Trancers (1984)

Directed by Charles Band

Excellent sci-fi adventure movie taking influence from Terminator and Bladerunner. Clearly low budget but the story and acting in the main roles are well done. The main role is played by veteran B actor, Tim Thomerson, who largely carries this movie, he is so good in this part.  Playing opposite is Helen Hunt in one of her earliest roles (funny that both Helen Hunt and Paul Reiser who later played together on the sit-com Mad About You, both started in sci-fi movies in the early careers). There have been a whopping FIVE (and a half) sequels.  I'm not going to say I've seen them, the impressions of others seem fairly poor.  Director Charles Band and Helen Hunt (good sport that she is) returned for the second one but had nothing to do with the increasingly poor follow-ups.