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{{Infobox film
{{Infobox film
| name = Trancers II: The Return of Jack Deth
| name = Trancers II: The Return of Jack Deth
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| story = Charles Band<br>Jackson Barr
| story = Charles Band<br>Jackson Barr
| based_on = Characters created by [[Danny Bilson]]<br>and [[Paul De Meo]]
| based_on = Characters created by [[Danny Bilson]]<br>and [[Paul De Meo]]
| starring = [[Tim Thomerson]]<br>[[Helen Hunt]]<br>[[Megan Ward]]<br>[[Biff Manard]]<br>[[Martine Beswick]]<br>[[Jeffrey Combs]]<br>[[Richard Lynch]]
| starring = [[Tim Thomerson]]<br>[[Helen Hunt]]<br>[[Megan Ward]]<br>[[Biff Manard]]<br>[[Martine Beswicke]]<br>[[Jeffrey Combs]]<br>[[Alyson Croft]]<br>[[Art LaFleur]]<br>[[Barbara Crampton]]<br>[[Richard Lynch]]
| music = [[Phil Davies]]<br>[[Mark Ryder]]
| music = Phil Davies<br>[[Mark Ryder]]
| cinematography = Adolfo Bartoli
| cinematography = Adolfo Bartoli
| editing = Andy Horvitch<br>[[Ted Nicolaou]]
| editing = Andy Horvitch<br>[[Ted Nicolaou]]
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'''Trancers II''' is a 1991 American [[direct-to-video]] [[science fiction film|science fiction]] [[action film]] directed by [[Charles Band]]. It is a sequel to ''[[Trancers]]'' and is set six years after the events of the first.<ref>{{cite web|last=Goodwin|first=Daniel|title=TRANCERS 2: Film Review|url=https://www.screamhorrormag.com/trancers-2-film-review/|work=[[Scream (magazine)|Scream]]|date=March 23, 2016|access-date=August 21, 2021}}</ref>
'''''Trancers II''''' (also released as '''''Trancers II: The Return of Jack Deth''''') is a 1991 American [[direct-to-video]] [[science fiction film|science fiction]] [[action film]] directed by [[Charles Band]]. It is a sequel to ''[[Trancers]]'' and is set six years after the events of the first.<ref>{{cite web|last=Goodwin|first=Daniel|title=TRANCERS 2: Film Review|url=https://www.screamhorrormag.com/trancers-2-film-review/|work=[[Scream (magazine)|Scream]]|date=March 23, 2016|access-date=August 21, 2021}}</ref>


==Plot==
==Plot==
Los Angeles, 1991. Jack Deth ([[Tim Thomerson]]) has gotten used to life with his wife Lena ([[Helen Hunt]]) in the six years since they killed Whistler. Hap Ashby ([[Biff Manard]]) has made a fortune investing and has moved from the streets to a palatial estate, sharing it with Jack and Lena.
Los Angeles, 1991. [[Jack Deth]] ([[Tim Thomerson]]) has gotten used to life with his wife Lena ([[Helen Hunt]]) in the six years since they killed Whistler. Hap Ashby ([[Biff Manard]]) has made a fortune investing and has moved from the streets to a palatial estate, sharing it with Jack and Lena.


But life is about to get difficult for Jack. Whistler's brother, E.D. Wardo ([[Richard Lynch (actor)|Richard Lynch]]), has gone back in time and created a "Trancer farm" under the guise of an environmental organization. GreenWorld claims it strives to 'clean up the world', but actually they kidnap homeless people and mental patients to enslave in a Trancer army. Once again, Hap is under attack, useful to Wardo as the ancestor of future Angel City Council Member Ashe.
But life is about to get difficult for Jack. Whistler's brother, E.D. Wardo ([[Richard Lynch (actor)|Richard Lynch]]), has gone back in time and created a "Trancer farm" under the guise of an environmental organization. GreenWorld claims it strives to 'clean up the world', but actually they kidnap homeless people and mental patients to enslave in a Trancer army. Once again, Hap is under attack, useful to Wardo as the ancestor of future Angel City Council Member Ashe.


