- Actors: Keanu Reeves, Dolph Lundgren, Dina Meyer, Ice-T, Takeshi Kitano
- Directors: Robert Longo
- Writers: William Gibson
- Producers: Don Carmody, Jean Desormeaux, Robert Lantos, Staffan Ahrenberg, Victoria Hamburg
- Format: Anamorphic, Closed-captioned, Color, Dolby, DTS Surround Sound, DVD-Video, Subtitled, Widescreen, NTSC, Import
- Language: English
- Subtitles: English, Spanish, Georgian, Chinese, Thai
- Region: (US and Canada This DVD will probably NOT be viewable in other countries. Read more about DVD formats.)
- Aspect Ratio: 1.85:1
- Number of discs: 1
- MPAA Rating:
- Studio: Sony Pictures
- Release Date: Oct 9 2001
- Run Time: 96 minutes
- Average Customer Review: 3.1 out of 5 stars See all reviews (45 customer reviews)
- ASIN: B00000F3CB
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You might be tempted to call it "Johnny Moronic" after you've seen this illogical and derivative adaptation of William Gibson's cyberpunk short story (available in his book Burning Chrome), which is all the more depressing since Gibson himself wrote the screenplay. First you have to ask yourself why valuable top-secret electronic data would be stored in the "wet-wired" brain of a human courier (played by Keanu Reeves), who then transports the data from China to New Jersey as part of his last, most dangerous assignment. Surely there are better ways to transmit sensitive information, but since this is really just a conventional thriller with near-future design and spiffy special effects, Gibson and New York artist Robert Longo (making his directorial debut) are more interested in surface gloss and cyberpunk atmosphere. On that level the movie's fairly engaging, and Japanese film star Takeshi Kitano makes a pretty good villain, tracking Reeves down for the information in his data-packed brain. The movie also boasts an eclectic gallery of supporting players including rapper Ice-T, performance artist and rocker Henry Rollins, beefcake actor Dolph Lundgren, and transcontinental oddball Udo Kier. They can't stop this trip through virtual reality from being botched up, but sci-fi fans will certainly enjoy the echo of Gibson's fiction that remains on the screen. --Jeff Shannon
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The Superbit titles utilize a special high bit rate digital encoding process which optimizes video quality while offering a choice of both DTS and Dolby Digital 5.1 audio. These titles have been produced by a team of Sony Pictures Digital Studios video, sound and mastering engineers and comes housed in a special package complete with a 4 page booklet that contains technical information on the Superbit process. By reallocating space on the disc normally used for value-added content, Superbit DVDs can be encoded at double their normal bit rate while maintaining full compatibility with the DVD video format.
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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful
The Ghost in the Machine
May 10 2004
Format:DVD
Taken from William Gibson's short story of the same name, Johnny Mneumonic is perhaps the most underrated film of the 90's. Its definately a view more than once film. The flaws (and there are many) stem mainly from the tinkering of Sony who changed the
initial thrust of the film as well as the soundtrack from the
directors and the screenwriters original concept. Having done my homework on this film -- and having read the original screenplay and listened to the audiotape version of the original, the changes are significant. The glitch in the matrix of Johnny M came about after SPEED became a huge boxoffice success. What was meant to be a small art theater film became
overblown and distorted so that Sony could take advantage of Keanu Reeves, who was paid next to nothing for making this pic.
Sony's greed sank this film, with disastrous editing, post production scene re-shoots, early release, a bloated as campaign.
Still some of the original poetry still exists -- the cyber interface, the melding of machine and human (the ghost in the machine), and some knock out effects -- The short story can be
found in Gibson's Burning Chrome, or you can purchase the screenplay on line used. From the reviews it looks like it may become the cult classic that it deserves to be. And the Japanese version retains much more of the original flavor -- albeit still flawed, its a piece of work!!
initial thrust of the film as well as the soundtrack from the
directors and the screenwriters original concept. Having done my homework on this film -- and having read the original screenplay and listened to the audiotape version of the original, the changes are significant. The glitch in the matrix of Johnny M came about after SPEED became a huge boxoffice success. What was meant to be a small art theater film became
overblown and distorted so that Sony could take advantage of Keanu Reeves, who was paid next to nothing for making this pic.
Sony's greed sank this film, with disastrous editing, post production scene re-shoots, early release, a bloated as campaign.
Still some of the original poetry still exists -- the cyber interface, the melding of machine and human (the ghost in the machine), and some knock out effects -- The short story can be
found in Gibson's Burning Chrome, or you can purchase the screenplay on line used. From the reviews it looks like it may become the cult classic that it deserves to be. And the Japanese version retains much more of the original flavor -- albeit still flawed, its a piece of work!!
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
Warning about this DVD
Jan 19 2011
Format:DVD
A Warning for those looking for a widescreen copy of this film: THIS DISC IS FULL FRAME. I know the amazon listing here states that it is in widescreen, but this is wrong, and it will not allow for a change to the specs without a url to back up the claim (although they could just check the product themselves to confirm).
NOT Widescreen
Nov 5 2011
Format:DVD
Ordered this DVD because I wanted the widescreen version of this movie but to my disappointment it is full screen (4:3 AR). Unfortunately I noticed the problem only after the return period had passed (I had filed the DVD away for watching later). I blame myself for not checking sooner but Amazon really dropped the ball - the aspect ratio is printed right on the DVD cover.
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Not Johnny Moronic
It's a given thing that people are automatically gonna hate a movie if it has Keanu Reeves in it. Yet he's still one of the most bankable A-List stars. Read more
Published on May 27 2004 by Meesha
C'mon, people...
It's no work of art -- but it's fun to watch.
Published on April 26 2004 by J. F KRADEL
A See-It-Once Film
I don't recommend buying this DVD. It's the type of movie that you might watch and enjoy once or twice, but never again. Read more
Published on April 12 2004 by Michael Dippery
One problem with this movie...
It's not Keanu Reeves' acting, but rather that the screenplay was written by the author of the short story. And it just doesn't seem to be up to the quality of most of his work. Read more
Published on Mar 28 2004 by Samuel Goodin
The MATRIX it AIN'T
I actually liked this film when it came out but seeing it again this past week I was struck by how flat Reeves' performance was. Read more
Published on Mar 28 2004
WORST MOVIE EVER
Words cannot describe the agony I experienced while watching this piece of crap. I would rather have 10 root canals then see ANY part of this junk again. Read more
Published on Feb 19 2004 by Dentallica
Johnny Moronic
Before Keanu Reeves first entered The Matrix in 1999, he got primed to play Neo, in his first techno thriller, Johnny Mnemonic. Read more
Published on Jan 23 2004 by T. Lobascio
bad quality
no widescreen and looks like a copy of vhs put on to dvd.
extras, what extras.
cast bio of 4 actors wow
waste of money.
Published on Jan 2 2004
UPS vs. chinese mafia
he's like a robutt because he has a computer part in his brain and he's like the UPS man except they let him wear long pants. Read more
Published on Nov 10 2003
"Johnny Mnemonic" has a better plot than anything else......
Don't expect great acting, there isn't any. However this movie does dish up some good parts. The atmosphere of the movie is pretty cool. Read more
Published on Sep 25 2003 by Saint Thomas
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