''Trancers'' is an American
action
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* Action (narrative), a literary mode
* Action fiction, a type of genre fiction
* Action game, a genre of video game
Film
* Action film, a genre of film
* ''Action'' (1921 film), a film by John Ford
* ''Action'' (1980 fil ...
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science fiction film series
Series may refer to:
People with the name
* Caroline Series (born 1951), English mathematician, daughter of George Series
* George Series (1920–1995), English physicist
Arts, entertainment, and media
Music
* Series, the ordered sets used in ...
started in
1984
Events
January
* January 1 – The Bornean Sultanate of Brunei gains full independence from the United Kingdom, having become a British protectorate in 1888.
* January 7 – Brunei becomes the sixth member of the Association of Southeas ...
by
Empire Pictures
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, and continued by
Full Moon Features. All but the most recent film star
Tim Thomerson as
Jack Deth, with the latest using stock footage from previous films.
The series consists of six feature films, one short film and two comic book miniseries.
Plot
Jack Deth is a cop in the 23rd century who travels back in time to 1984 to attempt to stop the creation of Trancers, an army of zombie-like humans for the first three movies. In films ''4'' and ''5'', an accident in the time machine causes Deth to be transported to a parallel world, the Land of Orpheus, to continue the fight against Trancers.
[Stanley, John (2000) ''Creature Feature'': 3rd edition]
Films
Cast and characters
*This table shows the principal characters and the actors who have portrayed them throughout the franchise.
*A dark grey cell indicates the character was not in the film, or that the character's presence in the film has not yet been announced.
*A indicates a cameo appearance
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.
*A indicates an appearance in onscreen photographs only.
*A indicates an appearance in archival footage only.
*A indicates an uncredited role.
*A indicates a voice-only role.
*A indicates a younger version of the role.
Comic books
* In 1991,
Eternity Comics
Eternity Comics was a California-based comic book publisher active from 1986 to 1994, first as an independent publisher, then as an imprint of Malibu Comics. Eternity published creator-owned comics of an offbeat, independent flavor, as well as so ...
released ''Trancers: The Adventures of Jack Deth'', a two-issue miniseries which featured the tagline "All new adventures based on two hit films!"
* In 2015,
Action Lab Comics
Action Lab Entertainment (also known as Action Lab Comics or ALE), is an American publisher of comic books, known primarily for the publication of the all-ages fantasy title '' Princeless'', as well as a wide range of titles from all genres. The c ...
released ''Full Moon Presents: Trancers'', a three-issue miniseries.
References
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