Montgomery Film Festival Presents: John Carpenter's THEY LIVE. Once considered an underrated entry in John Carpenter's filmography, They Live has taken on a rising cult status in the past decade. In a dystopian version of Los Angeles, where aliens control every aspect of human life, a special pair of sunglasses allow Nada ("Rowdy" Roddy Piper) to discover this shocking reality, as he fights to free humanity from its captors.