Johnny Mnemonic (1995)

User Rating:

4.9/10   

Director:

Robert Longo

Writers (WGA):

William Gibson (short story)
William Gibson (screenplay)

Release Date:

26 May 1995 (USA)

Genre:

Action | Sci-Fi | Thriller

Tagline:

The future's most wanted fugitive.

Plot:

A data courier, carrying a data package literally inside his head too large to hold for long, must deliver it before he dies from it.

Plot Keywords:

Laser Beam | Hacker | Amnesia | Implant | Artificial Intelligence

Awards:

1 win & 3 nominations

Cast

Keanu Reeves	...	Johnny Mnemonic
Dina Meyer	...	Jane
Ice-T	...	J-Bone
Takeshi Kitano	...	Takahashi (as Takeshi)
Dennis Akayama	...	Shinji
Dolph Lundgren	...	Street Preacher
Henry Rollins	...	Spider
Barbara Sukowa	...	Anna Kalmann
Udo Kier	...	Ralfi
Tracy Tweed	...	Pretty
Falconer Abraham	...	Yomamma
Don Francks	...	Hooky
Diego Chambers	...	Henson
Sherry Miller	...	Takahashi's Secretary
Arthur Eng	...	Viet
Von Flores	...	Viet
Victoria Tengelis	...	Pharmakom Receptionist
Warren Sulatycky	...	Yakuza Operator
Celina Wu	...	Mikiyo
Gene Mack	...	Laslo
Jamie Elman	...	Toad
Simon Sinn	...	Man in Hotel Lobby
Caitlin Carmody	...	Twin in Hotel Lobby
Erin Carmody	...	Twin in Hotel Lobby
Douglas O'Keeffe	...	Pharmakom Security Officer
Marlow Vella	...	Lotek Kid
Howard Szafer	...	Strike
Paul Brogren	...	Stump
Arthi Sambasivan	...	Nurse
Michael A. Miranda	...	Stick (as Silvio Oliviero)
Coyote Shivers	...	Buddy
Lynne Adams	...	Yakuza with Rocket Launcher
Michael Shearer	...	Yakuza Partner (as Mike Shearer)
Susan Tsagkaris	...	Opera Singer
Christopher Comrie	...	Beijing Riot Newscaster
Robin Crosby	...	Girl in Hotel Room
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Glenn Bang	...	Bandleader (uncredited)
Natalie Gray	...	Tall Chinese Man (uncredited)

Directed by
Robert Longo

Writing credits (WGA)
William Gibson		(short story)
William Gibson		(screenplay)

Produced by
Staffan Ahrenberg	....	executive producer
Don Carmody	....	producer
Jean Desormeaux	....	supervising producer
Victoria Hamburg	....	executive producer
Robert Lantos	....	executive producer

Original Music by
Brad Fiedel

Cinematography by
François Protat

Film Editing by
Ronald Sanders

Casting by
John Buchan

Production Design by
Nilo Rodis-Jamero		(as Nilo Rodis Jamero)

Art Direction by
Dennis Davenport

Set Decoration by
Enrico Campana

Costume Design by
Olga Dimitrov

Makeup Department
Fred C. Blau Jr.	....	tattoo makeup artist (as Fred Blau)
Tom Czarnopys	....	sculptor
Linda Gill	....	key makeup artist
Jennifer Bower O'Halloran	....	key hair stylist
Divyo Rae Putney	....	assistant hair stylist (as Divyo Putney)
Marilyn Terry	....	assistant makeup artist
Thomas Yee	....	assistant hair stylist

Production Management
Gregor Hutchison	....	post-production supervisor
Michael Jewison	....	post-production supervisor
Pierre Laberge	....	unit production manager: Montreal
Ian McDougall	....	production manager
Bernard Vincent	....	unit manager: Montreal

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Vic Armstrong	....	second unit director (as Victor Armstrong)
Reid A. Dunlop	....	first assistant director: second unit (as Reid Dunlop)
Leslie Grierson	....	third assistant director: Montreal
Lewin Webb	....	second assistant director (as Charles Lewin Webb)
Laura Wood Fawcett	....	dga trainee (as Laura Wood)
Greg Zenon	....	third assistant director
Michael Zenon	....	first assistant director
Michal Page	....	trainee assistant director (uncredited)

