Trancers
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Trancers is a 1984 science fiction cult film blending time travel, noir detective elements, and low-budget action, directed by Charles Band and co-written by Danny Bilson.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Trancers canonical | 3 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T9131475 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Trancers Context triple: [Danny Bilson, notableWork, Trancers]
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A.
Ghostrider
Ghostrider is the nickname for a heavily armed variant of the U.S. Air Force AC-130 gunship used for close air support, air interdiction, and armed reconnaissance.
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B.
MabThera
MabThera is Roche’s brand name for rituximab, a monoclonal antibody used primarily to treat certain types of blood cancers and autoimmune diseases.
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C.
Zentropa
Zentropa is a Danish film production company co-founded by director Lars von Trier, known for producing numerous acclaimed and often provocative European art-house films.
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D.
Tronzilla
Tronzilla is a music producer best known for crafting hard-hitting, high-energy tracks in the electronic and hip-hop scenes.
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E.
The Frighteners
The Frighteners is a 1996 horror-comedy film directed by Peter Jackson that blends supernatural thrills with dark humor as it follows a psychic con artist who must confront real malevolent spirits.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Trancers Target entity description: Trancers is a 1984 science fiction cult film blending time travel, noir detective elements, and low-budget action, directed by Charles Band and co-written by Danny Bilson.
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A.
Ghostrider
Ghostrider is the nickname for a heavily armed variant of the U.S. Air Force AC-130 gunship used for close air support, air interdiction, and armed reconnaissance.
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B.
MabThera
MabThera is Roche’s brand name for rituximab, a monoclonal antibody used primarily to treat certain types of blood cancers and autoimmune diseases.
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C.
Zentropa
Zentropa is a Danish film production company co-founded by director Lars von Trier, known for producing numerous acclaimed and often provocative European art-house films.
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D.
Tronzilla
Tronzilla is a music producer best known for crafting hard-hitting, high-energy tracks in the electronic and hip-hop scenes.
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E.
The Frighteners
The Frighteners is a 1996 horror-comedy film directed by Peter Jackson that blends supernatural thrills with dark humor as it follows a psychic con artist who must confront real malevolent spirits.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
film
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science fiction film ⓘ |
| antagonist | Martin Whistler NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| character |
Jack Deth
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Lena Deth NERFINISHED ⓘ Martin Whistler NERFINISHED ⓘ McNulty NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| cinematographyBy | Mac Ahlberg NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
|
| coWriter |
Danny Bilson
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Paul De Meo NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| director | Charles Band NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| distributor | Empire Pictures NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| editor | Ted Nicolaou NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
action
ⓘ
film noir ⓘ science fiction ⓘ |
| hasSequel |
Trancers 4: Jack of Swords
NERFINISHED
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Trancers 5: Sudden Deth NERFINISHED ⓘ Trancers 6 NERFINISHED ⓘ Trancers II NERFINISHED ⓘ Trancers III NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| homeMediaRelease |
Blu-ray
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DVD ⓘ VHS ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| mainCharacter | Jack Deth NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| musicBy |
Mark Ryder
NERFINISHED
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Phil Davies NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| plotElement |
body-hopping time travel into ancestors
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mind control ⓘ time travel ⓘ |
| producer |
Albert Band
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Charles Band NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| productionCompany | Empire Pictures NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| releaseDate | 1984-10-01 ⓘ |
| releaseYear | 1984 ⓘ |
| runtimeMinutes | 76 ⓘ |
| setting | Los Angeles ⓘ |
| settingTime |
1985
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23rd century ⓘ |
| starring |
Alyson Croft
NERFINISHED
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Anne Seymour NERFINISHED ⓘ Art LaFleur NERFINISHED ⓘ Helen Hunt NERFINISHED ⓘ Michael Stefani NERFINISHED ⓘ Miguel Fernández NERFINISHED ⓘ Richard Herd NERFINISHED ⓘ Tim Thomerson NERFINISHED ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Trancers Description of subject: Trancers is a 1984 science fiction cult film blending time travel, noir detective elements, and low-budget action, directed by Charles Band and co-written by Danny Bilson.
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.