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    Nov 9, 2006, 08:23 PM
    80's sci-fi HBO/Showtime etc... title
    I'm looking for a sci-fi movie from the early 80's that was about some kind of brainwashing or hypnosis. There were these guns that flashed the victim into some type of hypnosis state temporarily. Also, there was mind control in advertising. Please help if you can!! Thanks!
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    Nov 10, 2006, 03:09 AM
    Hi Mark,
    This was late '80's, but could it be John Carpenter's "They Live"?:

    http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0096256/

    The subliminal messages hidden in the advertising were visible when wearing a special pair of sunglasses in this movie.
    Hope this helps. Take care.
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    Sep 30, 2010, 11:28 AM
    I think this may be the same movie I'm trying to find. Were there also times when the brainwashed were made to wear a silver apparatus over their eyes kind of like Jordy on Star Trek the Next Generation?
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    Feb 6, 2011, 02:46 PM
    The Movie is called Looker
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    Feb 6, 2011, 02:47 PM
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    The movie starred Albert Finney and Susan Dey.
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    Jul 30, 2013, 09:17 PM
    Here's more information, as I just answered a question about this movie elsewhere:

    Looker (1981)
    Starring Albert Finney, Susan Dey, James Coburn
    IMDb synopsis:
    Looker (1981) - Synopsis


    Looker (1981) - IMDb

    You can watch a fan-made video to the music of the theme song here:
    LOOKER (1981) - Song by Sue Saad - YouTube
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