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Cast
Roddy Piper (Nada)Keith David (Frank)Meg Foster (Holly)George 'Buck' Flower (Drifter)Peter Jason (Gilbert)Raymond St. Jacques (Street Preacher)Jason Robards III (Family Man)John Lawrence (Bearded Man)Susan Barnes (Brown Haired Woman)Sy Richardson (Black Revolutionary)Wendy Brainard (Family Man's Daughter)Lucille Meredith (Female Interviewer)Susan Blanchard (Ingenue)Norman Alden (Foreman)Dana Bratton (Black Junkie)John F. Goff (Well Dressed Customer)Thelma Lee (Rich Lady)Stratton Leopold (Depressed Human)
Director
John Carpenter
Synopsis
They influence our decisions without us knowing it. They numb our senses without us feeling it. They control our lives without us realizing it. They live.
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