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Trancers (1984)

Action | 76 minutes
2,72 71 votes

Genre: Action / Scifi

Duration: 76 minuten

Alternative title: Future Cop

Country: United States

Directed by: Charles Band

Stars: Tim Thomerson, Helen Hunt and Michael Stefani

IMDb score: 6,0 (8.802)

Releasedate: 7 November 1984

Trancers plot

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

The year is 2247. Angel City, formerly Los Angeles, is terrorized by a murderous cult: the Trancers. Men and women who submit completely to the violent will of their leader Whistler. There's only one man who can take out Whistler for good: Jack Deth. City councilors order Jack to take out Whistler for good. But Whistler travels back in time with a sinister plan. In 1985 he wants to murder the ancestors of the councilors. Jack Deth travels after him. In old Los Angeles, he gets help from the beautiful Lenna. Together they desperately hunt the mad Whistler. Attacked again and again by his new minions.

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stephan73

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Trancers is a delightfully nonsense film, taking elements from Blade Runner and The Terminator and making it its own. Very nice 80s effects and a soundtrack full of cliché synth sounds. With Tim Thomerson as the tough Jack Deth and an early role by Helen Hunt.

3.5*

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Woland

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It seems to be one of Charles Band's better films, and I can see why - it's low budget, but quite watchable and also with a cast that I've seen worse. Including a young Helen Hunt in one of the leading roles. The story, on the other hand, I didn't find all that interesting (I suspect I'll be bothered by that more often during this challenge). A bit Terminator-ish, something with time-traveling agents fighting the villain Whistler and his followers, the Trancers; and all that in a noir-ish atmosphere. I quickly got tired of that cat-and-mouse game with time travel, and ditto for those 80s tunes. Unfortunately already well before the end of this fairly short film.

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Revisited after years on the American 4K release from Full Moon Features. Last time I saw this was on vhs.

Reasonable low budget Sci-fi with an ingenious way of time travel and a cool soundtrack. First in the Trancers series and the 80's atmosphere radiates from it. Art laFleur as boss McNulty I thought was the strongest in terms of acting. Helen Hunt also played well in a here still very young and also first big role. And how cute did she look! The time freeze scenes with the watch are nicely thought out. Hilarious scene when McNulty returns as a young teenage chick to push Deth on the facts. Special effects didn't look that great, but I didn't mind at all. Due to the short playing time the film is a pleasure to watch.

Last week a new 4K release was announced from the British 101BlackLabel line. I'm collecting all of these so this American version will be replaced soon.

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