Art Department
Daniel R. Bradette	....	property master (as Daniel Bradette)
Brad Francis	....	scenic artist
Mike Franklin	....	set dresser
Ian Hall	....	first assistant art director
Bill Harman	....	construction supervisor (as Bill Harmon)
Kim Karon	....	assistant art director
Don McQueen	....	assistant set decorator
Gustave Meunier	....	props: second unit (as Gus Meunier)
Tim Murton	....	key scenic artist
Ian Nelmes	....	scenic artist
Michèle Nolet	....	set decorator: Montreal
Greg Pelchat	....	assistant property master
Dave Pollack	....	construction coordinator: Montreal (as Dave Pollock)
Paul Renaut	....	assistant property master
Alex Russell	....	head carpenter
Michael Shocrylas	....	draftsperson
Andrew M. Stearn	....	first assistant art director (as Andrew Stearn)
Richard Tassé	....	set decorator: Montreal
Phillip Tellez	....	head carpenter
Dan Wladyka	....	assistant set decorator
Vincenzo Natali	....	storyboard artist (uncredited)

Sound Department
Jay Boekelheide	....	sound effects editor
Michael Dandy	....	adr editor
Patrick Dodd	....	supervising sound editor
Malcolm Fife	....	foley editor
Douglas Ganton	....	sound mixer (as Doug Ganton)
James A. Gore	....	foley artist (as Jim Gore)
Mark Lanza	....	sound effects editor
Mark Levinson	....	dialogue editor
Andy Malcolm	....	foley artist
Michael Mennies	....	assistant sound effects editor
Douglas Murray	....	sound designer
Jonathan Null	....	apprentice sound effects editor
Scott Purdy	....	sound re-recording mixer
Leslie Shatz	....	sound re-recording mixer
Reynald Trudel	....	boom operator
Tony Van den Akker	....	foley recordist
Hugh Waddell	....	adr editor
Michael Werth	....	adr editor
Don White	....	sound re-recording mixer
Mark Jan Wlodarkiewicz	....	sound effects editor
Marilyn S. Zalkan	....	assistant dialogue editor

Special Effects by
Tom Blacklock	....	special effects best boy
Michael Burnett	....	additional special effects makeup artist
Rory Cutler	....	special effects supervisor
Mario Dumont	....	special effects: second unit
Doug Graham	....	special effects best boy
Larry Hamlin	....	additional special effects makeup artist
Tom Lane	....	special effects assistant: Montreal
Jacques Langlois	....	special effects assistant: Montreal
Pierre 'Bill' Rivard	....	special effects assistant: Montreal (as Bill Rivard)
Joe Viskocil	....	pyrotechnic supervisor
Darin Bouyssou	....	mold technician (uncredited)

