LIFEFORCE (1985) | Tobe Hooper: The Cannon Years, Part I

<p>This new three-part series will act as a sequel to our previous series The Tragedy of Tobe Hooper. For these episodes, we'll be discussing Hooper's career immediately following his controversial directing gig on POLTERGEIST, a time during which he worked for the infamous 80s b-movie house Cannon Films.</p> <p>For the first of three films that he directed for Cannon, Hooper tackled a little-known sci-fi novel called The Space Vampires, which would come to life as a film in 1985 under the title LIFEFORCE, with a screenplay written by Dan O'Bannon and Don Jakoby (BLUE THUNDER).</p> <p>In this episode, we'll explore the creation of that film and how its release and reception helped to shape the rest of Hooper's filmmaking career.</p> <p>BUY OUR MERCH: <a href='http://cinemashock.threadless.com/'>http://cinemashock.threadless.com</a></p> <p>Coming Up:</p> <ul><li> <p><a href='https://www.justwatch.com/us/movie/lifeforce'>LIFEFORCE</a> (1985)</p> </li> <li> <p><a href='https://www.justwatch.com/us/movie/invaders-from-mars'>INVADERS FROM MARS</a> (1986)</p> </li> <li> <p><a href='https://www.justwatch.com/us/movie/the-texas-chainsaw-massacre-2'>THE TEXAS CHAIN SAW MASSACRE PART 2</a> (1986)</p> </li> </ul> <p>Theme Song: "There's Still a Little Bit of Time, If We Hurry and I Mean Hurry" by <a href='https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&source=web&cd=&cad=rja&uact=8&ved=2ahUKEwj8487dns3rAhXut1kKHWjpBtIQFjAAegQIBRAB&url=https%3A%2F%2Fslasherfilmfestivalstrategy.bandcamp.com%2F&usg=AOvVaw3qXZCJdUiLORfY6MbQrpo5'>Slasher Film Festival Strategy</a>.</p> <p>This episode was written, produced and edited by Gary Horne, Justin Bishop, & Todd Davis.</p> <p>Visit our website for episode archives, blogs and more: <a href='http://cinemashock.net/'>http://cinemashock.net</a></p> <p>Follow us:</p> <p><a href='http://twitter.com/cinema_shock'>twitter.com/cinema_shock</a></p> <p><a href='http://facebook.com/cinemashocknet'>facebook.com/cinemashocknet</a></p>