Johnny Mnemonic
The hottest data on earth. In the coolest head in town.
Country
Genre
Budget
$26 000 000
Revenue
$19 104 802
Director
Actors
Scenario
Producer
Don Carmody, Robert Lantos, Staffan Ahrenberg, Victoria Hamburg
Operator
François Protat
Composer
Artist
Nilo Rodis-Jamero, Artie Romero, David Worman
Audition
Vera Miller
Editing
Ronald Sanders
All team (112)
All team (112)
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 film's screenwriter, William Gibson, claims that the version directed by Robert Longo and the theatrical release of 'Johnny Mnemonic' are worlds apart. According to him, the studio cut 90% of Dolph Lundgren's role.
- Jane's bodyguard does not appear in the story at all; William Gibson created the character specifically for the screen adaptation.
- The film is based on a short story of the same name by William Gibson.
- 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.
- The Japanese version of the film is seven minutes longer than the theatrical release.
- The film was practically finished when 'Speed' (1994) hit theaters, turning Keanu Reeves into an action star overnight. Consequently, Sony studio bosses ordered several scenes to be reshot, adding shootouts and fights (originally, the film was conceived as an ironic blend of neo-noir and cyberpunk, without any intention of becoming a 'blockbuster'), and significantly cutting Dolph Lundgren's role, which was deemed too 'anti-religious'.
- Initially, Val Kilmer and Jane March were planned for the leading roles.
- Val Kilmer and Jane March were originally planned for the lead 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'.
- The amount of information Johnny is capable of carrying is only 80 gigabytes; the maximum possible is 160 gigabytes.
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