177 - Johnny Mnemonic

Jen and Tim struggle to understand the newly-minted cult status of a flop from Keanu Reeve’s himbo era, the cyberpunk thriller Johnny Mnemonic. They also put on hazmat suits and and delve into the horror that is the comment section on Dina Meyer’s website. Director Robert Longo talks about the rationale and process that led to his black-and-white edition of Johnny Mnemonic over at Screen Slate. Screenwriter and god of cyberpunk William Gibson reflects on the film shortly after its U.S. release.For more Dina Meyer discussion, listen to our The Evil Within episode!  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.