Rent Lifeforce (1985)
3.1 of 5 from 147 ratings
1h 46min
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- Synopsis:
- When a space shuttle crew finds a mysterious spacecraft containing three human-looking creatures in a state of suspended animation, they bring them back to Earth for further investigation.
It's only then that scientists discover that they are in fact a race of space vampires that feed off people's life-force rather than their blood. So when they escape and run amok in London, the consequences are apocalyptic - and the shuttle crew's only survivor (Steve Railsback) seems to be the only man who can stop them. - Actors:
- Steve Railsback, Mathilda May, Peter Firth, Frank Finlay, Patrick Stewart, Michael Gothard, Nicholas Ball, Aubrey Morris, Nancy Paul, John Hallam, John Keegan, Chris Jagger, Bill Malin, Jerome Willis, Derek Benfield, John Woodnutt, John Forbes-Robertson, Peter Porteous, Katherine Schofield, Owen Holder
- Directors:
- Tobe Hooper
- Producers:
- Menahem Golan, Yoram Globus
- Voiced By:
- Patrick Jordan, Kerry Shale
- Narrated By:
- John Larroquette
- Writers:
- Colin Wilson, Dan O'Bannon
- Studio:
- MGM Home Entertainment
- Genres:
- Classics, Horror, Sci-Fi & Fantasy
- Collections:
- A History of Films Set In The Future, A Brief History of Film...
- BBFC:
- Release Date:
- 14/10/2013
- Run Time:
- 106 minutes
- Languages:
- English DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1, English LPCM Stereo
- Subtitles:
- English Hard of Hearing
- Formats:
- Pal
- Aspect Ratio:
- Widescreen 2.35:1
- Colour:
- Colour
- BLU-RAY Regions:
- B
- Bonus:
- Isolated Music and Effects Soundtrack
- Audio Commentary with Tobe Hooper, moderated by filmmaker Tim Sullivan
- Audio Commentary with Academy Award-winning visual effects artist Douglas Smith, moderated by filmmaker and scholar Howard S. Berger
- Audio Commentary with make-up effects artist Nick Maley, moderated by filmmaker Michael Felsher
- Cannon Fodder: The Making of Lifeforce - An epic UK-exclusive look at the genesis, production and release of Lifeforce featuring interviews with Hooper, associate producer Michael J. Kagan, editor John Graver, actors Aubrey Morris and Nicholas Ball, makeup artist Sandra Exelby, screenwriter Michael Armstrong, sound designer Vernon Messenger, art designer Tom Adams, Douglas Smith and effects artist John Schoonraad
- Space Vampires in London: An interview with Tobe Hooper
- Dangerous Beauty: An interview with Mathilda May, Lifeforce's iconic star Carlsen's Curse: Star Steve Railsback looks back on Lifeforce and his career
- Original Theatrical Trailers
- Disc 1:
- This disc includes the main feature
- Disc 2:
- This disc includes the following:
- Theatrical Version
- BBFC:
- Release Date:
- Unknown
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Reviews (2) of Lifeforce
Best Cannon Film ever made - Lifeforce review by JA
Directed by the late Tobe Hooper this science fiction horror film may well not be perfect and it is on the ridiculous side of things but it is highly enjoyable while not being boring for one moment. This is down to a solid cast giving it their all, good special and practical effects, believable production, action scenes that are typically 80s in all the best ways with explosions aplenty, an engrossing plot and a rousing score by Henry Mancini. It also is quite unique, weird and doesn't give up on its convictions while also being a film I can't imagine being filmed to the same high level with all its unique elements being done today.
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Great British SciFi/Horror. - Lifeforce review by GI
This British scifi horror film was treated as low budget B movie on it's release and much derided by critics and the public alike but over the years it has gained a cult following and is now regarded as an interesting addition to the science fiction/horror genre hybrid. A space mission to study Halley's Comet as it passes close to Earth discovers a massive object hidden in the tail of the comet. The crew investigate and find the remains of an alien species and three human bodies which they return to their spaceship. But the ship is later found burnt out and the crew all dead although the strange bodies have survived the fire and are taken to Earth by a rescue ship where they awaken and unleash an ancient evil. The film is a great story and although the special effects may appear a little old fashioned by today's standards they are mostly shot in camera and are quite exciting. It's a violent film and occasionally gory and has a notoriety because French actress Mathilda May spends most of her screen time totally naked. The cast includes Steve Railsback as the Commander of the spacecraft, Peter Firth as an SAS Colonel and an early screen role for Patrick Stewart. This is one of my guilty secret films, a really entertaining piece of hokum from the Golan-Globus Productions (Cannon Films as it was to become) and well worth checking out as there's a restored BluRay version with two cuts of the film, the theatrical cut and a longer International version.
2 out of 2 members found this review helpful.