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Lifeforce (1985) Movie Release Dates / Movie Details
- Our Score: ☆ 6/10
Read our Lifeforce Movie Review - Overall Score: ☆ 5.76/10
IMDB: ☆ 6.1/10
Metascore: ☆ 5.0/10
Tomatometer: ☆ 5.8/10
Lifeforce Plot Synopsis:
The space shuttle Churchill is assigned to observe Halley's Comet under the command of Colonel Tom Carlsen. They see a strange form attached to the comet and Carlsen goes with a team to investigate. They find three humanoid life forms in caskets and they bring them to the Churchill. However, Earth loses contact with the shuttle and the Space Research Center sends another spacecraft to search the Churchill. They find the crew dead and the shuttle burnt and one rescue pod missing. They bring the humanoids to Earth and soon Dr. Hans Fallada and his team discover that the Space Girl is a sort of vampire and drains the life force from people, transforming them into zombies. When the authorities find that Colonel Tom Carlsen has survived, they summon him to explain what happened in the Churchill. Carlsen tells an incredible story about the three aliens and he teams up with Colonel Colin Caine trying to save mankind from the evil vampires from space.
Synopsis / Plot Summary: A race of space vampires arrive in London and infect the populace.
Tagline: In outer space they unleashed a force more evil than the world had ever imagined!.. [UK Theatrical]
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Type: MovieYear: 1985 (more 1985 movies)
Nominations: 2
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Lifeforce is Streaming on Amazon PrimeLanguage: English
Country: United Kingdom
Release Dates: Movie Release Dates / Lifeforce Release Dates Blu-ray 4K: May 24, 2022, Blu-ray CE: May 24, 2022, Blu-ray: May 24, 2022
Writers: Colin Wilson, Dan O'Bannon, Don Jakoby, Michael Armstrong, Olaf Pooley
Producers: Yoram Globus, Menahem Golan, Michael J. Kagan
Editors: John Grover
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Lifeforce (1985) Cast (Click to Expand)
Lifeforce Cast
| Cast overview, first billed only: | Character(s) | |
|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| John Woodnutt | ... | Metallurgist |
| John Forbes-Robertson | ... | The Minister (as James Forbes-Robertson) |
| Peter Porteous | ... | Prime Minister |
| Katherine Schofield | ... | Prime Minister''s Secretary |
| Owen Holder | ... | First Scientist |
Fun Facts: 15 Real AGES of Cast
- Steve Railsback (b. November 16, 1945) – Col. Tom Carlsen
Sign: Scorpio, Height: 5' 10" (1.78 m)
Also known as: Stephen Railsback | Steven Railsback - Peter Firth (b. October 27, 1953) – Col. Colin Caine
Sign: Scorpio, Height: 5' 9" (1.75 m) - Frank Finlay, as Dr. Hans Fallada, passed away at age 89 in Weybridge, Surrey, England, UK.
Sign: Leo, Height: 5' 8" (1.73 m) - Mathilda May (b. February 8, 1965) – Space Girl
Sign: Aquarius, Height: 5' 6" (1.68 m) - Patrick Stewart (b. July 13, 1940) – Dr. Armstrong
Sign: Cancer, Height: 5' 9" (1.75 m)
Also known as: Sir Patrick Stewart - Michael Gothard, as Dr. Bukovsky, passed away at age 53 in London, England, UK.
Sign: Cancer, Height: 6' 2" (1.88 m) - Nicholas Ball (b. April 11, 1946) – Roger Derebridge
Sign: Aries - Aubrey Morris, as Sir Percy Heseltine, passed away at age 89 in Los Angeles, California, USA.
Sign: Gemini, Height: 5' 5½" (1.66 m) - Nancy Paul – Ellen Donaldson
- John Hallam, as Lamson, passed away at age 65 in Clifton, Oxfordshire, England, UK.
Sign: Scorpio - John Keegan – Guard
- Chris Jagger (b. November 30, 1946) – First Vampire (as Christopher Jagger)
Also known as: Chris Jagger Band | Christopher Jagger - Bill Malin – Second Vampire
- Jerome Willis, as Pathologist, passed away at age 85 in London, England, UK.
Sign: Scorpio, Height: 5' 11" (1.8 m) - Derek Benfield – Physician
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