Trancers
- Year: 1984
- Country of origin: USA
- Genre: Action, Sci-Fi
- Director: Charles Band
- Length: 76 min
- IMDb rating:
The battle of the future is about to begin.
Synopsis
Trancers (1984) follows a hardened police trooper from the 23rd century who travels to 1980s Los Angeles by inhabiting the body of an ancestor to track a fugitive criminal. As the criminal begins transforming civilians into controlled assassins and targeting key individuals tied to the future, the agent works within an unfamiliar era to locate and stop him. This science fiction action narrative develops mounting pressure and shifting control, revealing themes of identity, time displacement, and the fragility of social order.
Selected disc options for Trancers
| Extras | Full Moon BD-ALL 4K/US 2022 | 101 Films BD-ALL 4K/UK 2025 | Full Moon BD-ALL/US 2014 | Umbrella BD-B/AU 2026 | 88 Films BD-ALL/UK/OOP 2014 | Echo Bridge DVD-0/US/OOP 2010 | Full Moon DVD-0/US/OOP 2000 |
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| Audio Commentary by Director Charles Band and Actor Tim Thomserson | has extra | has extra | has extra | has extra | has extra | ||
| Audio Commentary by Nat Brehmer | has extra | ||||||
| “Trancers” - Video Essay by Chris O’Neil | has extra | has extra | |||||
| Cybercrime: The Making of “Trancers” | has extra | has extra | has extra | has extra | has extra | ||
| Flashback Weekend: “Trancers: City of Lost Angels” | has extra | ||||||
| Dancing with “Trancers” - Interview with Director Charles Band | has extra | ||||||
| Deth Proof - Interview with Special Makeup Effects Artist Howard Berger | has extra | ||||||
| It’s All a Daze - Interview with Editor Ted Nicolaou | has extra | ||||||
| A Living Daydream - Interview with Chris Alexander | has extra | ||||||
| Small Wonders - Interview with Miniature Model Maker John Naulin | has extra | ||||||
| Archival Interviews with Actors Tim Thomerson, Megan Ward, and Helen Hunt | has extra | has extra | has extra | has extra | has extra | ||
| Pulse Pounders Show West Promo | has extra | ||||||
| Stills Gallery | has extra | has extra | has extra | has extra | has extra | ||
| Biographies | has extra | ||||||
| Trailer | has extra | has extra | has extra | ||||
| “Trancers: City of Lost Angels” | has extra | has extra | has extra | has extra | has extra |
Notes
- 101 Films’ 4K UHD includes a booklet with writing by Rich Johnson (“Adventures Across the Fourth Dimension: A Gonzo Guide to the Golden Age of Time Travel Movies”) and James Mottram (“Destination: Los Angeles 1984: How ‘Trancers’ and Others Reshaped the City of Angels”).
- Umbrella’s Blu-ray is included in the “Full Moon Fright Box, Volume III” box set with Slave Girls from Beyond Infinity (1987), Puppet Master II (1990) and Puppet Master III: Toulon’s Revenge (1991).
- 88 Films’ Blu-ray includes a booklet with writing by Calum Waddell.
- Echo Bridge’s DVD is also available in the “Trancers: The Cult Classic Trilogy” box set.
- Full Moon’s DVD is also available in the “Trancers: The Definitive Collection” and “Trancers: The Ultimate Deth Collection” box sets.
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