Trancers

Trancers (1984)

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

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.

Date of release
1984-11-07
TMDB
5.9 / 10 (240)
Runtime
1h 17m
Genres
Science Fiction, Crime
Director
Charles Band
Collection
Trancers Collection

Casting

Interesting facts

Trancers is a 1984 American science fiction action film directed by Charles Band and starring Tim Thomerson, Helen Hunt, and Art LaFleur. It is the first film in the Trancers series. Thomerson plays Jack Deth, a Philip Marlowe-esque police detective from the 23rd century who travels to the 1980s to bring his old nemesis to justice. The film portrays a unique method of time travel: people can travel back in time by injecting themselves with a drug that allows them to take over the body of an ancestor.

Production

The idea of the film came from the producer's admiration of Humphrey Bogart's work.

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