Eighties pro-wrester Rowdy Roddy Piper stars in this John Carpenter Horror/Action movie from 1988. Roddy Piper is a construction worker who drifts into the city and finds special sunglasses that allow him to see whats really going on around him. Creepy aliens are revealed behind their human disguises and the propaganda messages in the media around him reveal their true message to obey, consume and not think. Roddy aligns himself with the underground to take on the invaders that have infiltrated every aspect of American life. An interesting melding of consumer culture criticism with aliens, fist fights, lots of guns and a modest budget.

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