Synopsis
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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Cast
- Tim ThomersonTrooper Jack Deth
- Helen HuntLeena
- Biff ManardHap Ashby
- Michael StefaniMartin Whistler / Detective Weisling
- Art LaFleurMcNulty
- Telma HopkinsRuth Raines
- Richard HerdChairman Specer
- Anne SeymourChairman Ashe
- Miguel FernandesOfficer Lopez
- Pete SchrumSanta Claus
Recommendations
- 85
IGN
Directed with a threadbare and minimalist style by producer Charles Band, Trancers is the ultimate science fiction cult classic. - 80
Empire
One of the liveliest, wittiest, cleverest cheapies ever made. - 70
Time Out
This fizzing cheapo sci-fi actioner from no-frills genre specialist Band is a shameless amalgam of Blade Runner and The Terminator. So shameless, unpretentious and fast-paced, in fact, it's actually a lot of fun. - 70
Los Angeles Times
An unpretentious and amusing low-budget sci-fi entertainment. [24 Sep 1985, p.5] - 50
Variety
Only Hunt in the femme role breaks through a script that rarely rings new. - 25
TV Guide Magazine
Directed by Charles Band, the son of Italian trash-master Albert Band and the head of Empire Pictures, Trancers is on the same subgutter, grade-school-mentality level as the rest of Empire's output.
