Trancers II: The Return of Jack Deth
A hard-bitten temporal cop battles a coercive future cult while two versions of his romantic past collide in 1991 Los Angeles.
Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Brisk
- Intensity
- Strong
- Complexity
- Layered
- Violence
- Moderate
- campy
- tense
- melodramatic
- cult movie night
- late night sci fi
What critics said
Critics generally considered the sequel competent but convoluted and weaker than the original, while noting Tim Thomerson's performance and the intriguing reunion of Jack with his dead wife.
What sets it apart
May contain story progression spoilers
Alice is returned to 1991 from the future, forcing Jack to confront his dead wife alongside his current wife Lena.
GreenWorld claims to clean up the world while kidnapping homeless people and mental patients for conversion into trancers.
Jack's mission is complicated by Lena's distress, Alice's return, and the knowledge that Alice faces an imminent death after returning to the future.
The Full Moon Entertainment production centers on a returning cult hero, time-travel technology, gunfights, and an eccentric conspiracy.
Films like Trancers II: The Return of Jack Deth, and why
Trancers
low-budget time travel action, a sardonic lawman protagonist, and pulpy science-fiction mythology
The Terminator
cult science-fiction action, temporal manipulation, and a protagonist confronting threats across altered timelines
Timecop
retro-futurist time travel, comic-book melodrama, and genre-driven action built around temporal interference
The Philadelphia Experiment
campy low-budget science fiction, conspiratorial villains, and emotionally tangled time-travel plotting
Movie Details
- Director
- Charles Band
- Release Date
- 1991-08-22
- Runtime
- 85 min
- Rating
- 5.6 / 10 (138)
Cast
- Tim Thomerson
- Helen Hunt
- Megan Ward
- Biff Manard
- Martine Beswick
- Jeffrey Combs
- Alyson Croft
- Telma Hopkins
- Art LaFleur
- Barbara Crampton
Where to watch in United States
- Streaming
- Amazon Prime Video, Full Moon Amazon Channel, Amazon Prime Video with Ads, Howdy Amazon Channel
- Rent
- Amazon Video
- Buy
- Amazon Video
Streaming options come from TMDB and change over time.
Common questions
- What is Trancers II: The Return of Jack Deth about?
- A hard-bitten temporal cop battles a coercive future cult while two versions of his romantic past collide in 1991 Los Angeles.
- What is Trancers II: The Return of Jack Deth like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of Trancers II: The Return of Jack Deth as brisk, its intensity as strong and its storytelling as layered.
- Is Trancers II: The Return of Jack Deth violent?
- Somewhat. Ember rates the violence in Trancers II: The Return of Jack Deth as moderate.
- What did critics think of Trancers II: The Return of Jack Deth?
- Critics generally considered the sequel competent but convoluted and weaker than the original, while noting Tim Thomerson's performance and the intriguing reunion of Jack with his dead wife.
- Which films are like Trancers II: The Return of Jack Deth?
- Films with a similar feel include Trancers, The Terminator, Timecop, and The Philadelphia Experiment.
- How long is Trancers II: The Return of Jack Deth?
- Trancers II: The Return of Jack Deth runs 85 minutes.
- Where can I watch Trancers II: The Return of Jack Deth?
- In United States, Trancers II: The Return of Jack Deth streams on Amazon Prime Video, Full Moon Amazon Channel, Amazon Prime Video with Ads, Howdy Amazon Channel.