Visual Effects by
James Allen	....	digital dream sequence: Braid Media Arts
Darrel Anderson	....	digital dream sequence: Braid Media Arts
Steve Bentley	....	digital dream sequence: Braid Media Arts
Ryan Berg	....	visual effects coordinator: SPI
Rick Berry	....	digital dream sequence: Braid Media Arts
Sheila Berry	....	digital dream sequence: Braid Media Arts
Scott Beverly	....	bridge consultant: Fantasy II Film Effects
Bill Birrell	....	visual effects executive producer: SPI
Gene Bodio	....	digital dream sequence: Braid Media Arts
Betzy Bromberg	....	optical supervisor: Fantasy II Film Effects
Brummbaer	....	visual effects animator: SPI
Glenn Campbell	....	visual effects animator: SPI
Dan Candela	....	visual effects film recorder: SPI
Bruce Cardozo	....	line-up: Fantasy II Film Effects
Anthony Ceccomancini	....	visual effects coordinator: SPI
Cat Chapman	....	visual effects coordinator: SPI
Billy D. Choi	....	2D graphic artist: C.O.R.E. Digital Pictures
Steve Cohen	....	production assistant: Fantasy II Film Effects
Don Fergus	....	camera operator: Fantasy II Film Effects
Cynthia Feyrer	....	camera trainee: Fantasy II Film Effects
Frank Foster	....	computer graphics department head: SPI
Cody Gibson	....	2D graphic artist: C.O.R.E. Digital Pictures
Derek Grime	....	2D graphic artist: C.O.R.E. Digital Pictures
Steffany Hannan	....	visual effects film recordist: SPI
Matthew Hausle	....	visual effects animator: SPI
Tom Hendrickson	....	visual effects film recording technician: SPI
Linda Henry	....	line-up: Fantasy II Film Effects
Tim Huchthausen	....	model maker: Fantasy II Film Effects
Leslie Huntley	....	visual effects producer: Fantasy II Film Effects
Michael Joyce	....	model shop supervisor: Fantasy II Film Effects
Rachel Kelley	....	model painter
Paul Kirsch	....	online editor
Malina Koani	....	production assistant: Fantasy II Film Effects
Stephen Kramer	....	visual effects animator: SPI
Phil LeMarbre	....	digital dream sequence: Braid Media Arts
Karen Logan	....	visual effects animator: SPI
Ken Marschall	....	matte painter: Fantasy II Film Effects
Syd Mead	....	visual consultant
Kyle Menzies	....	animation designer: C.O.R.E. Digital Pictures
Kyle Menzies	....	animation supervisor: C.O.R.E. Digital Pictures
George Merkert	....	visual effects producer
Tim Miller	....	visual effects animator: SPI
Bret Mixon	....	roto supervisor: Fantasy II Film Effects
Joe Munkeby	....	visual effects software engineer: SPI
Bob Munroe	....	technical supervisor: C.O.R.E. Digital Pictures
John Nelson	....	visual effects designer: SPI
John Nelson	....	visual effects supervisor: SPI
Rachel Nicoll	....	visual effects animator: SPI
Mark Petlock	....	2D graphic artist: C.O.R.E. Digital Pictures
Jamie Rama	....	visual effects art director: SPI
Jamie Rama	....	visual effects co-designer: SPI
Brian Remaley	....	production assistant: Fantasy II Film Effects
Gary Rhodaback	....	model maker: Fantasy II Film Effects
Artie Romero	....	digital dream sequence: Braid Media Arts
John Strauss	....	visual effects film recorder: SPI
Ken Swenson	....	model maker: Fantasy II Film Effects
Dave Thompson	....	visual effects animator: SPI
David Tucker	....	camera operator: Fantasy II Film Effects
David Tucker	....	visual effects camera operator: Fantasy II Film Effects (as Dave Tucker)
Joe Viskocil	....	pyrotechnic supervisor: Fantasy II Film Effects
Christopher Warren	....	camera operator: Fantasy II Film Effects (as Chris Warren)
Gene Warren III	....	production assistant: Fantasy II Film Effects
Gene Warren Jr.	....	visual effects supervisor: Fantasy II Film Effects
Dennis Webb	....	visual effects film recorder: SPI
David Worman	....	visual effects animator: SPI
Shinichi Yoshimoto	....	visual effects animator: SPI
David Emerson	....	optical camera (uncredited)
John Furniotis	....	optical effects (uncredited)
John Lesavage	....	visual effects cinematographer (uncredited)
Mark Tureski	....	optical effects (uncredited)

Stunts
Lloyd Adams	....	stunts
Roy T. Anderson	....	stunts (as Roy Anderson)
Joy Ang	....	stunts
Vic Armstrong	....	stunt coordinator: second unit (as Victor Armstrong)
Rebecca Bell	....	stunts
Ron Bell	....	stunts
Quinton Bennett	....	stunts
Marco Bianco	....	stunts
Derrick Borden	....	stunts
Eric Bryson	....	stunts
Andy Butcher	....	stunts
Randy Butcher	....	stunt performer
Tommy Chang	....	stunts (as Tom Chang)
Michael Chan	....	stunts
Andrea Chase	....	stunts
Phil Chiu	....	stunts
Steven Chong	....	stunts (as Stephen Chong)
Ho Chow	....	stunts
Mike Chow	....	stunts
T. Christenson	....	stunts
Shelley Cook	....	stunts
Tig Fong	....	stunts
Errol Gee	....	stunts
John Goar	....	stunts
Mike Gow	....	stunts
David Hawthorne	....	stunts
Sylvia Iden	....	stunts
Olly Jason	....	stunts
Jamie Jones	....	stunts
Mic Jones	....	stunts
Makoto Kabayama	....	stunts
Danny Kudlowski	....	stunts
Danny Lima	....	stunts
Steve Lucescu	....	stunt rigger
Patrick Mark	....	stunts
Dwayne McLean	....	stunt coordinator
Richard Messiah	....	stunts
Mike Nishihama	....	stunts
Billy Oliver	....	stunts
Markus Parilo	....	stunts
Rick Parker	....	stunts
Robert Racki	....	stunts
Alison Reid	....	stunts
Bryan Renfro	....	stunts (as Brian Renfro)
Paul Rutledge	....	stunts
Todd Schroeder	....	stunts (as Todd Schroedor)
John Stoneham Jr.	....	stunts
John Stoneham Sr.	....	stunts
Tom Valis	....	stunts

