The Arrivals (Video 2008)
Scenes includedLive Free or Die Hard (Project 12, 8/12) (Short 2011)
Imagery from the film appears in this short"FanboyFlicks - Weird Movies with Mark" The 5th Wave (TV Episode 2016)
Clips from the film are shown.Europa: The Last Battle (2017)
Clips from the film are shown.
The Making of 'They Live' (TV Short 1988)
Making of FeaturetteUltimate Fights from the Movies (Video 2002)
Los Angeles Plays Itself (2003)
Excerpts appear in the film.- Clips from the film are shown.
- Ellen Fox's #5 Conspiracy Theory movie
La Cité pétrifiée (1957)
Movie shown on television at homeless camp.
"Les vrais chasseurs de fantômes" The Haunting of Heck House (TV Episode 1990)
Peter says, "I have come here to chew bubblegum and kick ecto-plasm, and I'm all out of bubblegum."The Simpsons: Bart vs. the Space Mutants (Video Game 1991)
Bart's X-ray specs allow him to see aliens."Mystery Science Theater 3000" Godzilla vs. Megalon (TV Episode 1991)
Crow: "I have come here to chew sushi and kick butt, and I'm all out of sushi.""Fais-moi peur!" The Tale of the Super Specs (TV Episode 1992)
This episode is inspired by this movieFlashback (Video Game 1992)
Aliens are disguised as normal people in this game
Un jour un chat (1963)
Sunglasses revealing people's true identities.Five on the Black Hand Side (1973)
A character in that movie is the first to say: "I ain't givin' up nothing but bubble gum and hard time, and I'm fresh out of bubble gum."L'agence tous risques (TV Series 1983–1987)
Underground tunnel guard: "It's a win, man ! We've got to meet the A-Team !"Repo Man (1984)
S.O.S. fantômes (1984)
The communicators that the guards use are the P.K.E. meters from the earlier film.
"Power Rangers" Putty on the Brain (TV Episode 1994)
The plot is a spoof on the 1988 John Carpenter film.Mutant Species (1994)
The "chew bubblegum and kick ass" quote from this movie is parodied."South Park" Cripple Fight (TV Episode 2001)
The cripple fight between Timmy and Jimmy is a parody of the fight between Nada and Frank.Retarded Animal Babies (TV Series 2003–2023)
Episode RAB12 parodies the movie."Penn & Teller: Bullshit!" Family Values (TV Episode 2005)
Penn parodies the "chew bubblegum and kick ass" bit from this movie.