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Trancers Collection

Trancers

Name: Trancers
Released: 1984-11-07T00:00:00.000000Z
Rating: 6.0

His name is Deth. He hunts Trancers. Even in the 20th Century.

1984 • 77 min • ★ 6.0 (233) • Released

Crime Science Fiction

Angel City trooper Jack Deth is sent back in time from 2247 to 1985 L.A. to inhabit the body of his ancestor. Deth's assignment is to find his archenemy, Whistler, who turns people into zombies, before the fiend is able to kill all the ancestors of the future's governing council.

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Original title: Trancers
Language: EN
Country: US
Budget: $400,000
Revenue: —

Reviews & Ratings 1

Wuchak

Sep 1, 2024 · via TMDB

★ 6.0

**_Fun time-travel sci-fi thriller with a young Helen Hunt_** A no-nonsense detective in 2247 (Tim Thomerson) has to go back in time to stop a cult leader who has the power to mesmerize people into a zombie-like state. He enlists a likable blonde to assist him, an assistant for Santa at the local mall (Helen Hunt). "Trancers" (1984) has similarities to “The Terminator” mixed with a little “Blade Runner” and Humphrey Bogart, but that more popular James Cameron film is vastly superior because it had 14 times the budget; it also beat it to theaters. This one has a wink of amusement, like they weren’t taking it too seriously. Still, if you can roll with that, it’s entertaining enough and has some interesting ideas, like the unique method of time travel with people going back by injecting a drug that enables them to take over the body of an ancestor. It obviously influenced “Warlock,” which came out five years later, and was popular enough to produce six sequels between 1988-2002. I’m including the 20-minute 1988 short “Trancers: City of Lost Angels,” which wasn’t actually released until 2013 because it was originally set to appear on a shelved anthology called “Pulse Pounders.” The proper full-length sequel, “Trancers II: The Return of Jack Deth,” debuted in 1991 with Thomerson, Hunt and Biff Manard returning from this one. Helen was 21 during shooting and never looked better. Exhibit A is her opening scene in a green leotard. The flick’s short ‘n’ sweet at 1 hour, 16 minutes. It was shot in Los Angeles, except for the beach scene in nearby Malibu. The mall sequence was filmed at Panorama Mall. GRADE: B-

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Cast 16

Tim Thomerson

Trooper Jack Deth

Helen Hunt

Leena

Art LaFleur

McNulty

Telma Hopkins

Ruth Raines

Richard Herd

Chairman Spencer

Anne Seymour

Chairman Ashe

Miguel Fernandes

Officer Lopez

Pete Schrum

Santa Claus

Barbara Perry

Mrs. Santa Claus

Richard Erdman

Drunken Wise Man

Wiley Harker

Dapper Old Man

Alyson Croft

Baby McNulty

Michael McGrady

Chris Lavery

Don Ross

Security Guard

Kymberly Sheppard

Newswoman

Clu Gulager

Mall Security Guard

Crew 18

Frank Darabont

Art Department Assistant

Mac Ahlberg

Director of Photography

Howard Berger

Special Effects Makeup Artist

John Carl Buechler

Special Effects Makeup Artist

Howard Berger

Makeup Effects

John Carl Buechler

Special Effects

Dan Bradley

Stunt Coordinator

Christopher Doyle

Stunts

Dan Bradley

Stunts

Donna Evans

Stunts

Donna Keegan

Stunts

Greg Robbins

Stunts

Ray Lykins

Stunts

Charles Band

Director

Ted Nicolaou

Editor

Peter Manoogian

Executive In Charge Of Production

Charles Band

Producer

Richard Band

Music Supervisor

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US Release Dates 3

May 6, 1985

PG-13 Theatrical

Oct 18, 1985

Vestron Video #VA5086 [VHS] 76 minutes

PG-13 Physical

Feb 7, 2025

'Trancers: Noir' black-and-white version

NR Digital