Trancers 6

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Trancers 6
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Directed byJay Woelfel
Written by C. Courtney Joyner (as Gene Yarbrough)
Produced byJohnnie J. Young
StarringZette Sullivan
Jennifer Capo
Robert Donavan
Timothy Prindle
CinematographyPaul Deng
Edited byJonathan Ammon
Jay Woelfel
Music byJon Greathouse
Distributed by Full Moon Entertainment
Release date
  • July 23, 2002 (2002-07-23)
Running time
88 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

Trancers 6 is a 2002 American science fiction horror film directed by Jay Woelfel and starring Zette Sullivan, Jennifer Capo, Robert Donavan, Timothy Prindle, Jere Jon, Jennifer Cantrell, Ben Bar, James R. Hilton, Kyle O. Ingleman, Gregory Lee Kenyon and Douglas Smith. The film was produced by Johnnie J. Young of Young Wolf Productions.

Contents

It is the final Installment in the Trancers franchise.

Synopsis

In a return to the original film's premise, Jack Deth is back – traveling back in time and into the body of his own daughter, Josephine (Zette Sullivan), on a mission to save her life and save the world from the most lethal Trancers yet. Jack / Jo must adapt and survive, avoiding many assassination attempts by more powerful and dangerous zombie-like Trancers than he's ever faced before.

Cast

Production

Jack Deth's appearances in his own body are done with stock footage from previous films.

Reception

Reception for the film has been overall negative, mainly due to the lack of Tim Thomerson. [1]

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References

  1. "Trancers 6 - Movie Reviews". Rotten Tomatoes .