Metalstorm: The Destruction of Jared-Syn 1983  PG, 84 min.
Genre: Sci-Fi
Director: Charles Band
Cast: Jeffrey Byron, Michael Preston, Tim Thomerson, Kelly Preston, Richard Moll, R. David Smith, Larry Pennell, Mickey Fox, J. Bill Jones, Winston Jones
The mission of a space ranger is to try saving a planet where he runs into the dreaded Jared-Syn (Mike Preston). TROUBLE is the result in this troubled picture.
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Parasite 1982  R, 95 min.
Genre: Horror / Thriller
Director: Charles Band
Cast: Robert Glaudini, Demi Moore, Luca Bercovici, James Davidson, Al Fann, Tom Villard, Scott Thomson, Cherie Currie, Vivian Blaine, James Cavan
Originally shown in 3-D, this rip-off of "Alien" and others is set in the near future, and the U.S. is now a grim military state. Scientist Paul Dean (Robert Glaudini) has created a parasite, which grows in one's body until it is big enough to get out and find another donor. Dean's research has caused him to have one in his own body that he is able to get out, but it gets loose and raises havoc throughout the countryside. As gory as it is bad. Demi Moore plays his friend in her second film.
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Trancers 1985  PG-13, 85 min.
Genre: Sci-Fi
aka: Future Cop
Director: Charles Band
Cast: Tim Thomerson, Helen Hunt, Michael Stefani, Art LaFleur, Telma Hopkins, Richard Herd, Anne Seymour, Miguel Fernandez, Biff Manard, Peter Schrum
There's trouble in Angel City (formerly Los Angeles) in the year 2247. Jack Deth (Tim Thomerson) thought that he had taken care of "The Whistler" (Michael Stefani), who can call up his zombie-like Trancers. Then Jack finds out that Whistler has gone back to 1985 L.A. to get rid of the ancestors of the city's council. Jack goes back to stop that nonsense. Yes–the movie's cheap price tag shows, but it is fun. There are four sequels.
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Trancers II 1991  R, 87 min.
Genre: Sci-Fi
Director: Charles Band
Cast: Tim Thomerson, Helen Hunt, Megan Ward, Biff Manard, Martine Beswick, Jeffrey Combs, Alyson Croft, Telma Hopkins, Art LaFleur, Barbara Crampton
OK–the original, though cheap, was fun. But this one can't get away with the low production values (as they say) without comment. Jack (Tim Thomerson) got stuck in the past (now, 1991) after dealing with the Trancer problem in 1985. He is married to Lena (Helen Hunt) and another Trancer threat emerges, led by Whistler's (from the original) brother. To help Jack out, the 23rd-century council sends his wife back from the future. And you think he had problems before.
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| 1. Crash! (1977) (1977)
2. Metalstorm: The Destruction of Jared-Syn (1983)
3. Parasite (1982)
4. Trancers (1985)
aka: Future Cop
5. Trancers II (1991)
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