Lifeforce (1985): Tobe Hooper's Space Vampire Science Fiction Cult Classic

Why is Lifeforce one of the best films The Cannon Group ever financed?Tobe Hooper's Lifeforce is a sci/fi horror with off-the-wall ideas and some batshit crazy scenes. And I love it!It's hard to stand out in the vampire and zombie genres, but this film can claim some originality points in both columns.The movie has plenty of fans today, but it didn't fare too well at the box office or with 1980s critics.An ambitious effort from Cannon Films, it was one of their attempts to move away from exploitation and action genre pieces and into the higher-concept vehicles.Join me for this discussion of a naked space vampire girl, Sir Patrick Stewart, and a London apocalypse.Directed by Tobe Hooper. Screenplay by Dan O'Bannon and Don Jakoby. Based on The Space Vampires by Colin Wilson. Starring Steve Railsback, Peter Firth, Frank Finlay, and Mathilda May.Connect with us on Bluesky:@not-ni-theaters.bsky.socialAnd to read more of Will's writing or check out more podcast episodes, you can visit him at: willturntale.com