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A gruff bounty hunter travels back in time to 1980s Los Angeles to stop a twisted criminal who can transform people into zombie-like creatures.
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Jack Deth
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Leena
Michael Stefani ...
Whistler / Detective Weisling
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McNulty (as Art La Fleur)
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Engineer Raines
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Chairman Spencer
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Chairman Ashe
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Officer Lopez (as Miguel Fernandez)
Biff Manard ...
Hap Ashby
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Santa Claus
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Mrs. Santa Claus
Brad Logan ...
Bull
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'Mom' (as Minnie Lindsay)
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Drunken Wise Man
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Dapper Old Man
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Baby McNulty (as Allyson Croft)
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Chris Lavery
Ed McClarty ...
Jerry the Punk (as Edward McClarty)
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Security Guard
Michael Heldebrant ...
Boy with Santa
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Newswoman (as Kim Sheppard)
Steve Jensen ...
Butthead (as Steve 'O' Jensen)
Nickey Beat ...
Butthead (as Nicky Beat)
Tony Malone ...
Butthead
Lantza Krantz ...
Butthead
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Helen Kelly ...
Punk Girl (uncredited)

Directed by

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Charles Band ... (directed by)

Written by

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Danny Bilson ... (written by) and
Paul De Meo ... (written by)

Produced by

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Charles Band ... producer (produced by)
Debra Dion ... associate producer

Music by

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Phil Davies ... (music composed by)
Mark Ryder ... (music composed by)

Cinematography by

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Mac Ahlberg ... director of photography

Editing by

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Ted Nicolaou

Editorial Department

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Brad Arensman ... associate editor
Bill Brame ... associate editor
Jack Hooper ... negative cutter
Kimberly Ellen Lowe ... apprentice editor (as Kimberly Voigt)
Thomas Meshelski ... assistant editor (as Tom Meshelski)

Casting By

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Anthony Barnao ... (casting by)

Production Design by

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Jeff Staggs

Art Direction by

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Christopher Amy

Set Decoration by

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Gregory S. Melton ... (as Gregory Melton)

Makeup Department

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Howard Berger ... special makeup effects artist: Mechanical and Makeup Imageries
Everett Burrell ... special makeup effects artist: Mechanical and Makeup Imageries
Mitch Devane ... special makeup effects artist: Mechanical and Makeup Imageries (as Mitch De Vane)
Karen Kubeck ... makeup department head
Claudia Thompson ... assistant makeup artist / hair stylist

Production Management

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Brad Arensman ... executive in charge of production
Nancy Israel ... production manager
Peter Manoogian ... executive in charge of production
Brad Arensman ... unit production manager (uncredited)
Aron Warner ... production manager (uncredited)

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director

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Betsy Magruder ... first assistant director
Robert Roda ... second assistant director

Art Department

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Gary R. Bailard ... assistant props (as Gary Bailard)
Tom Brighton ... construction crew
Jay Burkhardt ... kluge artist
Raymond Camaioni ... construction crew (as Ray Camioni)
Frank Darabont ... art department assistant
Kelly Deco ... set painter
Frank Lademan ... art department assistant (as Frank 'Live Amo' Lademan)
Guy Pohlman ... art department assistant (as Guy Puhlman)
Craig Schmitt ... set dresser
Liz Shaner ... set painter
Richard Singletary ... art department assistant
Cyd Smyllie ... property manager (as Cyd Smillie)
Olivia Villaluz ... assistant to art director
Diana Allen Williams ... set dresser
Chris Woodward ... construction coordinator
Kelly Deco ... scenic paint foreman (uncredited)

Sound Department

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Rick Alexander ... mixer
Robert Alsheimer ... dialogue editor
G.W. Brown ... dialogue editor
Gordon L. Day ... mixer
Flash Deros ... boom operator
John Kwiatkowski ... sound effects editor
Jonathon 'Earl' Stein ... sound mixer (as Jonathan Stern)
Howard Wilmarth ... mixer (as Howard Wilmart)

Special Effects by

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John Carl Buechler ... special effects makeup (as John Buechler)
John Naulin ... miniatures (uncredited)

Visual Effects by

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David Allen ... stop-motion animator (uncredited)
Howard Burger ... visual effects supervisor (uncredited)
Jay Burkhardt ... visual effects supervisor (uncredited)
Mitch Devane ... visual effects supervisor (uncredited)
Mike Menzel ... visual effects supervisor (uncredited)
Gene Winfield ... visual effects supervisor (uncredited)

