Lifeforce

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

Cast

Steve Railsback

as Col. Tom Carlsen

Peter Firth

as Col. Colin Caine

Frank Finlay

as Dr. Hans Fallada

Mathilda May

as Space Girl

Patrick Stewart

as Dr. Armstrong

Michael Gothard

as Dr. Bukovsky

Nicholas Ball

as Roger Derebridge

Aubrey Morris

as Sir Percy Heseltine

Nancy Paul

as Ellen Donaldson

John Hallam

as Lamson

Reviews

teix

Great sci-fi flick. The story is very good, and the production and the actors did a great job. I don't think this movie is outdated, just more campy and enjoyable. A must see sci-fi classic....

Gimly

The promise of 1980s, practical effects, and energy vampires with no clothes on is apparently all it takes to get me to watch a movie. _Final rating:★★½ - Had a lot that appealed to me, didn’t quite work as a whole._...

adorablepanic

LIFEFORCE (1985) - By the mid '80s, Cannon Films was looking to move away from low-budget, disposable fare like HOSPITAL MASSACRE (1981) and BREAKIN' 2: ELECTRIC BOOGALOO (1984). Owners Menahem Golan and Yoram Globus had loftier ambitions: They wanted a blockbuster; a big-budget smash that they coul...

tmdb28039023

Lifeforce is the best Dracula from Space movie I’ve ever seen. I haven’t seen that many, mind you, and Vampirella and Dracula 3000 sure as shit didn’t set that particular bar especially high; on the other hand, Lifeforce is better-looking than many sci-fi/fantasy films released as recently as this t...

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