Jack is ready to singe some Trancers in the name of the law, but he does not expect his dead wife Alice ([[Megan Ward]]) to show up—and neither is Lena. Alice has been saved from death by the City Council and sent back to 1991 to help Jack stop Wardo. The tension mounts as Lena becomes fearful of losing Jack to his future wife, Hap returns to drinking alcohol to deal with the stress, and Jack realizes that when Alice returns to the future, she will die again. Somehow, Jack must find a way to save more than just the future.
Jack is ready to singe some Trancers in the name of the law, but he does not expect his dead wife Alice ([[Megan Ward]]) to show up—and neither does Lena. Alice has been saved from death by the City Council and sent back to 1991 to help Jack stop Wardo. The tension mounts as Lena becomes fearful of losing Jack to his future wife, Hap returns to drinking alcohol to deal with the stress, and Jack realizes that when Alice returns to the future, she will die again. Somehow, Jack must find a way to save more than just the future.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.moriareviews.com/sciencefiction/trancers-ii-1991.htm|title = Trancers II (1991)|date = May 1999}}</ref>


==Cast==
==Cast==
{{castlist|
* [[Tim Thomerson]] as Jack Deth
* [[Helen Hunt]] as Lena Deth
* [[Tim Thomerson]] as [[Jack Deth]]
* [[Megan Ward]] as Alice Stilwell Deth
* [[Helen Hunt]] as Lena Deth
* [[Biff Manard]] as Hap Ashby
* [[Megan Ward]] as Alice Stillwell
* [[Martine Beswick]] as Nurse Trotter
* [[Biff Manard]] as Hap Ashby
* [[Jeffrey Combs]] as Dr. Pyle
* [[Martine Beswick]] as Nurse Trotter
* [[Richard Lynch (actor)|Richard Lynch]] as Dr. E.D. Wardo
* [[Jeffrey Combs]] as Dr. Pyle
* [[Richard Lynch (actor)|Richard Lynch]] as Dr. E.&nbsp;D. Wardo
* [[Alyson Croft]] as McNulty
* [[Alyson Croft]] as "McNulty"
*[[Art LaFleur]] as Old McNulty
* [[Art LaFleur]] as "Old McNulty" (as Art La Fleur)
* [[Telma Hopkins]] as Commander Raines
* [[Telma Hopkins]] as Commander Raines
* [[Barbara Crampton]] as Sadie Brady
* [[Barbara Crampton]] as Sadie Brady
* [[Sonny Carl Davis]] as Rabbit
* Sonny Carl Davis as "[[Evil Bong|Rabbit]]"
* [[Michael Secora]] as Ramon
* Michael Secora as Ramon
* Willy Parsons as Curly
* Willy Parsons as Curly
* [[Dani Klein]] as Pearl
* [[Dani Klein]] as Pearl
* [[Rhino Michaels]] as Shovel Man
* Rhino Michaels as Shovel Man
* [[Albert Henderson (actor)|Albert Henderson]] as Wino #3
* [[Albert Henderson (actor)|Albert Henderson]] as Wino #3
}}


==Release==
==Release==
''Trancers II'' was first released on [[VHS]], it has since then been released on DVD through the ''Trancers'' box-set or as a single DVD in Europe.
''Trancers II'' was first released on [[VHS]], and has since then been released on DVD through the ''Trancers'' box-set or as a single DVD in Europe.

==Reception==
[[Entertainment Weekly]] strongly preferred the first movie, giving the sequel a "D".<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://ew.com/article/1991/09/06/trancers-ii-return-jack-deth/|title=Trancers II: The Return of Jack Deth}}</ref> [[TV Guide]] found the performance of Thomerson a plus, but found the rest of the movie goes off the rails.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.tvguide.com/movies/trancers-ii/review/2030042869/|title = Trancers II}}</ref> Moira gave the movie 2.5 stars, stating that while it wasn't as good as the first one, it was competent and better than the sequels that follow. Reuniting Deth with his dead wife via time travel was seen as intriguing.

