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, directed by

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, and starring

Tim Thomerson Joseph Timothy "Tim" Thomerson (born April 8, 1946) is an American actor and comedian. He is best known for his role as Jack Deth in the ''Trancers'' film series and for his work in numerous low-budget features and for his comedic television r ...

as the time-traveling "trancer hunter"

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. It marked, to date, Thomerson's last appearance as Jack Deth, excluding his cameo in ''

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''. The fifth installment of the ''

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'' series was filmed back-to-back with '' Trancers 4: Jack of Swords'' and is the fourth entry released under the

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banner. 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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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

Stacie Randall Stacie Randall (born January 5, 1962) is an American actress, best known for her roles in ''Puppet Master 4 ''Puppet Master 4'' is a 1993 direct-to-video horror film written by Charles Band among others, and directed by Jeff Burr. It is the fourt ...

as Lyra *

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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 in the soap opera ''All My Children'' (2001–2007) and Orchid in the digital series ''The Bay (web series), Th ...

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 (born 9 March 1973, Bucharest) is a French-Romanian actress, painter and singer, of German ethnicity. She is best known for her role in Tony Gatlif's film Gadjo dilo. Hartner currently focuses on her music career, specializing in Gy ...

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

External links

* 1994 films 1994 action comedy films 1994 science fiction films 1990s English-language films 1990s science fiction comedy films 1990s 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 {{1990s-sf-film-stub