Samuel LoveThe franchise-launching 1984 cult sci-fi Trancers certainly wasn’t on my 4K UHD bingo card for 2025, but 101 Films have pulled out all the stops to give this tech-noir flick a wonderful definitive edition boasting a stunning 4K remaster and a wealth of new and archival special features. Fans of the film will be thrilled with this release, while newcomers may just find a new guilty pleasure. This is 80s B-movie sci-fi schlock at its best, and following their 4K UHD releases of Slumber Party Massacre, The Sword and the Sorcerer and Alligator, further evidence that 101 Films are certainly making their presence known in this premium format.
Synopsis
101 Films presents 80s sci-fi classic Trancers (1984), on 4K UHD in the UK for the first time. In a decade packed with classic sci-fi, Trancers stands out as an underseen gem. Part tech noir thriller, part zombie hunt with a healthy dose of comedy and a killer synth score, this is cult 80s cinema at its best.
Welcome to Angel City, 2247. Trooper Jack Deth (Tim Thomerson, Near Dark) 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 been trancing people in 1985. With the help of a strong-willed punk, Lena (Academy Award winner Helen Hunt) Deth must confront Whistler one final time, while the fate of time itself hangs in the balance!
Special Features
- NEW ‘Dancing with Trancers’ – Interview with director Charles Band
- NEW ‘A Living Daydream’ – Interview with Chris Alexander
- NEW ‘It’s All a Daze’ – Interview with Ted Nicolaou
- Limited edition booklet includes: Adventures Across the Fourth Dimension: A Gonzo Guide to the Golden Age of Time Travel Movies by Rich Johnson and Destination: Los Angeles 1984: How Trancers and others reshaped the City of Angels by James Mottram
- Commentary with director Charles Band and Tim Thomerson
- Trancers: City of Lost Angels – Short film
- Trancers – Video essay
- Making of featurette
- Trailer
- Interviews
- Still gallery
TRANCERS is available now on Limited Edition Blu-ray from 101 Films