Stunts

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Dan Bradley ... stunt coordinator / stunt player
Scott Alan Cook ... stunt player
Jadie David ... stunt player
Christopher Doyle ... stunt player (as Chris Doyle)
Donna Evans ... stunt player
Donna Keegan ... stunt player
Rob King ... stunt player (as Robert King)
Ray Lykins ... stunt player (as Ray Likens)
Greg Robbins ... stunts (uncredited)

Camera and Electrical Department

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Victor Abbene ... best boy grip
Herb Ault ... best boy grip
David Boyd ... first assistant camera
Billy Desmond ... grip
Bob Field ... electrician (as Robert Field Jr.)
Kevin Galbraith ... best boy electric (as Kevin Gailbraith)
R. Michael Givens ... second assistant camera (as Michael Givens)
Melinda Sue Gordon ... still photographer
Scott Guthrie ... gaffer
Amy C. Halpern ... electrician (as Amy Halpern)
Ron McCausland ... key grip (as Ronald McCausland)
Rick Rothen ... electrician
Philip Sloan ... second grip
Michael Stocks ... grip
Larry Thomas ... grip

Casting Department

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Janet Cunningham ... extras casting

Costume and Wardrobe Department

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Kathie Clark ... costume designer: futuristic costume
Harold O'Neal ... assistant costumer
Jill M. Ohanneson ... contemporary costumes

Location Management

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James Gierman ... location manager
George Herthel ... location scout

Music Department

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Richard Band ... music supervisor
Tom Villano ... music editor (uncredited)

Script and Continuity Department

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Jill Gurr ... script supervisor
Suzan Lowitz ... script supervisor (as Susan Lowitz)

Transportation Department

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Billy Desmond ... driver
Dusty Saunders ... driver: honeywagon

Additional Crew

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Tyler Bensinger ... production assistant
Steve Cassling ... production assistant
Lisa Chino ... production assistant
Robert Dawson ... title designer
Amanda J. Flick ... special projects (as Amanda Flick)
Scott Flor ... production assistant
Glenn Gaylord ... assistant production auditor
Jeff Holder ... craft service
Michael Holt ... production assistant
Robert Lange ... production counsel (as Robert M. Lange)
Kelly Elder McGowen ... production assistant (as Kelly Elder McGowan)
Cathy Mickel Gibson ... production auditor (as Cathy Mickel-Gibson)
Steven Pomeroy ... set production assistant (as Steve Pomeroy)
Mitchell Rubenstein ... craft service
Reginald Rutherford ... production manager: second unit
Aron Warner ... production coordinator
David Campbell Wilson ... production assistant
Gene Winfield ... futuristic cars: Winfield Special Projects
Marlene Hajdu ... set decors (uncredited)
Marc E. Spivey ... insurance broker (uncredited)

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Plot Summary

Jack Deth is a kind of cop/bounty hunter in the bleak Los Angeles of the future. He's become obssessed with chasing Whistler -- an evil criminal who uses powerful hypnotic powers to transform people into zombie-like creatures known as trancers. Whistler has managed to escape through time travel and is loose in 1980s L.A., but Deth is on his trail. Written by Col Needham

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Taglines 2247 collides with 1985 . . . when a 23rd century crime fighter heats it up in L.A., today See more »
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Also Known As
  • Future Cop (Philippines, English title)
  • Cop Tronic (France)
  • Future Cop (France)
  • Trancers: le flic du futur (France)
  • Trancers: Guardianes del futuro (Spain)
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Runtime
  • 76 min
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Budget $400,000 (estimated)

Did You Know?

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Trivia Biff Manard was actually drunk while playing Hap Ashby, and Tim Thomerson had to literally man-handle Manard because he had no idea what he was supposed to be doing or where to go. See more »
Goofs The "long second" device is supposed to stretch out 1 second of time to appear as 10 seconds. The first time, it lasts for some 90 seconds, and we see a bullet moving at well under 1 mph, indicating a reduction factor of much more than 10. The second time, the effect lasts for about 45 seconds. See more »
Movie Connections Edited into Carnage Collection: Feast of Flesh (2023). See more »
Soundtracks Jingle Bells See more »
Crazy Credits The Echo Bridge DVD release features a trailer for Trancers 2 superimposed on the credits in the upper-middle of the screen as the credits roll. See more »
Quotes Jack Deth: Dry hair's for squids. Now come on. Let's get outta here.
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