Johnny Mnemonic is a
1995 cyberpunk film, loosely based on the
short story of the same name by
William Gibson, in which
Keanu Reeves plays the title character, a man with a
cybernetic brain implant designed to store information. It portrays Gibson's standard
dystopian view of the future with the world dominated by
large corporations and with strong
East Asian influences.
The film was
directed by
Robert Longo on location in
Canada, with
Toronto and
Montreal filling in for
Newark, New Jersey and
Beijing. A number of local monuments feature prominently, such as Toronto's
Union Station and
Montréal's skyline and
Jacques Cartier Bridge.
The film is notable for the presence of
Takeshi Kitano, whose role in the
Japanese version of the film was greatly expanded.
[Johnny Mnemonic Japanese release 1995, 103 minutes, Color, English/Japanese.]