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Trancers is a 1984 science fiction film. It was directed by Charles Band and stars Tim Thomerson and Helen Hunt. It is the first film in the Trancers series.
This film portrays a method of time travel: People can travel back in time by injecting themselves with a drug that allows them to take over the body of an ancestor. When Jack Deth arrives in 1985, he is in the body of his ancestor, a journalist; Whistler assumes control of his ancestor, a police detective; and Deth's supervisor, McNulty, borrows the form of his own forebear, a young girl.
Original Release
11/07/1984
US Release
05/06/1985
Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|
| Tim Thomerson | Jack Deth / Trooper Jack Deth |
| Helen Hunt | Leena |
| Michael Stefani | Detective Weisling / Whistler / Martin Whistler |
| Art LaFleur | McNulty |
| Telma Hopkins | Engineer Raines / Ruth Raines |
| Richard Herd | Chairman Spencer / Chairman Specer |
| Anne Seymour | Chairman Ashe |
| Miguel Fernandes | Officer Lopez |
| Biff Manard | Hap Ashby |
| Peter Schrum | Santa Claus |
Directors
Writers
Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|
| Tim Thomerson | Jack Deth / Trooper Jack Deth |
| Helen Hunt | Leena |
| Michael Stefani | Detective Weisling / Whistler / Martin Whistler |
| Art LaFleur | McNulty |
| Telma Hopkins | Engineer Raines / Ruth Raines |
| Richard Herd | Chairman Spencer / Chairman Specer |
| Anne Seymour | Chairman Ashe |
| Miguel Fernandes | Officer Lopez |
| Biff Manard | Hap Ashby |
| Peter Schrum | Santa Claus |
| Barbara Perry | Mrs. Santa Claus |
| Brad Logan | Bull |
| Minnie Summers Lindsey | 'Mom' / Mom |
| Richard Erdman | Drunken Wise Man |
| Wiley Harker | Dapper Old Man |
| Alyson Croft | Baby McNulty |
| Michael McGrady | Chris Lavery |
| Ed McClarty | Jerry the Punk |
| Don Ross | Security Guard |
| Michael Heldebrant | Boy with Santa |
Producers
| Name | Role |
|---|
| Charles Band | Producer |
| Debra Dion | Producer |
Editors
Behind the Scenes
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