Esotericoclast

Friday, 24 April 2009

South Park 'Cripple Fight' - Homage To 'They Live' Fight Scene

Following on from the previous posting about the film They Live (1988) . The They Live fight scene was accurately reproduced in South Park episode 67 (2001) - "Cripple Fight."

The fight scene from They Live is shown in this youtube video with the soundtrack of the fight between Timmy and Jimmy from 'Cripple Fight'.

This youtube video (below) has an audio discussion by Trey and Matt where they give a mini commentary on the South Park 'Cripple Fight' episode.

The South Park 'Cripple Fight' cartoon scene is available on youtube here (embedding has been disabled by request).

The Film They Live (1988) - A Cult Classic

The film 'They Live' (1988) was directed by John Carpenter. The plot for the movie is based on the short story "Eight O’Clock in the Morning", by Ray Nelson, published in 1963. The film tapped into the fears of the 1980s regarding consumerism and economic decline. The portrayal of subliminal media advertising by a monied elite (the alien ruling class), and it's use to control human behaviour, is particularly powerful. The film is a cult classic and well worth viewing.

Below is the full film in 9 parts, shown on youtube.