Lifeforce

"In the blink of an eye, the terror begins."

Jun 21 1985 R 1h 41m
Action, Horror, Mystery

A space shuttle mission investigating Halley's Comet brings back a malevolent race of space vampires who transform most of London's population into zombies. The only survivor of the expedition and British authorities attempt to capture a mysterious but beautiful alien woman who appears responsible.

Plot

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.

Written by

Colin Wilson, Dan O'Bannon, Don Jakoby

Directed by

Tobe Hooper

Production Countries

United Kingdom

Production Companies

TriStar Pictures, Cannon Group, London-Cannon Films, Easedram, Golan-Globus Productions

Languages

English

Awards

1 win & 2 nominations total

Scores
# of Votes
31,689
Average Rating
6.1 out of 10
Metascore
50
Popularity
NA