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Welcome to Angel City, 2247. Trooper Jack Deth (Tim Thomerson) is wiping out the last disciples of Whistler, who used his psychic power to 'trance' those with inferior minds, forcing them to follow his every desire. Though he'd been thought dead, he's very much alive... in the year 1985 Whistler's master plan - kill the ancestors of the City Council. With the Council disbanded, nothing can stop him from controlling the city. And that's where Deth comes in. Jack is sent back in time, inhabiting the body of his ancestor. Just one problem: Whistler's ancestor is a police detective, and he's trancing people in 1985. With the help of a strong-willed punk girl, Lena (Helen Hunt) he must find and protect Hap Ashby, a former baseball pitcher now living on Skid Row, and confronts Whistler.
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- Aspect Ratio : 1.33:1
- Is Discontinued By Manufacturer : No
- MPAA rating : PG-13 (Parents Strongly Cautioned)
- Product Dimensions : 0.7 x 7.5 x 5.4 inches; 5.92 ounces
- Item model number : 781
- Director : Charles Band
- Media Format : Multiple Formats, Ultimate Edition, Widescreen, Surround Sound, Blu-ray
- Run time : 1 hour and 16 minutes
- Release date : November 18, 2014
- Actors : Helen Hunt, Tim Thomerson, Michael Stefani, Art La Fleur, Telma Hopkins
- Language : Unqualified (Stereo), Unqualified (DTS 5.1 Surround)
- Studio : Wizard Entertainment
- ASIN : B00LCDUG8K
- Country of Origin : USA
- Number of discs : 1
- Best Sellers Rank: #39,864 in Movies & TV (See Top 100 in Movies & TV)
- #605 in Science Fiction Blu-ray Discs
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and get this all new ULTIMATE EDITION of TRANCERS Supervised by Charles band himself
an All new High Definition transfer in Widescreen format, incredible picture quality
Definitely an improvement from the DVD release, the picture quality looks very clear and crisp on blu-ray
the old Stereo Audio track has been Digital remastered on this blu-ray
and a brand new 5.1 surround sound Audio track has been added to this blu-ray aswell
the new 5.1 Audio mix does sounds pretty Good but not amazing
actually the new HD picture quality looks amazing, better than the Audio mix
There is also all new special features for this blu-ray edition
an all new making of featurette with new interviews with Charles Band, Tim Thomerson
and Writers Danny Bilson and Paul De meo
this featurette only Goes for 15mins but very interesting interviews about the Making of Trancers
it's stated as a Documentary on the Menu, but it's actually just a featurette that goes for 15mins
there's rare interviews with Tom Thomerson, Helen hunt, Megan ward
which is actually just a 4-5mins Promo for the film Trancers 2 that's all it is.
there's also a new Audio commentary by Charles band and Tim thomerson
there just reminicing about the making of Trancers during 1985
during the commentray it seems Charles band has amnesia and can't remember filming most scenes
and can't remember casting Helen Hunt which is Tragic,
Tim thomerson remembers filming the whole film and Helen Hunt so he refreshes Charles band's memory
so the Audio commentray maybe a waste of time, it depends whose listening to the commentary i guess
what is also included in the special features
is the so-called lost Trancers sequel City of lost angels which was filmed 1-2years after TRANCERS 1 was released in Theaters
but for some reason was never released to the Public
i do think one of the reasons why that is, this lost sequel only goes for 25mins max
so it's 25mins of extra footage really which could have been included in the original TRANCERS film i think
the TRANCERS runtime only goes for 77mins so 25mins could easily been added to that
it's an interesting mini sequel, the plot connects between TRANCERS 1 AND 2 which was filmed in 1990
you can make up your own opinion of that
this mini sequel is Included in the special features in widescreen format of course just Digital remastered
there's also a rare still Gallery aswell
so if your a big fan of TRANCERS like myself, Definitely get this blu-ray edition, worth the money for sure
scrap the old dvd release and ignore the other bad reviews about this film
those other reviewers don't know what they're talking about they're obviously not fans of the film
i gave this blu-ray edition 5 stars for sure.
If you want a serious movie, that makes sense and is in any way plausible, you are way, way off course.
If you're a fan of all things sci-fi, and don't mind movies that poke fun at themselves, I think you'll like this.
If Big Trouble in Little China had a threesome with Blade Runner and Helen Hunt, Trancers might be their delightfully weird offspring.
THE STORY (contains spoilers): In the year 2247, retired police detective (trooper) Jack Deth spends his time diving for trinkets in the sunken ruins of Los Angeles. (L.A. sank along with most of the west coast during "The Big Quake" at some unspecified future date.) Jack's old boss tracks him down and informs him that Martin Whistler, a notorious criminal whom Jack thought he'd killed long ago, has managed to escape into the distant past. His scheme? Eliminate all three members of the current ruling High Council tribunal by killing their ancient relatives, thereby wiping out the government of 2247 and opening the door for Martin Whistler return and take over as the undisputed ruler of Lost Angeles. He's already killed one of the descendants and is gunning for the other two. Jack volunteers to be sent "down the line" to catch Whistler and bring him back - on his own terms, of course. Our scruffy, disillusioned future hero is going to have his hands full in the distant past of 1985; the relative that Martin Whistler has taken over is a high-ranking L.A. police official who's anticipating Jack's arrival - and is prepared to stop him at any cost.
