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Lifeforce

Year:
Duration:
116 min | USA:101 min (edited version)
Genres:
Horror | Sci-Fi | Thriller
IMDB rate:
6.1
Director:
Tobe Hooper
Awards:
1 win & 2 nominations
Details
Country: UK
Release Date: 1985-06-21
Filming Locations: Christchurch, Hampshire, England, UK
Earnings
Budget: $25,000,000
Opening Weekend: $4,209,136 (USA) (23 June 1985)
Gross: $11,603,545 (USA) (28 July 1985)
Cast
Actor
Character
Mathilda May
Mathilda May
Lifeforce
Steve Railsback
Col. Tom Carlsen
Peter Firth
Col. Colin Caine
Frank Finlay
Dr. Hans Fallada
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
Jamie Roberts
Rawlings
Russell Sommers
Navigation Officer
Patrick Connor
Fatherly Guard
Sidney Kean
Brash Guard
Paul Cooper
Second Guard
Chris Sullivan
Kelly
Milton Cadman
First Soldier
Rupert Baker
Second Soldier
Gary Hildreth
Police Surgeon
Edward Evans
Doctor
Nicholas Donnelly
Police Inspector
Peter Lovstrom
First Boy in Park (as Peter Løvstrøm)
Julian Firth
Second Boy in Park
Carl Rigg
Brendan - First Radar Technician
Elizabeth Heery
Second Radar Technician (as Elizabeth Morton)
Geoffrey Frederick
Communications Officer
David English
First Crewperson
Emma Jacobs
Second Crewperson
Michael John Paliotti
Third Crewperson
Brian Carroll
Fourth Crewperson
Richard Oldfield
Mission Leader
Christopher Barr
Trajectory Officer
Burnell Tucker
N.A.S.A. Man
Thom Booker
First N.A.S.A. Officer
Michael Fitzpatrick
Second N.A.S.A. Officer
Richard D. Sharp
Ship Crewman (as Richard Sharpe)
John Golightly
Colonel
William Lindsay
Colonel's Aide
David Beckett
Soldier
Sidney Livingstone
Ned Price (as Sydney Livingstone)
Ken Parry
Sykes
John Edmunds
BBC Commentator
Haydn Wood
Helicopter Pilot
John Larroquette
Narrator (unconfirmed)
Del Baker
Soldier at Greenwich (uncredited)
John Benson
Man on Tannoy (uncredited)
Ian Cashmore
Landing Officer (Heliport) (uncredited)
Barrie Holland
London Man (uncredited)
Frank Jakeman
Soldier (uncredited)
Patrick Jordan
Communications Officer (voice) (uncredited)
Hauke Martin
Zombie Shot in Head (uncredited)
James Payne
NASA Man (uncredited)
Kerry Shale
Rawlins (voice) (uncredited)
Tip Tipping
Man Attacked by Zombies (uncredited)
Chris Webb
Various Zombies (uncredited)
Did you know?
Trivia
possible actors for Caine were Jon Finch and Alan Lake, Nicholas Ball.
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Nicholas Ball filmed his role over six weeks period in 1984.
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Geoffrey Frederick is dubbed by Patrick Jordan.
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Goofs
When the troopers are battling the male aliens as they back toward the steps, gunfire can be heard even though they're clearly not firing but just waving the guns around.
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The helicopter flying over London, is an obvious remote-controlled model; gliding over a miniature of the city.
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The payload doors of the shuttle are closed. According to NASA, payload bay doors are always opened shortly after the shuttle reaches orbit as a means of dumping excess heat.
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Quotes
Colonel Colin Caine: [looking at a shrivelled corpse] And this was murder, you say?
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NASA man: I'd say she's perfect. I've been in space for six months and she looks perfect to me.
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Colonel Colin Caine: Tell me again how the girl over powered you.
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Faq
Q
What does the final scene in the ship mean?
A
Open to interpretation, either the energy of the human souls has been used to revive the vampires in their crystal coffins or the humans have actually become the new vampires and are preserved until the ship returns to Earth with Halley's comet.
Q
What are the differences between the Theatrical Version and the Director's Cut?
A
The only released version in Germany e.g. is the Theatrical Version. In the UK and US on the other hand, the only available DVD Version is the longer Original Version, referred to as Director's Cut.Lots of footage got cut out but most of the cuts were probably made for pace. Lots of scenes refering to vampires have been removed. Apart from that, the investigations of incidents with vampires, which have been cut out from the Theatrical Version, are much shorter as well. Some scenes really benefit from this because the timing is better but in most cases, the Director's Cut is the better and more convincing version. In total there are more than 100 hundred differences between both versions resulting in a difference of more than 14 minutes. A very detailed comparison between both versions with pictures can be found here.
Q
So what happens to Carlsen and the spacegirl?
A
2 real possibilities, firstly that they're both dead and their energy released as with the rest of the victims. Secondly that they are still alive and preserved on the ship and will return with Halley's comet in the mid 21st centuary
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Photos from cast
Mathilda May
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