Camera and Electrical Department
Richard Allen	....	rigging gaffer
Charles Beetz	....	best boy electric: Montreal
Yvon Boudrias	....	key grip: Montreal
Jean Courteau	....	chief lighting technician
David Crone	....	camera operator
Robert Daprato	....	key grip (as Bob DaPrato)
Louis de Ernsted	....	camera operator: second unit
Roger Finlay	....	first assistant camera: second unit
Bryan Forde	....	chief lighting technician: second unit
Candide Franklyn	....	dolly grip: second unit
Bert Gouweleeuw	....	best boy grip
Bob Hannah	....	best boy electric
Cal Kohne	....	rigging grip
Michael Kohne	....	dolly grip
Mike Konrad	....	lighting technician: musco light
Kevin Michael LeBlanc	....	second assistant camera: second unit
Matthew Pill	....	key grip: second unit
Christopher Raucamp	....	first assistant camera
Takashi Seida	....	still photographer
Frank Singers	....	rigging best boy
Mike Sinyi	....	second assistant camera
Mike Harwood	....	electrician (uncredited)

Casting Department
Scott Mansfield	....	extras casting
Vera Miller	....	casting: Montréal
Julia Tait	....	casting associate

Costume and Wardrobe Department
Patrick Antosh	....	wardrobe key
Kevin Barry	....	assistant wardrobe master
Sylvie Clément	....	wardrobe mistress: Montreal
Gayle Franklin	....	wardrobe mistress
Christopher Hargadon	....	wardrobe master
Nadia Jarvis	....	wardrobe assistant
Ruth Secord	....	assistant costume designer
Steffany Bernstein	....	set costumer (uncredited)

Editorial Department
Nicolette Beasley	....	post-production coordinator
Jacqueline Carmody	....	additional assistant editor
Tom Costain	....	assistant editor
Michael J. Duthie	....	editorial consultant (as Mike Duthie)
Gary Fluxgold	....	assistant editor
Richard Harkness	....	assistant editor
Joe Lafontaine	....	second assistant editor
Ricardo Olivero	....	color timer
Michael Rea	....	associate editor
Peter Watson	....	first assistant editor (as Pete Watson)
Giorgio De Vincenzo	....	assistant editor (uncredited)

Music Department
Laurie Higgins Tobias	....	supervising music editor (as Laurie Higgins-Tobias)
Tim Boyle	....	score mixer (uncredited)
Anita Camarata	....	music supervisor (uncredited)
Sandy DeCrescent	....	orchestra contractor (uncredited)
Brad Fiedel	....	orchestrator (uncredited)
Giovanna Imbesi	....	assistant to composer (uncredited)
Ron Korb	....	musician: flute (uncredited)
Paul Shikata	....	music editor (uncredited)
Shirley Walker	....	conductor (uncredited)
Shirley Walker	....	orchestrator (uncredited)
Paul Wertheimer	....	music recordist (uncredited)

Transportation Department
Ken Barbet	....	transportation captain
Don Poole	....	transportation captain: Montreal
Don Retzer	....	transportation coordinator
Nick Sweetman	....	transportation captain
Aleck Duncan	....	driver: Keanu Reeves, Montreal (uncredited)
Tim Parkinson	....	driver (uncredited)

