They Live Magnets 1.25” OBEY CONSUME CONFORM SUBMIT Carpenter Rowdy Roddy Piper

Description: THEY LIVE Four Subliminal Message Magnets A set of four 1.25" flat magnets with slogans seen in the 1988 cult film ‘They Live.’ OBEY SUBMIT CONFORM CONSUME ‘They Live’ is a 1988 American science fiction film written and directed by John Carpenter, and based on the 1963 short story "Eight O'Clock in the Morning" by Ray Nelson. A drifter using the name "Nada" finds construction work in Los Angeles and befriends fellow construction worker Frank Armitage, who leads him to a shanty town soup kitchen. OBEY A bearded man with glasses who appears constantly in a disruptive television signal and a preacher both warn of conspiracies, and Nada discovers a nearby church is some sort of secret lab. SUBMIT After the church is raided and the shantytown bulldozed by the police, Nada retrieves a box of sunglasses from the church's wall. CONFORM The sunglasses reveal a hidden reality: all human media and advertising hide omnipresent subliminal stimuli to obey, consume, reproduce, and conform. Many of the elite – businessmen, cops, bankers - are actually grotesque aliens who look like animated corpses. CONSUME The film starred Roddy Piper (aka wrestler “Rowdy” Roddy Piper, Keith David and Meg Foster. SUBMIT Artist Shepard Fairey credits the film as a major source of inspiration, sharing a similar logo to his "Andre the Giant Has a Posse" campaign. OBEY "They Live was…the basis for my use of the word 'obey'," Fairey said. "The movie has a very strong message about the power of commercialism and the way that people are manipulated by advertising." OBEY ‘They Live’ is extensively referenced in the 2013 video game Saints Row IV. SUBMIT Keith David plays himself in a supporting role throughout the game, and a They Live-themed level towards the end of the game unlocks Roddy Piper as a combat ally. CONFORM Rock band Green Day paid homage to They Live in their music video for "Back in the USA", off of their album Greatest Hits: God's Favorite Band. CONSUME See our store for more interesting items - combine orders to save shipping! BUY THESE MAGNETS Click Here Flat collet magnet strong enough to hold up an envelope, or 2-3 sheets of paper. US penny for scale. Penny and ruler NOT included in price of magnet(s). 1.25 inches = 3.175 cm.

Price: 8.5 USD

Location: Raymond, New Hampshire

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