"Johnny Mnemonic" - a picture in the style of cyberpunk, shot in 1995. This is one of the early works of Keanu Reeves, which is especially popular among fans of the actor. What is the plot of the film remarkable for and who else got the main roles in it?
The creators and the short plot of the picture
“Johnny Mnemonic” was directed by Robert Longo, who was born in 1953 in Brooklyn, New York. During the filming of the picture, Longo was guided by a script created on the basis of the novel of the same name by William Gibson.
Longo's film is a typical example of cyberpunk: a genre that describes the dystopian world of high technology. In this world, the Internet and information play a dominant role. And the main character named Johnny has a rather difficult profession in this regard: he delivers large amounts of information from point “A” to point “B” using his own brain. Johnny is paid pretty well for that.
But once a young man receives a very dangerous order. For the information that poured Mnemonics in the head, the real Japanese mafia is hunting. And hardly anyone can help Johnny ...
"Johnny Mnemonic": actors and roles. Keanu Reeves and his character
Keanu Reeves is one of those unique actors who, from the very beginning of his career, plays exclusively major roles. Moreover, the actor likes to choose unusual projects, so it is not surprising that Johnny Mnemonic got into his filmography.
Keanu Reeves in 95 was already quite famous, but the audience had not yet seen the iconic "The Matrix" and many other paintings with his participation, released after the 2000s. Instead, Reeves conquered the hearts of the audience with the role of the FBI agent in the action movie "On the crest of the wave" and the role of Jonathan in the sensational fantasy "Dracula" with
Gary Oldman. Also in the 94th were the projects “Little Buddha” and “Speed”.
In Robert Longo's film, Reeves got a central character. He risks his life, each time agreeing to a new order. But Johnny cannot do otherwise, because he needs money. The situation with the persecution of the mafia leads him to a standstill, but here help from a charming girl suddenly comes.
"Johnny Mnemonic": actors. Dina Meyer as Jane
Jane is the main female character in Robert Longo's film. She is also a professional bodyguard. When Jane meets Johnny, she is imbued with sympathy for him and decides to help the young man. The role of the brave defender went to Dina Meyer.
Meyer is a very educated girl. She was born in New York and then diligently attended a local school of performing arts. But this was not enough for Dinah, so she first went to study at Long Island University, and then to the famous Paris Sorbonne.
Dina began her career in 1993 with the famous Beverly Hills series. Immediately after the end of the project, the girl got into the Johnny Mnemonic project.
In the 96th, Meyer was lucky to play one of the main roles in Rob Cohen's film “The Heart of the Dragon”. After that was the "Star Troop" by Paul Verhoeven. But the art of Dina has not gained loud fame. Recently, the forty-year-old actress has mainly starred in television films.
Ice Tea as J-Bon
"Johnny Mnemonic" also entered the filmography of rapper Ice Tea.
In America, Ice Tea is best known as the pioneer of gangsta rap. What prompted Tracy Marrow (real name of the musician) to write texts on the subject of everyday life of criminal structures is unknown. He himself grew up in a very respectable family and attended one of the schools in Los Angeles. Then he served in the army for 4 years.
During his career, Ice Ti released eight albums and even managed to get a Grammy. In the 80s, Tracy was seriously interested in cinema: in the year the newly-made actor starred in at least two films. Recently, the name of Ice Ti has been often mentioned in connection with his participation in the famous series Law and Order. The rapper no longer releases music albums.
Dolph Lundgren as a preacher
It’s hard to imagine what karateka Dolph Lundgren can do in a movie like Johnny Mnemonic. Nevertheless, the famous Swedish athlete and American actor got the role of a preacher in the picture. We can say that the actor went on a very bold experiment.
Dolph was pushed to engage in contact sports by his father, who often arranged scandals with assault at home. Lundgren Jr. was a frail and sickly child, so he could not interfere with his dismissed dad. Therefore, he went to the gym, and in parallel began to engage in martial arts. In the arsenal of Dolph were soon multiple champion titles, as well as a black belt in karate.
After moving to the USA, Lundgren worked for a long time as a bouncer in a nightclub. Until he got into the project "Rocky-4", where he was supposed to play a Soviet boxer. And then it started and went: the militants “Lord of the Universe”, “Red Scorpion”, “Punisher” - everywhere Lundgren was trusted with the role of merciless fighters. Fortunately, stingy facial expressions of the actor contributed to this.
The visiting card of Dolph Lundgren in the movie was the fantastic action movie Universal Soldier, in which he appeared along with Jean-Claude Vann Dam (who, by the way, also began his career with the role of the Russian mafia).
Of the recent works of Lundgren, the action movie The Expendables is especially popular.
Other role performers
Takeshi Kitano also took part in the filming of Johnny Mnemonic. The name of the actor in the United States was recognized back in the 80s in connection with his participation in the British project “Merry Christmas, Mr. Lawrence.” Then Takeshi returned to Japan and began making films there as a director. In Hollywood, Kitano managed to work just a couple of times: he released the films “The Yakuza Brother” and “Dolls”.
The German actress Barbara Zukova also appeared in the project . In Germany, Barbara is considered one of the best theater artists.
This fun company was complemented by American rocker Henry Rawlins, who played Spider. Rawlins also starred in the American television series Sons of Anarchy and in the horror film Turning Wrong.
The German actor Udo Kira in the project of Robert Longo got the usual role of marginal for him. Udo also starred in The Nymphomaniac, Deadly Harvest, and Dracula 3000.