Lifeform

About Lifeform

When the Viking space capsule suddenly returns to Earth from its long ago trip to Mars, it brings with it an intelligent visitor that is part "Alien" and part "ET". Encased in armor, it extends a human like form from its shell to examine its surroundings and shows an interest in humans including a soft caress of a female scientist prior to the Army killing it.

Mark H. Baker's Lifeform is a 1996 science fiction thriller film. Its themes are military, soldier, egg, and alien.

Cotter Smith takes the lead as Dr. Case Montgomery, Deirdre O'Connell as Dr. Gracia Scott, Robert Wisdom as Colonel Jessie Pratt, and Ryan Phillippe as Private Ryan. Released in September 1996, it runs 90 minutes.

The screenplay is by Mark H. Baker.

Final Fantasy: The Spirits Within, Alien Invasion: S.U.M.1, and Arrival make useful companions to Lifeform. It carries a R rating.