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Overview

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Director:

Charles Band

Writers:

Danny Bilson (writer)
Paul De Meo (writer)

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Release Date:

May 1985 (USA) more

Genre:

Action | Sci-Fi more

Tagline:

2247 collides with 1985 . . . when a 23rd century crime fighter heats it up in L.A., today more

Plot:

Jack Deth is a kind of cop/bounty hunter in the bleak Los Angeles of the future. He's become obssessed with chasing Whistler... more | add synopsis

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(17 articles)

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Charles Band coming to the Trinity Of Terrors!
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User Comments:

Superb 80s Sci-Fi more (33 total)


Cast

  (Cast overview, first billed only)

Tim Thomerson ... Trooper Jack Deth / Phil Deth

Helen Hunt ... Leena
Michael Stefani ... Martin Whistler / Police Dective Weisling

Art LaFleur ... McNulty (as Art La Fleur)
Telma Hopkins ... Engineer Ruth 'Ruthie' Raines

Richard Herd ... Chairman Spencer
Anne Seymour ... Chairman Ashe
Miguel Fernandes ... Officer Lopez (as Miguel Fernandez)
Biff Manard ... Hap Ashby
Peter Schrum ... Santa Claus (Murray) (as Pete Schrum)
Barbara Perry ... Mrs. Santa Claus
Brad Logan ... Bull
Minnie Summers Lindsey ... Mom (as Minnie Lindsay)
Richard Erdman ... Drunken Wise Man
Wiley Harker ... Dapper Old Man
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Additional Details

Also Known As:

Future Cop (Philippines: English title)
Trancers I (Australia) (DVD box title)
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Runtime:

76 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1 more

Sound Mix:

Ultra Stereo

Certification:

Singapore:PG | Belgium:16 (video rating) | Australia:M | Norway:16 | UK:15 | USA:PG-13 | Canada:13+ (Quebec) | Canada:AA (Ontario)

Filming Locations:

Los Angeles, California, USA


Fun Stuff

Goofs:

Revealing mistakes: Near the start of the movie when Jack is shown a baseball card with Hap Ashby on he says '1963 Angels, what the hell is this?' if you look closely at the card there is no mention of the year 1963 so how would he have known the year? more

Quotes:

[first lines]
Jack Deth: Last January, I finally singed Martin Whistler out on one of the rim planets. Since then, I've been hunting down the last of his murdering cult. We call them "Trancers:" slaves to Whistler's psychic power. Not really alive, not dead enough. It's July now, and I'm tired. Real tired.
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Movie Connections:

Featured in Stephen King's World of Horror (1986) (TV) more


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8 out of 9 people found the following comment useful.
Superb 80s Sci-Fi, 4 September 2005
8/10
Author: alex-999 from Ireland

I remember renting this superb Sci-Fi movie back in the late 80s. I'd only had a VCR for about a year and this renting video titles lark was still very exciting for me. Trancers was one of my favorites at the time and still is to this day. It stood the test of time. Speaking of time, that's what this movie is all about. Jack Deth (Tim Thomerson in great form) travels back in time to stop Whistler who created the kill-crazy 'Trancers.' A terrific sci-fi action movie that, despite being low-budget, never fails to thrill. I haven't been able to find it on DVD as yet but I'm ever alert. I hope to get it and its 5 sequels in a box-set. If not I'd happily settle for 'Trancers' on its own...

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