Trancers II (1991)

It is Los Angeles, 1991. Jack Deth has become accustomed to life with his new wife, Lena, in the six years since they singed Whistler. Hap Ashby, a former pitcher for the California Angels,... See full summary »

Director:

Charles Band

Writers:

Jackson Barr (original story), Charles Band (original story),

Stars:

Tim Thomerson, Helen Hunt, Megan Ward

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Tim Thomerson	...	Jack Deth
Helen Hunt	...	Lena Deth
Megan Ward	...	Alice Stillwell
Biff Manard	...	Hap Ashby
Martine Beswick	...	Nurse Trotter
Jeffrey Combs	...	Dr. Pyle
Alyson Croft	...	McNulty
Telma Hopkins	...	Cmdr. Raines
Art LaFleur	...	Old McNulty (as Art La Fleur)
Barbara Crampton	...	Sadie Brady
Sonny Carl Davis	...	Rabbit
Richard Lynch	...	Dr. Wardo
Rhino Michaels	...	Shovel Man
Michael Secora	...	Ramon
Willy Parsons	...	Curly

Storyline

It is Los Angeles, 1991. Jack Deth has become accustomed to life with his new wife, Lena, in the six years since they singed Whistler. Hap Ashby, a former pitcher for the California Angels, had gotten his life out of the gutter and made quite a fortune investing, which he uses to finance his collection of fire trucks, among other things. But life is about to become a little more difficult for Jack and the gang. Whistler's brother, E.D. Wardo, has gome back in time and has started a trancer farm under the organization known as GreenWorld. GreenWorld strives to 'clean up the world', but in reality they are kidnapping homeless people and mental patients to become 'tranced'. And they're after Hap, the ancestor of a future Council Member. Jack's quite ready to singe a few trancers, but he isn't expecting his dead wife to show up. Through the power of technology, Alice has been saved from death and sent back to 1991 to help Jack and stop Wardo. The tension mounts as Lena becomes more ...

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Plot Keywords:

mental patient | teenager | bald man | electronic music score | wheelchair | 

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Taglines:

The Future Cop Is Back!

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Genres:

Action | Sci-Fi

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Certificate:

R

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

22 August 1991 (USA)

Also Known As:

Trancers II: The Return of Jack Deth

Filming Locations:

Los Angeles, California, USA

Company Credits

Production Co:

Full Moon Entertainment

Technical Specs

Runtime:

85 min

Sound Mix:

Ultra Stereo

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.66 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

After the interview on TV there is an ad for Crash and Burn also directed by Charles Band.

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Quotes

Alice: Jack, the 20th century must be getting to you.
Jack Deth: You have no idea!

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Connections

Followed by Trancers 4: Jack of Swords (1994)

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Soundtracks

"Elequance"
Written by Simon Stokes & Tom Henley
Performed by F.U.2

User Reviews

OK, For a Low Budget Sequel.

"Trancers II" is pretty good for a sequel but lacks creativity that the low budget "Trancers" did. It has all the original characters from part one but is basically a retread. Check out the sequel "Trancers III: Deth Lives", it's much better.