Johnny Mnemonic

In a childhood nostalgia special, Dan revisits Johnny Mnemonic (1995) – the other cyberpunk action thriller Keanu Reeves made in the 90s after hitting the big time in Speed (1994). It's the one everyone forgets. Maybe our cybernetic implants were loaded with more than 320GB of data, like Keanu's black market data courier, Johnny? Directed by artist Robert Longo in his debut (and so far only) mainstream film and based on a short story and screenplay by cyberpunk grandaddy William Gibson, this bizarre footnote features Dolph Lundgren as an evangelical street preacher/cybernetically enhanced assassin, Takeshi Kitano as a big Pharma bad guy, Dina Meyer as a streetsmart bodyguard and Ice-T as the leader of an underground organisation called the 'Lo-Teks'. Oh, and Henry Rollins is a doctor, Udo Kier is a small time crime boss and there's a cybernetic dolphin in the mix somewhere. It's the kind of thing that could only have happened in 1995... but is that a bad thing? Find out!Support us on Patreon to nominate films for us to cover, access exclusive bonus content, and vote on the final verdict!Rate and review us on your podcast platform of choice, and tell a friend about us.Follow us on TikTok, YouTube, Instagram and Bluesky. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.