Lifeforce (1985)

User Rating:

5.8/10   

Director:

Tobe Hooper

Writers:

Colin Wilson (novel)
Dan O'Bannon (screenplay) ...

Release Date:

21 June 1985 (USA)

Genre:

Horror | Sci-Fi | Thriller

Tagline:

In outer space they unleashed a force more evil than the world had ever imagined!.. [UK Theatrical]

Plot:

A space shuttle mission investigating Halley's Comet brings back a malevolent race of space vampires...

Plot Keywords:

Comet | Halleys Comet | Alien | Vampire | Space Shuttle

Awards:

1 win & 2 nominations

Cast

Steve Railsback	...	Col. Tom Carlsen
Peter Firth	...	Col. Colin Caine
Frank Finlay	...	Dr. Hans Fallada
Mathilda May	...	Space Girl
Patrick Stewart	...	Dr. Armstrong
Michael Gothard	...	Dr. Bukovsky
Nicholas Ball	...	Roger Derebridge
Aubrey Morris	...	Sir Percy Heseltine
Nancy Paul	...	Ellen Donaldson
John Hallam	...	Lamson
John Keegan	...	Guard
Chris Jagger	...	First Vampire (as Christopher Jagger)
Bill Malin	...	Second Vampire
Jerome Willis	...	Pathologist
Derek Benfield	...	Physician

Also Known As:

Space Vampires (UK) (alternative title) (USA) (working title)
Space Intruders (USA) (working title)
Vampires from Outer Space (UK) (working title)

Runtime:

116 min | USA:101 min (edited version)

Country:

UK

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.20 : 1

Sound Mix:

70 mm 6-Track (70 mm prints) | Dolby (35 mm prints)

Certification:

Norway:18 (video rating) | Iceland:16 | Singapore:M18 | Australia:M | Canada:13+ (Quebec) (cut US version) | Canada:14 (Nova Scotia) (cut US version) | Canada:18 (Nova Scotia) (uncut version) | Canada:AA (Ontario) (cut US version) (also uncut version) | Canada:PA (Manitoba) (uncut version) | Canada:R (Manitoba) (cut US version) | Finland:K-16 | France:-12 | Ireland:18 | Sweden:15 | UK:18 | USA:R | West Germany:16 | Netherlands:16 | Norway:(Banned) (1986-2003) (cinema release)

Filming Locations:

Brent Cross Shopping Centre, Hendon, London, England, UK

Company:

Golan-Globus Productions

Trivia:

Last film of Edward Evans.

Goofs:

Factual errors: John Forbes-Robertson who plays the Minister is mistakenly credited as James Forbes-Robertson in error

Quotes:

Colonel Tom Carlsen: She's resisting. I'm going to have to force her to tell me. Despite appearances, this women is a masochist. An extreme masochist. She wants me to force the name out of her. She wants me to hurt her. I can see the images in her mind. You want to stay? Otherwise wait outside!
Colonel Colin Caine: Not at all. I'm a natural voyeur.

Movie Connections:

Featured in Invaders from Mars (1986)

Calm down,people!

Holy mackerel! From the comments I've read so far,you would think Tobe Hooper and Cannon were trying to remake "The Magnificent Ambersons"or some other "classic of the cinema"!I personally believe they set out to provide an entertaining picture for public consumption,and as far as I'm concerned ,that's exactly what they accomplished.After wearing out my VHS copy,I had to buy the DVD,which is even better in WIDESCREEN....plus I can hit the ZOOM and see Mathilda May much better! Exciting story,great cast(Railsback always one of my faves,PLUS Firth,Stewart,Gothard,etc.).Someone commented about "cheesy effects"...are you kiddin'?The special effects in this picture are much better than the overdone computer junk you see nowadays.Of course,this is an 80's picture...no one has enough imagination to make a movie like this today!