Name: Trancers
Director: Charles Band
Genre: Action, Sci-Fi
Released: 1984-01-01
Duration: 76 min

The battle of the future is about to begin.

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.

Trancers 4K UHD, Blu-ray & DVD editions

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Comparison of Trancers 4K UHD, Blu-ray & DVD Editions
Disc 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
Audio Commentary by Director Charles Band and Actor Tim Thomserson
Audio Commentary by Nat Brehmer
“Trancers” - Video Essay by Chris O’Neil (19:50)
Cybercrime: The Making of “Trancers” (14:27)
Flashback Weekend: “Trancers: City of Lost Angels” (2013, 7:16)
Dancing with “Trancers” - Interview with Director Charles Band
Deth Proof - Interview with Special Makeup Effects Artist Howard Berger
It’s All a Daze - Interview with Editor Ted Nicolaou
A Living Daydream - Interview with Chris Alexander
Small Wonders - Interview with Miniature Model Maker John Naulin
Archival Interviews with Actors Tim Thomerson, Megan Ward, and Helen Hunt (1984, 2:01)
Pulse Pounders Show West Promo (1:22)
Stills Gallery (1:39)
Biographies
Trailer (2:59)
“Trancers: City of Lost Angels” (Short, 1988, 24:41)

Edition and Packaging 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.