Other crew
Nick Barker	....	location manager: Montreal
Aileen Bell	....	post-production accountant
Isai Rivera Blas	....	stand-in (as Gil Blas)
Mary Canty	....	script supervisor: second unit
Natalie Card	....	production secretary
Ruth Charest	....	production coordinator: Montreal
Melody Comrie	....	production office coordinator
Peter Copitts	....	special weapons design (as Peter Colpitts)
Susanna David	....	script supervisor
Kelly Decooman	....	assistant accountant
Julian Dobbs-Higginson	....	production assistant
Tracey Dodokin	....	assistant: Mr. Desormeaux
François Fournier	....	production assistant: Montreal
John Gajdecki	....	video graphics upload sequence supervision
Marie-Claude Hébert	....	assistant accountant: Montreal
Peter Hoffman	....	presenter
Fred Kamping	....	location manager
Jeffrey Klein	....	production executive
Elis Lam	....	consultant: graphics
Wendi Laski	....	unit publicist
Chris Longo	....	production assistant
Phil Marshall	....	production assistant
Cindy Morton	....	production executive
Ayana Osada	....	Japanese interpreter
Trisha Papas	....	assistant to director
Sean Parker	....	production assistant
J.T. Pearson	....	production assistant
Stefan Pleszczynski	....	location manager: Montreal
Danyele Prevost	....	craft service: Montreal
Kimberley A. Robyn	....	production accountant (as Kimberley Robyn)
Dawn Sharpe	....	assistant accountant
David Smukler	....	dialect coach
Lynwood Spinks	....	production executive
Caird Urquhart	....	assistant: Mr. Desormeaux
Christopher Welch	....	production assistant
Eardley Wilmot	....	assistant location manager
Andrea Wood	....	business and legal affairs
John 'Frenchie' Berger	....	armorer (uncredited)
Chuck Coffman	....	production assistant (uncredited)
Richard Cornblum	....	weapons handler (uncredited)
Steve Holt	....	on-set medic (uncredited)
Michael Mendelsohn	....	financial consultant (uncredited)
John Nelson	....	title designer: main titles (uncredited)
Simon St. Laurent	....	opticals: Film Effects (uncredited)

Production Companies

• TriStar Pictures (presents)
• Alliance Communications Corporation (as Alliance)
• Cinévision

Distributors

• MDP Worldwide (1995) (worldwide) (all media)
• Screen Media Ventures (1995) (worldwide) (all media)
• TriStar Pictures (1995) (USA) (theatrical)
• GAGA Communications (1995) (Japan) (theatrical)
• TriPictures (1995) (Spain) (theatrical)
• Columbia TriStar Film (1995) (Germany) (theatrical)
• Columbia TriStar Films (1995) (France) (theatrical)
• Roadshow Entertainment (1995) (Australia) (theatrical)
• Village Roadshow Entertainment (1995) (Australia) (theatrical)
• Columbia TriStar Home Video (1995) (USA) (video) (laserdisc)
• Elliniki Kinimatografiki Enosi (ELKE) (1995) (Greece) (theatrical)
• Columbia TriStar Films (1996) (Netherlands) (theatrical)
• Home Video Hellas (HVH) (1996) (Greece) (VHS)
• 20th Century Fox (1996) (UK) (theatrical)
• Columbia TriStar Home Video (1996) (USA) (VHS)
• Columbia TriStar Home Video (1996) (Netherlands) (VHS) (rental)
• Columbia TriStar Home Video (1997) (USA) (DVD)
• Encore Entertainment (1997) (UK) (video) (laserdisc)
• Columbia TriStar Home Video (1998) (Netherlands) (VHS) (retail)
• Columbia TriStar Home Video (1998) (USA) (VHS) (widescreen)
• Fox Network (1998) (USA) (TV) (broadcast premiere)
• Columbia TriStar Home Video (1999) (USA) (VHS)
• Columbia TriStar Home Video (2000) (France) (DVD)
• Columbia TriStar Home Video (2001) (USA) (DVD)
• Columbia TriStar Home Entertainment (2002) (Netherlands) (DVD)
• Alliance Communications Corporation (199?) (Canada) (theatrical)
• Columbia TriStar Home Entertainment (199?) (Germany) (VHS)
• Roadshow Entertainment Video (199?) (Australia) (VHS)

