Sci-fi September: Science Fiction Influences (Part XVI)
What’s the most quoted worst movie line? It might just be:
“I’ve come to chew bubble gum and kick ass, and I’m all out of bubble gum.”
But if you are looking for it in Ray Faraday Nelson’s short story, “Eight O’Clock in the Morning,” you won’t find it. You will however, find it in John Carpenter’s 1988 sci-fi flick, “They Live.”
Rowdy Roddy Piper (of westling fame) plays a down and out guy looking for work in Los Angeles. While working construction and living in a homeless camp, he encounters a group who believe the rich and powerful are being controlled by an unknown entity.
He finds a pair of sunglasses that allow him to see their true image and the subliminal messages in all forms of media.
The film was a minor hit but grew a cult following.
Brilliantly, someone used the current political situation and created this:
The movie also features what I think is the longest fist fight scene in movie history, clocking in at six minutes when it was only supposed to last for 20 seconds.
Was it ridiculous? You bet. Did it add to the sroty? Hell, no. It gets longer every time you watch it.
Good movie, though.
-Leon
Leon Stevens is a multi-genre author, composer, guitarist, songwriter, and an artist, with a Bachelor of Music and Education. He published his first book of poetry, Lines by Leon: Poems, Prose, and Pictures in January 2020, followed by a book of original classical guitar compositions, Journeys, and a short story collection of science fiction/post-apocalyptic tales called The Knot at the End of the Rope and Other Short Stories. His newest publications are the novella trilogy, The View from Here, which is a continuation of one of his short stories, a new collection of poetry titled, A Wonder of Words, and his latest sci-fi mystery, Euphrates Vanished.
My new book page: http://books.linesbyleon.com/
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