''Trancers 5: Sudden Deth'' is a 1994 American sci-fi fantasy adventure film written by

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, directed by

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, and starring

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as the time-traveling "trancer hunter" Jack Deth. It marked, to date, Thomerson's last appearance as Jack Deth, excluding stock footage in ''

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'' and his cameo in ''

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''. The film has been released on DVD through the ''Trancers'' boxset.

Synopsis

Jack is back for one more round with the Trancers. Jack Deth must attempt to find his way home from the other-

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world of Orpheus, where magic works and the Trancers were the

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(before '' Trancers 4: Jack of Swords'', that is). Jack's quest to find the

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Tiamond in the

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of Unrelenting Terror may be thwarted by the return of Caliban, King of the Trancers, who was once thought dead.

Cast

as Jack Deth *

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as Lyra * Ty Miller as Prospero *

Terri Ivens Theresa Lynn Ann Evelyn Ivens (born June 23, 1967) is an American actress and author. She is best known for her roles as Simone Torres (All My Children), Simone Torres in the soap opera ''All My Children'' (2001–2007) and Orchid in the digital ...

as Shaleen * Mark Arnold as Lucius * Clabe Hartley as Lord Caliban *

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as Farr * Jeff Moldovan as Harson *

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as Harris * Luana Stoica as Celia *

Rona Hartner Rona Hartner (9 March 1973 – 23 November 2023) was a German-Romanian actress, painter and singer who was born in Bucharest. As an actress, she was best known for her role in Tony Gatlif's film '' Gadjo dilo''. Hartner focused on her music care ...

as Tessa * Ion Haiduc as Angelo * Mihai Dinvale as Defiant Noble

Production

''Trancers 5: Sudden Deth'' was filmed at the same time as the previous movie '' Trancers 4: Jack of Swords''.

Home media

''Trancers 5: Sudden Deth'' was released on VHS and LaserDisc in 1994, DVD in 2012, and Blu-ray in 2022.

References

External links

* 1994 films 1994 action comedy films 1994 science fiction films 1990s English-language films 1990s science fiction comedy films 1994 science fiction action films American science fiction comedy films American science fiction action films American sequel films Films directed by David Nutter Films shot in Romania Trancers (film series) 1990s American films English-language science fiction comedy films English-language science fiction action films English-language action comedy films Films about parallel universes {{1990s-US-comedy-film-stub