@akfreed6949]

It was a literal conspiracy it got pulled from the theater . It was one of John Carpenter's best box office moneymaking movies when it was out the first couple of weeks . And this was in the fall I think when you usually don't make as much in the summer . Anyway , Universal pulled it after a couple weeks BUT then the studio system was still counting ticket numbers sold which was zero tickets . If you research it , they say they pulled it out because it wasn't selling tickets . One reason it was pulled was the economy was as bad as shown in the movie . All the homeless people in the movie were really homeless people . Reaganomics really screwed up the American economy . It had to be pulled to protect Bush's presidential candidacy .

[@analothor]

The elites were clearly terrified by this movie hence why it couldn't be found two weeks after realise

[@joejose8433]

Not just this movie The Franklin cover up which was scheduled to be shown Nationwide on PBS it was even a little article in the TV guide about it about child sex trafficking in Washington DC but guess what the night up the announcement of the show on PBS was not aired some of the b******* about animals and every copy of Tv guide was rounded up and throwing in the trash bin The Franklin cover up never got a chance to air that Monday night back in the 1980s but a few people managed to steal some copies and give it to Nebraska state senator John DeCamp who saw the film and went on a vengeance crusade to uproot this conspiracy he would later lose his seat for the Nebraska congressional seat everything's by design not by accident #TheFranklincoverup

[@stevendavid9196]

We tried to get the truth out there! We're UNIVERSAL leaf tobacco company ! REYNOLDS tobacco company UNIVERSAL studios the cia illuminati!

[@geneawisea2708]

Keith David has one of the greatest voices in Cinema History!

[@ericg1100]

Meg leaning on Roddy 😭🥰

[@debrh.b]

Another good John Carpenter hidden gem is "Ghosts of Mars! , it was never really promoted but is a good movie .

[@txmetalhead82xk]

Yep! Classic

[@jiml]

RIp Roddy piper this film is a classic it still remains true to this day it also predicted drones and the police state which is what America has become the scariest image in this film by far is when the police destroy the shanty town and Roddy sees this kid he tries to lead him down the alleyway and the cops surround them with red tear gas that image alone to me is soo powerful because of what it represents the police servants of the rich enforce the status quo

[@justinkirschenman2232]

Talk about drones and the police state in the US, travel to the year 2020. This shit is serious.

[@yucansuckadee8930]

I love them all. Thank you for upload.

[@JosephCarnes]

It's amazing...with his mannerisms, you think that something happened to Roddy and he's punch-drunk, but then he comes up with amazing wit and insight.

[@joespitler3929]

Dude his body was in bad shape, years of abuse. Lot of miles on that body that's for sure.

[@LukeMM95]

3:58 SHUT IT DOWN

[@BarrickMacready]

YESSSSS

[@analothor]

IKR

[@aldosordo9660]

Classic Piper! Miss em!

[@qweqqweq2090]

the way that right happened in the movie was so low key. lol. most movies would make such a big deal about grandstanding and making sure the audience knew how epic it was but there was no bullshit. they just started arguing, one thing led to another and then before you knew it they were going at it like two stubborn bears! and it was really more ridiculous than anything. it made it feel real like, man, how ridiculous it would be to get in a right like that! but it could happen!

[@mikegrace2819]

Rowdy fucking Roddy Piper

[@jamieisjabba]

lol Roddy Piper is in saint rows 4 found him in the game today lol

[@patricklena9307]

I HAVE COME TO CHEW BUBBLE GUM AND KICK ASS...... IM ALL OUTA BUBBLE GUM

[@disposableutopia]

Dig the 'Coke' and 'Starbucks' product placement They Live, We Sleep

[@susanxyz5730]

Right

[@SammyDane5988]

3:58 They Live was the #1 movie! It's still #1 to me! 💯❤️😎👏

[@justinkirschenman2232]

Watch this movie and reflect on what is actually happening here in 2020. Carpenter was definitely on to something. So was Orwell and Huxley. There are many more who knew exactly how society was going to "evolve" and devolve into what certain people wanted.

