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JOHNNY MNEMONIC (1995) |
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MORGAN'S RATING |
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| Loosely based on a story by cyber-pioneer William Gibson, this futuristic thriller centers on the title character, a courier who loads vital data straight into the brain for storage and safe transport. Johnny has given up brainspace that his childhood memories occupied in order to save space for his chosen profession. He wants to pull one last job before he retires, and the one he gets is particularly perilous. He's got 48 hours to transport a large load of data from Beijing to Newark -- and some futuristic samurai don't want him to make it to his destination! |
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| Keanu Reeves (Johnny Mnemonic), Dina Meyer (Jane), Ice-T (J-Bone), Takeshi Kitano (Takahashi), Dennis Akayama (Shinji), Dolph Lundgren (Street Preacher), Henry Rollins (Spider), Babrara Sukowa (Anna Kalmann), Udo Kier (Ralfi), Tracy Tweed (Pretty), Falconer Abraham (Yomamma), Don Francks (Hooky), Diego Chambers (Henson), Sherry Miller (Takahashi's Secretary), Arthur Eng (Viet), Von Flores (Viet), Vicotira Tengelis (Pharmakom Receptionist), Warren Sulatycky (Yakuza Operator), Celina Wu (Mikiyo), Gene Mack (Laslo), Jamie Elman (Toad), Simon Sinn (Man in Hotel Lobby), Caitlin Carmody (Twin in Hotel Lobby), Erin Carmody (Twin in Hotel Lobby), Doug O'Keeffe (Pharmakom Security), Marlow Vella (Lotek Kid), Howard Szafer (Strike), Paul Brogren (Stump), Silvio Oliviero (Stick), Coyote Shivers (Buddy), Anthena Bistolas (Prostitute, uncredited). |
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THE HOTTEST DATA ON EARTH. IN THE COOLEST HEAD IN TOWN. |
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PRODUCTION INFORMATION |
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DIRECTOR: Robert Longo.
WRITER: William Gibson.
PRODUCER: Don Carmody.
EXECUTIVE PRODUCERS: Staffan Ahrenberg, Victoria Hamburg and Robert Lantos.
SUPERVISING PRODUCER: Jean Desormeaux.
ORIGINAL MUSIC: Brad Fiedel, Mychael Danna (credited on Japanese version), Sascha Konietzko (song "Virus") and Page Hamilton (song "Complete", uncredited).
DISTRIBUTOR: TriStar Pictures. |
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FACTS |
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Johnny: I can carry nearly eighty gigs of data in my head. |
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RELEASE DATE: May 26th, 1995 (USA)
BOX OFFICE OPENING: $7.4 million (USA)
BOX OFFICE RESULT: $19.0 million (USA)
WORLDWIDE BOX OFFICE: $52.4 million
BUDGET: $26 million (USA)
- Nominated for one 1996 Razzie Award for Worst Actor (Keanu Reeves). |
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Johnny: You know, all my life, I've been careful to stay in my corner. Looking out for number one, no complications. Now suddenly, I'm responsible for the entire fucking world. And everybody and their mother is trying to kill me. If, if my head doesn't blow up first. |
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Jane: Maybe this isn't just about you anymore.
Johnny: Listen, you listen to me. See that city over there? That's where I'm suppose to be! Not here with the dogs and the garbage and the last month's newspapers going back and forth! I've had it with you...I've had it with them...I've had it with all this! I want room service! I want the club sandwich. I want the cold Mexican beer. I want a ten-thousand dollar-a-night hooker! I want my shirts laundered like they do at the Imperial Hotel in Tokyo. |
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CRITICAL COMMENTS |
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| "What's the point?" -- Christopher Null, Filmcritic.com |
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| "I say this without qualification -- Johnny Mnemonic is a bad movie." -- Andrew Howe, Film Written Magazine |
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| "Once you get beyond the background, the film has little to offer aside from a second-rate cast, a dumb story, and cheesy special effects." -- James Berardinelli, Reel Views |
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Johnny:: You can't shoot me.
Takahashi: Not in the head. |
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