Traveling to the past, Deth inhabits the body of his ancestor, Phillip, a journalist. Fortunately for Jack, Phil's latest one night stand is none other than a young, vivacious Helen Hunt (Twister, Mad About You, As Good As It Gets, etc.). She plays Leena, a quirky punk girl who has a seasonal job as a photographer/helper elf at the North Pole Christmas display at a local shopping center. When Jack drops Leena off at the mall he's viciously attacked by the department store Santa who's been turned into a "Trancer" (a sort of zombie) by the evil Whistler. The 'tranced' Santa recognizes Deth and tries to kill him (much to the horror of several little kids waiting to get their picture taken with Ol' Saint Nick!). Afterwards, Jack is forced to tell Leena the truth about who he is and what he's there to do, in order to convince her to guide him around the city and track down the future leaders' relatives. Obviously skeptical at first, Leena is eventually convinced by Jack's reasoning and agrees to help. (Seeing her co-worker turn from jolly Kris Kringle into a rotting homicidal maniac before her startled eyes probably didn't hurt either.) With Whistler hot on their trail and time running out Jack & Leena attempt to locate the two remaining relatives of the future high council members and stop Whistler, who meanwhile continues to recruit & convert weak-willed people into violent killers that he sends after Jack & Leena. Further complications ensue when Jack finds himself unwittingly falling for the innocent, free-spirited Leena. He realizes that if he survives this mission he'll be forced to make a difficult choice: return to the future where he belongs ...or remain in the strange and unfamiliar past with Leena.
THOUGHTS: Charles Band's Full Moon Pictures give us one of their best offerings with this Blu-ray release of 1984's "TRANCERS" - an engaging time-travel adventure that's a film noir tribute to the Sam Spade / Phillip Marlowe films of the 1940's by way of Blade Runner. Tim Thomerson is terrific as the sweetly named Jack Deth. Helen Hunt turns in a spunky, energetic performance as Leena. Thomerson has lots of charisma and he and Hunt have great chemistry together. The other cast members (including Art LaFleur & Thelma Ritter) give pretty good performances, with a standout being the amusing Biff Maynard as one of the future leader's relatives; a former big league pitcher who fell on hard times and now lives in a skid row flophouse. Standard by-the-numbers direction by Charles Band and typical Full Moon/Empire ultra low budget sets & VFX are weak links, but I must admit that some of the low buck trappings are actually pretty creative, given the budgetary limitations. The film is fun and certainly must have struck a chord with people because TRANCERS has spawned seven(!) sequels at last count.
THE BLU-RAY: Picture & sound quality of the hi-def release of TRANCERS is decent but nothing to stun the senses. Video portion is solid, with minimal artifacting & pixelation. (This is a good thing since much of the film takes place in dark buildings and at night.) While the film looks better than a standard DVD, it's certainly nothing like the ultra-sharp picture you get in expensively restored films like GONE WITH THE WIND or BEN -HUR. But keep in mind that this is a low budget film from a small company. I wasn't expecting anything amazing, and that's exactly what I got. LOL. Sound levels are strong & consistent. Some nice bonus features really up the value of this Blu-ray release of TRANCERS. Among them are a newly shot retrospective piece, a full-length commentary track with Tim Thomerson & producer/director Charles Band, archive interviews, a still gallery and a separate short sequel film "Trancers: City of Angels" which reunites Thomerson & Hunt, along with original film co-stars Thelma Ritter and Art Lafleur. CITY OF ANGELS is minimalist fun, just like the main feature itself.
It avoids cute "in" jokes about the '80s, and silly paradoxes like other time travel movies. It doesn't have big special effects by any means, and that's fine. Helen Hunt is/was quite a looker! Tim Thomerson is great. You've seen many of the other actors and actresses, probably dozens of times. Plus Punk (mild) versions of Christmas Standards! How I missed this for 30 years I'll never know. I wish I hadn't.
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Das muss im Erscheinungsjahr 1984 oder 1 Jahr später gewesen sein.
Die Darsteller und die deutsche Synchro sind total klasse.
Es stimmt. Die Bildqualität ist definitiv noch schlechter als damals auf VHS Videokassette.
Trotzdem möchte ich 5 Sterne vergeben, da ich den Film einfach auf Film haben musste und
weil es die UNCUT Fassung zu sein scheint (jedenfalls nach Recherche bei Omdb.de).
Im Internet (Omdb.de) steht, dass der Film von der damaligen Laserdisc auf DVD überspielt wurde. Man sieht aber deutlich, dass er einmal von einer alten VHS-Videokassette überspielt wurde.
Ich bin der Meinung : Egal wie schlecht die Bildqualität ist.
Jeder der Fan des Filmes ist sollte sich die DVD für um die 5 Euro zulegen.
Ich bin jetzt gespannt auf die Filme TRANCERS 2 - 5
In allen 5 Teilen spielt der Hauptdarsteller des 1. Teils die Hauptrolle (TIM THOMERSON)
In Teil 1 - 3 spielt auch HELEN HUNT als seine Frau mit
Die Teile 4 - 5 spielen allerdings (wahrscheinlich aus Kostengründen) im Mittelalter (bzw. Rumänien) und
Helen Hunt spielt leider nicht mehr mit.
Ich denke vor allem die Fortsetzungen TRANCERS 2 und TRANCERS 3 sind interessant.
Im 3. Teil spielt der Typ den Bösewicht, der in HELLRAISER I den Vater der Hauptdarstellerin mimt.
EXTRAS beinhaltet der Film gar keine, ausser ganz vielen anderen, mehr oder weniger guten FULL MOON Trailern.
zu kaufen. Die Lieferung war super schnell und die Qualität ist sehr gut.100% Kaufempfehlung.