[@gangstalkingsimulation1319]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/qKOldHqiZ8iXfMU

[@jaycee8334]

Roddy Piper before his death in 2015 , tweeted that They live was a documentary! I suspect he was eliminated! Yes you are right , Carpenter really wanted to wake us up !

[@justinkirschenman2232]

@@jaycee8334 It's not that he necessarily wanted to wake us up, these people that the movie was about always tell us what they are going to do to us. There is plenty of material on what is called "revelation of the method". These people have to tell us what they are going to do to us. They think that if they tell us, and they don't hang for it, they have our permission. That's an extremely simplified explanation of it. They don't care if it's cryptic (movies, books and music) or out in the open (the great rest, the fourth industrial revolution, mandatory vaccinations, immunity passports), all that matters is that we have been exposed to the idea. I don't believe Carpenter was warning us, he was asking for our permission. Same with Huxley and Orwell.

[@livingbeing1113]

@@justinkirschenman2232 Spot on. They always tell us in a way or another what they're doing, they have to, so that they're in "honor" and can proceed. It's up to us to say no and do something about it, there's no other solution.

[@MrMightyZ]

John Carpenter is a cool dude was such a unique voice from Hollywood in the 80's and 90's. Always interesting, his movies always bring a smile and while Escape From New York and Big Trouble are two of my all time favorite movies, The Thing is a modern masterpiece. Although his other movies show various levels of polish (and very different mood or motivation from Mr Carpenter) and quality in some areas is super patchy, I always rushed to see a new Carpenter movie.

[@MrMightyZ]

P.S. I always love John C's spartan synth soundtracks too with the soundtrack to Thing and Halloween being my favorites.

[@missnwo9563]

This was one of my dads favorite films to he was a huge fan of Piper to cool video

[@KutWrite]

Nothing from Meg?

[@PaladinHero]

OMG did he really?! That's amazing, dude!

[@Ayanami0001]

Meg Foster must be an ageless cyborg!

[@greymajickjedi]

12:35 - How many fellow Trekkie geeks heard that Communicator chirp and thought it was their own phone like i did??? XD i was wondering why i only had one text message when i heard it go off at least one extra time.... :p Damn what an epic bunch of people. Fuckin Hot Rod, man..... Billy Joel and Iron Maiden were right: *Only The Good Die Young* And Roddy was right: *"THEY LIVE IS A DOCUMENTARY!!"*

[@MattSingh1]

The WrestleMania 3 attendance number WASN'T 93,000, it was actually closer to 78,000. The co-promoter of the event, Zane Bresloff, confirmed this to journalist Dave Meltzer in the mid-90s.

[@jamessullivan4391]

Who gives a flying fuck!

[@medic6211]

Love the movie...what if hypothetically this was real ?

[@DJxSGGxNeo]

Hmm, well it's not to far from the truth! xD

[@MrMightyZ]

Isn't it just like those crazy cats who have that "lizard people" conspiracy theory? Crazy cats. But it plays into the traditional jealousy/suspicion of the ruling class from the under classes. We always look up and wonder why those idiots get to be so special and these kind of theories are almost comforting because wouldn't it be cool if we didn't have to feel like failures compared to the rich because we're all really victims of some huge plot.

[@superdupervidsrus5702]

+Dave L after reading your comment I Cnt help but feel that you've probably and most definitely have now got yourself a nice fat bank balance or/and plenty of collateral and a nice, easy, lavish and luxurious lifestyle?? if I am wrong I wonder y u seem to accept an hierarchy and a system of a higher class who have more money and resources than anyone could spend in 10 lifetimes while at the bottom we av people working till they die and never having enough cash left to get anywhere, surely it is not right that some r automatically given right to rule and live like kings and others die young and never have anything other than the bottom of the barrel????

[@vvvv-lu8zi]

Looool its real loool...

