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Lifeforce

1985
R
1h 41m

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Lifeforce (1985)

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A race of space vampires arrives in London and infects the populace, beginning an apocalyptic descent into chaos.A race of space vampires arrives in London and infects the populace, beginning an apocalyptic descent into chaos.A race of space vampires arrives in London and infects the populace, beginning an apocalyptic descent into chaos.

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- Tobe Hooper
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Director
- Tobe Hooper
Writers
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319User reviews
179Critic reviews
50Metascore

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Awards
- 1 win & 2 nominations total

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Top Cast72

Steve Railsback

Carlsen

Space Girl

Caine

Fallada

Patrick Stewart

Dr. Armstrong

Michael Gothard

Bukovsky

Derebridge

Sir Percy

Ellen

Lamson

Guard

1st Vampire
(as Christopher Jagger)

2nd Vampire

Pathologist

Physician

Metallurgist

John Forbes-Robertson

The Minister
(as James Forbes-Robertson)

Prime Minister

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- Tobe Hooper
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Trivia
For her audition as Space Girl, Mathilda May had to learn her lines phonetically because her English was very poor at the time. In fact, when she was asked to disrobe, she excused herself to call her manager first, afraid that she was auditioning for a pornographic movie; it wasn't until she was assured that it was for a science-fiction movie that she relented. During the six months that May spent in London, England on this movie, she learned how to speak English, and even picked up a London accent.

Goofs
When Carlson is facing the steps of the cathedral you can see piles of twitching bodies all over the steps leading up to the doors. As he walks up the stairs you can clearly see some of the extras holding onto the limbs of the dummies in the pile and shaking them to make them move.

Quotes
Colonel Tom Carlsen: It was the hardest thing I ever did.
Dr. Bukovsky: We understand. It must have taken great courage to try and...
Colonel Tom Carlsen: No, you don't understand. Part of me didn't want to leave. She killed all my friends and I still didn't want to leave. Leaving her was the hardest thing I ever did.

Alternate versions
Scenes cut from 101 min but in 116 min version.
Voiceover describing the Churchill's mission and the Nerva device.
Derebridge has a conversation with the Radar Technicians about the object in the comet and it being 150 miles long.
The opening line of Carlsen about what is 150 miles long Astronauts going into the comet has remarks from Derebridge about the state of the craft.
The Spacecraft opening up has bits and pieces removed.
Dr. Bukovsky being told by a RAF officer about the state of Churchill's orbit and it had not changed since leaving the comet.
Bukovsky and a NASA official agreeing that the Columbia should be sent into space to investigate.
Scenes with the Columbia rescue party trimmed in particular talk about fate of the crew and obtaining the video tapes.
A whole scene is removed which introduces Fallanda and The Pathologist which sets up Fallanda's character.
A Cabinet Minister discussing the crystal cases with Fallanda, Bukovsky the pathologist and a Metallurgist.
The Minister is inquiring whether X Rays have been done and their results -- blurred images. The metallurgist is very puzzled by the cases. Plus comments about are the bodies being alive.
After being shown the Guard's body, Colonel Caine is interrogating Bukovsky and Fallanda about the Space Girl (Matilda May). Being told about the Churchill's escape Pod being missing, the fire and the cases. After this Fallanda's conversation with Caine about is there life after death is trimmed.
The Hyde Park scene is trimmed; the Police Inspector (Nicholas Donnelly) has three lines in 116 version but in the 101 min version he has one line.
Bukovsky on the phone about Carlsen being in a Walter Reed Army Hospital, he demands Carlsen is brought to London.
Carlsen's debriefing in 116 version also includes Bukovsky introducing Colonel Caine of the SAS remarking about we all thought You were dead plus the comments about a pretty nurse, the Churchill flashback is trimmed.
Just before Carlsen's nightmare a scene where Bukovsky informs Caine that NASA have tracked a strange object leaving the comet which is heading for Earth in two days time also there is to be a meeting at Downing Street (The Prime Minister and his Cabinet meet at the PM's home for non UK readers).
After the hypnotizing of Carlsen's comments made by Bukosvsky about the vampires of legend taking their Earth with them ( The majority of comments about vampires in 116 version are missing from 101 version explains why the title was changed from Space Vampires to Lifeforce).
The scene with Ellen(Nancy Paul) is cut slightly.
The attack on Dr.Armstrong(Patrick Stewart) is shortened.
The Kiss between Armstrong and Carlsen is removed.
After the deaths of Sir Percy(Aubrey Morris) and Armstrong, the Churchill flashback the love scene between Carlsen and the Space Girl is cut to the bone. Likewise the scene with the Infected PM (Peter Porteous) and his Secretary, Miss Haversham(Katherine Schofield) has had huge chunks cut out e.g. the PM being told of The Home Secretary's demise. Plus there are lines reactions closeups omitted here where and everywhere. The 101 Min version had some more zombie mayhem.

Connections
Featured in The Making of... 'Lifeforce' (1985)

Soundtracks
The Lifeforce Theme
Written by Michael Kamen and Henry Mancini
Performed by Henry Mancini

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Details

Release date
- June 21, 1985 (United States)
Country of origin
- United Kingdom
Language
- English
Also known as
- Fuerza siniestra
Filming locations
- Alexandra Palace, Alexandra Palace Way, Muswell Hill, London, England, UK(Army Base "Blackheath")
Production companies
- Easedram
- London-Cannon Films
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Box office

Budget
- $25,000,000 (estimated)
Gross US & Canada
- $11,603,545
Opening weekend US & Canada
- $4,209,136
- Jun 23, 1985
Gross worldwide
- $11,605,118

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Tech specs

Runtime
- 1h 41m(101 min)
Color
- Color
Sound mix
- Dolby Atmos
- Dolby Digital
Aspect ratio
- 2.35 : 1

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