Likewise, ''[[The Encyclopedia of Science Fiction]]'' found the subplot of Deth having with his current wife and (from his perspective) dead wife together in Deth's past interesting.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.sf-encyclopedia.com/entry/trancers|title=SFE: Trancers}}</ref> Creature Feature gave the movie two stars, finding it unnecessarily convoluted.<ref>Stanley, J. (2000) Creature Feature: 3rd Edition</ref>


==References==
==References==
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Latest revision as of 00:39, 3 March 2024

Trancers II: The Return of Jack Deth
Poster
Directed byCharles Band
Screenplay byJackson Barr
Story byCharles Band
Jackson Barr
Based onCharacters created by Danny Bilson
and Paul De Meo
Produced byCharles Band
StarringTim Thomerson
Helen Hunt
Megan Ward
Biff Manard
Martine Beswicke
Jeffrey Combs
Alyson Croft
Art LaFleur
Barbara Crampton
Richard Lynch
CinematographyAdolfo Bartoli
Edited byAndy Horvitch
Ted Nicolaou
Music byPhil Davies
Mark Ryder
Production
company
Full Moon Pictures
Distributed byFull Moon Features
Release date
  • August 22, 1991 (1991-08-22)
Running time
85 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

Trancers II (also released as Trancers II: The Return of Jack Deth) is a 1991 American direct-to-video science fiction action film directed by Charles Band. It is a sequel to Trancers and is set six years after the events of the first.[1]

Plot[edit]

Los Angeles, 1991. Jack Deth (Tim Thomerson) has gotten used to life with his wife Lena (Helen Hunt) in the six years since they killed Whistler. Hap Ashby (Biff Manard) has made a fortune investing and has moved from the streets to a palatial estate, sharing it with Jack and Lena.

But life is about to get difficult for Jack. Whistler's brother, E.D. Wardo (Richard Lynch), has gone back in time and created a "Trancer farm" under the guise of an environmental organization. GreenWorld claims it strives to 'clean up the world', but actually they kidnap homeless people and mental patients to enslave in a Trancer army. Once again, Hap is under attack, useful to Wardo as the ancestor of future Angel City Council Member Ashe.

Jack is ready to singe some Trancers in the name of the law, but he does not expect his dead wife Alice (Megan Ward) to show up—and neither does Lena. Alice has been saved from death by the City Council and sent back to 1991 to help Jack stop Wardo. The tension mounts as Lena becomes fearful of losing Jack to his future wife, Hap returns to drinking alcohol to deal with the stress, and Jack realizes that when Alice returns to the future, she will die again. Somehow, Jack must find a way to save more than just the future.[2]

Cast[edit]

Release[edit]

Trancers II was first released on VHS, and has since then been released on DVD through the Trancers box-set or as a single DVD in Europe.

Reception[edit]

Entertainment Weekly strongly preferred the first movie, giving the sequel a "D".[3] TV Guide found the performance of Thomerson a plus, but found the rest of the movie goes off the rails.[4] Moira gave the movie 2.5 stars, stating that while it wasn't as good as the first one, it was competent and better than the sequels that follow. Reuniting Deth with his dead wife via time travel was seen as intriguing.

Likewise, The Encyclopedia of Science Fiction found the subplot of Deth having with his current wife and (from his perspective) dead wife together in Deth's past interesting.[5] Creature Feature gave the movie two stars, finding it unnecessarily convoluted.[6]

References[edit]

  1. ^ Goodwin, Daniel (March 23, 2016). "TRANCERS 2: Film Review". Scream. Retrieved August 21, 2021.
  2. ^ "Trancers II (1991)". May 1999.
  3. ^ "Trancers II: The Return of Jack Deth".
  4. ^ "Trancers II".
  5. ^ "SFE: Trancers".
  6. ^ Stanley, J. (2000) Creature Feature: 3rd Edition

External links[edit]

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