[@MaximumEfficiency]

it's a documentary: kzbin.info/www/bejne/gKqQY6WHh7N7kJo

[@inumesenpai1700]

best true film! i love this movie a lot! great cast!

[@lincolnyaco5626]

I was wondering if I was the only one who knew how cool this film was!!?!

[@BMWMarv]

"Yeah, I've got a question... Roddy, how did it feel getting kicked in the nuts that many times?"

[@am2boni]

TOTALLY COOL!

[@JoeyWhittington]

RIP Rowdy Roddy!

[@doughboyz309]

The black guy said DVD, but I think he meant VHS! They Live is a true classic

[@txmetalhead82xk]

You mean, Al Simmons?

[@malong21]

LOL! Fantastic stuff, and what a great movie :)

[@vincecommando7575]

This movie is way more relevant today than it ever was then. Like John Carpenter said the cultural values of the '80's never really stopped at all. Greed isn't just good, it's become embedded in our daily lives.

[@versetripn6631]

i SO love the power of coincidence! i JUST caught, studied and CONCLUDED that in Avengers: Age of Ultron, it is next to impossible for Clint Barton to have landed a bullseye past Tony Stark on a dartboard during the sequence in his family 'Safehouse'. Arriving here to watch this during my run of They Live clips, I now hear Keith David say, "It's all about ANGLES." and mention 'selling it'. The MCU sold audiences a TON of b.s. that we bought within their storylines. For people through decades of exposure, to repeatedly believe increasingly far-fetched yet everyday things are possible, when they aren't...is intended and more than quantifiable to Hollywood and anyone else paying attention. Like most of us don't.

[@tropocal2343]

*Very Cool!*

[@theengineer9910]

they re so funny!

[@dottydizzot5896]

Rod is Dope 🔥😄

[@ignaasfalk1806]

best movie ever

[@thecookerscorner]

DVDs were not on the cusp of anything in 1988.

[@Lee_MCMLXXI]

Poor Meg, didn't get a word in edge ways.

[@avigutierrez8948]

Roddy and meg make a nice couple

[@TheVampirePredator]

Sponsored by Diet Coke: Coke is it!

[@KBH27]

i thot Meg would speak too

[@joeontherun]

watching in 2024 rip roddy

[@Vyselink]

Thumbs up if you want a "They Live 2"!!!! We didn't actually see them die, so they could both come back!

[@WUTANGCLAN705]

keith david died in the stairwell when holly blasted the pistol against his chin, simulating the bullet going through his face. everyone just knew after piper fell slowly backwards afters the helicopter shot its M16 that he died slowly afterward. its not about showing what they did, but what happened afterward.

[@Konni1969]

I watched it in Cinemas back then. Shortly after that I became a Wrestling Fan.

[@jimmymoss3240]

2:01 🤣

[@IndigenousMonk]

if its a documentary , then psychedelics are the glasses.

[@reyty2]

The interviewer forgot about Meg Foster? Meg Foster was kinda left out. Sad.

[@TheOneTakeLiveCast]

2:06 he had them in stiches

[@ashtinglade7320]

Is that Keith David

[@txmetalhead82xk]

Yes sir

[@pinkystinkinc3475]

3:45

[@DemetriosMPapadakes]

coke, starbucks and a watch just like the one in the movie... LOL and a lot of talk about nothing really..

[@versetripn6631]

They live, We sleep

[@aarteestmj4958]

Who knew that the most racist man in wrestling would later be remembered best for being a Black man’s best friend in a movie.

[@CplFerro]

0 dislikes!

[@Big_time_949]

Are all three of them dead now? I know Roddy and the female are deceased, but is the black actor dead too?

[@trinityj1]

Keith David and Meg Foster are both alive.

[@geneawisea2708]

They Live is an image of the Current U.S. Presidency

[@klskloss6459]

r2d2 at 5.37min

[@mrmib82]

BUT SHE STILL LOOKED HOT THOUGH!

[@gloppyplop7511]

3:58