Jack Deth, the super cop from the future, has put away three centuries worth of time traveling criminals. But Deth's most dangerous collar, the ultraviolent assassin Edlin Shock, has escaped from her maximum security holding cell and won't rest until she's exacted revenge. Meanwhile, Deth is trying to make a life for himself as a private eye in 1988 Los Angeles with his hot-blooded girlfriend Lena. Relationship troubles are just the beginning of Deth's problems when he learns that Edlin Shock has followed him back in time.
Jack Deth, the super cop from the future, has put away three centuries worth of time traveling criminals. But Deth's most dangerous collar, the ultraviolent assassin Edlin Shock, has escaped from her maximum security holding cell and won't rest until she's exacted revenge. Meanwhile, Deth is trying to make a life for himself as a private eye in 1988 Los Angeles with his hot-blooded girlfriend Lena. Relationship troubles are just the beginning of Deth's problems when he learns that Edlin Shock has followed him back in time.
The film's central conflict, an individual hero fighting mind-controlling villains, is a generic sci-fi action premise that does not explicitly promote or critique specific political ideologies, leading to a neutral rating.
Based on the lack of specific information regarding casting diversity or narrative themes, the film is assessed as having traditional representation and a neutral framing of traditional identities.
The film 'Trancers: City of Lost Angels' does not feature any identifiable LGBTQ+ characters or themes. The narrative is centered on its science fiction premise and action, with no elements related to queer identity or experiences.
The film does not feature any female characters who engage in and win close-quarters physical combat against male opponents using skill, strength, or martial arts. The primary female character's abilities are supernatural, which falls outside the defined criteria for physical combat.
This short film is a direct sequel to Trancers (1984). All returning characters maintain their established genders, and new characters introduced in this installment do not qualify as gender swaps.
This film is a direct sequel where the protagonist, Jack Deth, is portrayed by the same actor, Tim Thomerson, maintaining his established race. No other major or legacy characters from the preceding film were recast with actors of a different race.
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