{"version":1,"type":"rich","provider_name":"Libsyn","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.libsyn.com","height":90,"width":600,"title":"LIFEFORCE (1985) \u2013 Episode 206 \u2013 Decades Of Horror 1980s","description":"\u201cI mean, in a sense, we\u2019re all vampires.\u201d Everyone is draining the life out of everyone else in one way or another? Hmmm, that\u2019s a dark take, but a fair point. Join your faithful Grue-Crew \u2013 Chad Hunt, Bill Mulligan, Crystal Cleveland, and Jeff Mohr  \u2013 as they drain everything possible from Tobe Hooper\u2019s Lifeforce (1985). Decades of Horror 1980s Episode 206 \u2013 Lifeforce (1985) Join the Crew on the Gruesome Magazine YouTube channel! Subscribe today! And click the alert to get notified of new content! https:\/\/youtube.com\/gruesomemagazine A race of space vampires arrives in London and infects the populace, beginning an apocalyptic descent into chaos. Director: Tobe Hooper Writers: Dan O\u2019Bannon & Don Jakoby (screenplay); Colin Wilson (from 1976 novel The Space Vampires) Music: Henry Mancini Cinematography: Alan Hume (director of photography) Production Design: John Graysmark Makeup Department: Nick Maley (makeup effects & prosthetics supervisor) Visual Effects: John Dykstra (special visual effects) Selected 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. Leonard Bukovsky Nicholas Ball as Roger Derebridge Aubrey Morris as Sir Percy Heseltine Nancy Paul as Ellen John Hallam as Lamson John Keegan as Guard Chris Jagger as First Vampire Bill Malin as Second Vampire Jerome Willis as Pathologist Derek Benfield as Physician John Woodnutt as Metallurgist John Forbes-Robertson as The Minister Lifeforce is the first of three films Tobe Hooper made with Cannon, followed by Invaders From Mars (1986) and The Texas Chainsaw Massacre 2 (1986). As Bill\u2019s pick, it\u2019s a film he frequently revisits trying to understand the choices made during its making. He\u2019s always liked the film, even while feeling a bit baffled. Chad first read about Lifeforce in Fangoria. He loved how crazy and wild it was when he first saw it and he still does. Chad\u2019s never quite sure what he thinks of Steve Railsback\u2019s performance because to him, he\u2019ll always be the Charles Manson he portrayed in Helter Skelter (1976). The excellent practical and visual effects are what pull Jeff into this movie.  All three of this episode\u2019s Grue-Crew compare Lifeforce to the feel of Hammer\u2019s Quatermass and the Pit (1967) and indeed, may have been a better picture if Hooper had gone full-Quatermass. And of course, they all agree that Mathilda May is phenomenal at portraying the female vampire with style and grace while spending nearly the entire film unabashedly nude. For other Decades of Horror discussions of Tobe Hooper films (and Quatermass and the Pit to boot), checkout the following episodes: Eaten Alive (1976) \u2013 Episode 136 \u2013 Decades Of Horror 1970s Salem\u2019s Lot (1979) \u2014 Episode 69 \u2014 Decades Of Horror 1970s The Funhouse (1981) \u2014 Episode 90 \u2014 Decades Of Horror 1980s Poltergeist (1982) \u2013 Episode 106 \u2013 Decades Of Horror 1980s Texas Chainsaw Massacre II (1986) \u2014 Episode 81 \u2014 Decades Of Horror 1980s Quatermass And The Pit (1967) \u2013 Episode 93 \u2013 Decades Of Horror: The Classic Era If you so desire, at the time of this writing, you can stream Lifeforce from Tubi and PlutoTV with ads, or from various PPV streaming services. If physical media is what trips your trigger, Lifeforce (Collector\u2019s Edition) (4K UHD) is scheduled for release May 24, 2022 from Scream Factory. And let\u2019s face it, it\u2019s always time to revisit Tobe Hooper\u2019s films. Every two weeks, Gruesome Magazine\u2019s Decades of Horror 1980s podcast will cover another horror film from the 1980s. The next episode\u2019s film, chosen by Crystal will be Vamp (1986), featuring a speechless Grace Jones.  Please let them know how they\u2019re doing! They want to hear from you \u2013 the coolest, grooviest fans:  leave them a message or leave a comment on the gruesome Magazine Youtube channel, on the website or email the Decades of Horror 1980s podcast hosts at feedback@gruesomemagazine.com ","author_name":"Decades of Horror | Horror News Radio","author_url":"http:\/\/docrotten.libsyn.com","html":"