Johnny Mnemonic

Name: Johnny Mnemonic
Genre: Science Fiction, Thriller, Adventure, Action
Released: 1995-05-26
Duration: 1 h 37 min
Rating: 6.1
Cast: Keanu Reeves, Dina Meyer, Takeshi Kitano, Ice-T, Dolph Lundgren

The hottest data on earth. In the coolest head in town.

Johnny Mnemonic (1995)

Timing: 1:37 (97 min)

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Video for the film Johnny Mnemonic — Trailer

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Release date

1995-05-26

Country

Canada, United States

Production

TriStar Pictures, Don Carmody Productions, Alliance Films, Alliance Atlantis

Genre

Science Fiction, Thriller, Adventure, Action

Budget

$26 000 000

Box office

$19 104 802

Website

https://www.sonypictures.com/movies/johnnymnemonic

Director

Robert Longo

Actors

Keanu Reeves, Dina Meyer, Takeshi Kitano, Ice-T, Dolph Lundgren, Denis Akiyama, Henry Rollins, Barbara Sukowa, Udo Kier, Tracy Tweed
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Scenario

Producer

Don Carmody, Robert Lantos, Staffan Ahrenberg, Victoria Hamburg

Camera operator

François Protat

Composer

Brad Fiedel

Artist

Nilo Rodis-Jamero, Artie Romero, David Worman

Audition

Vera Miller

Editing

Ronald Sanders
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Short description

In a dystopian 2021, Johnny is a data trafficker who has an implant that allows him to securely store data too sensitive for regular computer networks. On one delivery run, he accepts a package that not only exceeds the implant's safety limits—and will kill him if the data is not removed in time—but also contains information far more important and valuable than he had ever imagined. On a race against time, he must avoid the assassins sent to kill him and remove the data before it, too, ends his life.

What's left behind the scenes

Filming took place primarily in Canada (Toronto and Montreal), but some episodes were shot in the small American town of Newark (New Jersey).
The full version of the film in Japan had a runtime of 107 minutes.
The film's screenwriter, William Gibson, claims that Robert Longo's filmed version and the theatrical release of "Johnny Mnemonic" are worlds apart. According to him, the studio cut 90% of Dolph Lundgren's role.
At the time of the scriptwriting (1993), "Johnny Mnemonic" was planned to be a black and white film with a budget of no more than one million dollars.
Initially, Val Kilmer and Jane March were planned for the leading roles.
The Japanese version of the film is seven minutes longer than the release version.
The film is based on the short story of the same name by William Gibson.
Composer Michael Danna wrote the music for the Japanese version of the film.
The film was in post-production for almost a year.
The anime playing in the background during the scene of the yakuza attack (at the beginning of the film, when Johnny is uploading data) is "Shinjuku: City of Lost Angels" (1988).
The film was almost finished when 'Speed' (1994) was released, instantly turning Keanu Reeves into an action star. Therefore, Sony studio executives ordered reshoots of some scenes, adding gunfights and fights to the film (originally, the film was conceived as an ironic mix of 'neo-noir' and 'cyberpunk' with no hint of a 'blockbuster' title), and significantly 'cut' the role of Dolph Lundgren, which they considered too 'anti-religious'.