Special Effects

• Alias Research Inc. (rendering support for digital dream sequence)
• Braid Media Arts (digital dream sequence)
• C.O.R.E. Digital Pictures (data upload sequence)
• FXSmith (prosthetics and animatronics)
• Fantasy II Film Effects (special visual effects)
• Gajdecki Visual Effects (GVFX) (supervision: video graphics/upload sequence)
• Intrigue (special effects)
• Silicon Graphics (rendering support for digital dream sequence)
• Sony Pictures Imageworks (SPI) (cyberspace sequence designed and produced by)

Other Companies

• Banque Paribas, Los Angeles Agency  production financing
• Cinema Research  titles and opticals (as Cinema Research Corporation)
• Columbia Records  soundtrack
• DeLuxe Toronto  post-production facilities
• Deluxe Post-Production  post-production facilities
• Elite  casting: Montreal
• Film Effects  titles and opticals
• Film Finances Canada  completion bond
• Film House  color and prints
• Francont Film  negative cutting
• Imperial Bank  production financing
• Milan Records  soundtrack
• Panavision  lenses and Panaflex camera
• Sony Music  soundtrack
• Sony Pictures Studios  post-production facility (as Sony Pictures Studios Sound Department)
• Starcraft Services  craft service
• Studio Catering by Davids'  catering
• Todd-AO Studios  post-production facility (as Todd-AO)

Also Known As:

Fugitivo del futuro (USA: Spanish title) (TV title)
Johnny Mnémonique (Canada: French title)

Runtime:

Japan:107 min (video version) | USA:96 min

Country:

Canada | USA

Language:

English | Japanese

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

SDDS | Dolby

Certification:

Iceland:16 | Singapore:NC-16 | USA:R (certificate #33529) | South Korea:15 | Philippines:R-18 | Australia:M | Canada:13+ (Quebec) (short version) | Canada:16+ (Quebec) (longer version) | Canada:18 (Nova Scotia) (also edited version) | Canada:AA (Ontario) | Canada:PA (Manitoba) | Finland:K-16 | France:-12 | Germany:18 | Norway:15 | Portugal:M/12 | Spain:18 | Sweden:15 | UK:15

Filming Locations:

Casa Loma - 1 Austin Terrace, Casa Loma, Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Company:

TriStar Pictures

Trivia:

When Johnny is downloading the data the first time and the yakuza attacks, the anime playing in the background is Makaitoshi Shinjuku (1988) (V).

Goofs:

Revealing mistakes: Most of the guns are actually paintball guns. Brand names of several paintball makers are clearly visible at several points in the movie and you can often see CO2 blasts when the guns are fired.

Quotes:

Street Preacher: [gets back on his feet after being struck by Spider's van]
[mumbles]
Street Preacher: Jesus.

Movie Connections:

Referenced in Hooking Up (2008)

Soundtrack:

NO MORE LOVE

Difficult to knock acting in a script that only called for charisma

Oh man! Why so many bad reviews... if you wanted acting, WHY WERE YOU WATCHING A KEANU REEVES MOVIE?! If you wanted a thick plot with many twists and turns, you shouldn't have even went "Oh, lets go see a low budget b-film from '95!"!!! The movie didn't call for acting, they just needed a brief plot outline and charismatic actors to play the leads. When I saw this movie way back in '98 when it was on TV, I heard so many horrid reviews that were too over-analystic. When watching a film like "Dude Where's My Car?", are you going to look for the same quality you saw in a film like "The Usual Suspects"? Keanu Reeves did his role only good enough to support the movie... That's fine!!! The plot was a cliche cyber-thriller and you must have known that even just buy the back of the box or the trailer. It delivered a plot that was kind of cool, an star that does some one-liners, and action. If these three things were not what you wanted from this film then you shouldn't have went. It just delivers an action/adventure movie, nothing short of what promised. Don't be critical on films that are obviously intended as sheer dumb fun from start to finish... if these scripts even tried to be thinker, they'd be boring... AND YOU KNOW IT!