Released: 17th February 2025. IN THE BLINK OF AN EYE, THE TERROR BEGINS
When a space shuttle crew finds a mysterious spacecraft containing three human-looking creatures in a state of suspended animation, they bring them back to Earth for further investigation.
It’s only then that scientists discover that they are in fact a race of space vampires that feed off people’s life-force, rather than their blood. So when they escape and run amok in London, the consequences are apocalyptic – and the shuttle crew’s only survivor (Steve Railsback) seems to be the only man who can stop them.
Based on Colin Wilson’s novel The Space Vampires, with a screenplay co-written by Dan O’Bannon (Alien, Return of the Living Dead) and directed by Tobe Hooper (The Texas Chain Saw Massacre, Poltergeist), this lively sci-fi horror romp has a stellar cast including Peter Firth, Frank Finlay and Patrick Stewart – although it’s Mathilda May’s appearance as the seductive alien leader that attracts the most attention to this day.
4K ULTRA HD LIMITED EDITION CONTENTS
Brand new 4K restoration by Arrow Films of the 116-minute International Cut, plus a 4K restoration of the 101-minute Theatrical Cut from the original negative
Original lossless stereo audio plus optional 5.1 DTS-HD MA Surround and Dolby Atmos remixes for both cuts
Optional English subtitles for the deaf and hard-of-hearing for both cuts
Reversible sleeve featuring original and newly commissioned artwork by Dan Mumford
Collector’s booklet featuring writing on the film by Frank Collins
DISC ONE – INTERNATIONAL CUT
4K (2160p) Ultra HD Blu-ray presentation in Dolby Vision (HDR10 compatible)
Audio commentary by director Tobe Hooper, moderated by filmmaker Tim Sullivan
Audio commentary by visual effects artist Douglas Smith, moderated by filmmaker and scholar Howard S. Berger
Audio commentary with make-up effects artist Nick Maley, moderated by filmmaker Michael Felsher
Isolated music and effects track
Cannon Fodder: The Making of Lifeforce, an epic look at the genesis, production and release of the film, featuring interviews with Hooper, associate producer Michael J. Kagan, editor John Grover, actors Aubrey Morris and Nicholas Ball, make-up artist Sandra Exelby, screenwriter Michael Armstrong, sound designer Vernon Messenger, art designers Tom Adams and Roger Stewart, and effects artist John Schoonraad
Space Vampires in London, an archive interview with Tobe Hooper
Dangerous Beauty, an archive interview with Mathilda May
Carlsen’s Curse, an archive interview with Steve Railsback
Textless opening sequence
Theatrical trailers
DISC TWO – THEATRICAL CUT
4K (2160p) Ultra HD Blu-ray presentation in Dolby Vision (HDR10 compatible)
Isolated music and effects track
Interview outtakes from Mark Hartley’s Electric Boogaloo: The Wild, Untold Story of Cannon Films, featuring Hooper, Armstrong, Grover and Messenger
Split screen comparison with TV version