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Trancers

Actor(s): Tim Thomerson, Helen Hunt, Michael Stefani, Art La Fleur, Biff Manard
Director(s): Charles Band
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Movie Details

MPAA Rating: R
Content Advisory: Mild Violence, Violence, Adult Situations, Not For Children, Adult Language, Profanity
Movie Release: 1985
DVD Release: 03/14/2000
Format: DVD
Audio Tracks: English
SwapaDVD Credits: 1
Number of Discs: 1
Run Time: 1 hrs 20 mins
Studio: Full Moon Home Video
Members Wishing: 3
Genres: Science Fiction, Sci-Fi Action
See Also: Trancers, The Definitive Collection: Trancers I

DVD Synopsis

With the whimsical tagline "Jack Deth is back and he's never been here before," director Charles Band melds Blade Runner, The Terminator, and Jingle All the Way for this low-budget science fiction adventure. The story takes place in Angel City in the year 2247, when enforcer Jack Deth (Tim Thomerson) has just retired from the weekly grind after vanquishing villain Martin Whistler (Michael Stefani) and his roving cohorts, called "trancers." But Whistler and his trancers have gone back to Christmas 1985, with the insidious plan of exterminating the ruling council by killing off all the council members' ancestors. So Deth agrees to go back in time to get Whistler and the trancers all over again. To do so, he must transfer his memory into the body of one of his ancestors, who in this case has just had an erotic interlude with the perky and attractive Leena (Helen Hunt), who works as a Santa's elf at a shopping mall and gets to wear a skimpy, tight-fitting elf suit. Deth discovers that Whistler has taken over the body of the police inspector and has started transforming the Los Angeles population into trancers --including Santa Claus. With Leena's help, Deth sets out to even the score. ~ Paul Brenner, All Movie Guide

Actors

Tim Thomerson - Jack Deth/Philip Dethon
Helen Hunt - Leena
Michael Stefani - Martin Whistler/Lt. Wiesling
Art La Fleur - McNulty
Biff Manard - Hap Ashby

Editorial Review of DVD

A hard-boiled detective travels back in time to save the world from an unimaginable nightmare in Full Moon Home Video's release of Charles Band's Trancers. Presented in 1.33:1 full frame and featuring audio rendered in English PCM Stereo, this disc is a surefire hit for fans of low-budget science fiction. ~ Jason Buchanan, All Movie Guide