Episode 174: JOHNNY MNEMONIC (1995)

“Preacher? That motherfucker got God and technology ass/backwards! He’ll kill anybody for money just to keep his body full of implants!” J-BoneCurtis, John, and Simon team up for 1995's JOHNNY MNEMONIC, the pre-MATRIX cyberpunk adaptation of William Gibson's short story starring Keanu Reeves, Dina Meyer, Henry Rollins, Ice T, Dolph Lundgren, and Takeshi Kitano. The boys discuss what they watched this week before diving into the film discussion. Hot topics include Gibson's source material, the B&W version, CYBERPUNK 2077, THE MATRIX, Keanu Reeves's acting, and the film's cyberpunk elements.Tune in next time as John and Curtis kickstart a new David Lynch watch series with ERASERHEAD (1977)!NEWS OF THE WEEKNew releases: Primate; Is This Thing On?; Greenland 2: MigrationWHAT WE WATCHED THIS WEEKCurtis: Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix; Harry Potter and the Half Blood Prince; Manchester by the SeaJohn: The Sting; The Amusement Park; Ghostly Revenge; Rise of the Animals; PVC-1; All Monsters AttackSimon: The SpongeBob Movie: Search for SquarePantsTIME STAMPS(00:00:00) Introduction(00:01:11) News of the Week/What We Watched This Week(00:24:11) JOHNNY MNEMONIC Discussion(01:00:57) Our Scores for JOHNNY MNEMONIC(01:06:18) Coming Up Next!CREDITS AND PLUGSIntro: "Memory Johnny" by Black Rain (JOHNNY MNEMONIC OST)Outro: Excerpt from JOHNNY MNEMONICFollow John on Letterboxd—@johnnycakes91Curtis: https://www.the-back-row.com/ - check out 'Runstedler's DVD Pick of the Month'https://curtisrunstedler.ca/Dr Curtis Reads: https://www.youtube.com/@curtisrunstedlerCurtis's forthcoming publication here:https://edinburghuniversitypress.com/book-dis-trusting-the-digital-world-in-imaginative-literature.html