In
this arch sci-fi sex comedy-cum-action extravaganza, a hard-nosed female
mercenary helps a hapless yuppie find a new body for his robot girlfriend in
the post-industrial wasteland of the American Southwest. In the year 2017,
what little remains of civilization feeds off the scrap heap of 20th century
waste, while even casual sex has become a matter of regulations and
contracts. Like many other members of the L.A. white-collar elite, Sam
Treatwell (David Andrews) takes refuge in a quasi-marriage with his beloved
sex robot, Cherry (Pamela Gidley). After a soft-focus, bubbly sexcapade
short circuits Cherry's body, Sam considers replacing her, but the shoddy
production values of modern robots make it obvious that the vintage
appliance is irreplaceable. To put it simply, the guy's in love. The wistful
romantic therefore heads out to The Zone, a forbidding no man's land, where
he hopes to find a new "chassis" in which to insert Cherry's unique
personality chip. To do so, he needs the help of a "tracker," and E. Johnson
(Melanie Griffith) is just the woman for the job. The gun-toting, red-headed
road warrior leads Sam through a dystopian desert landscape full of
psychopaths and opportunists toward their final destination: an abandoned
warehouse full of antique androids. Along the way, Sam learns what it's like
to interact with a woman who has brains and a heart instead of a microchip.
Filmed in 1986, Cherry 2000 didn't receive its limited theatrical release
until 1988, the same year star Griffith received an Oscar nomination for her
role in Working Girl. Griffith and director Steven de Jarnatt previously
worked together on the pilot for the 1980s revival of Alfred Hitchcock
Presents. Ben Johnson, veteran of many a Hollywood Western, appears as E.
Johnson's mentor, Six Finger Jake.| Melanie Griffith | E. Johnson |
| David Andrews | Sam Treadwell |
| Ben Johnson | Six Finger Jake |
| Tim Thomerson | Lester |
| Brion James | Stacy |
| Harry Carey, Jr. | Snappy Tom |
| Pam Gidley | Cherry 2000 |
| Cameron Milzer | Ginger |
| Michael Gwynne | Slim |
| Jennifer Mayo | Randa |
| Marshall Bell | Bill |
| Jeff Levine | Marty |
| Howard Swain | Skeet |
| Joan Riddell | Frazzied Woman |
| Sly Ali Smith | Bartender |
| Catherine Stewart | |
| Jack Thibeau | Stubby Man |
| John Tarnoff | Lawyer |
| Robert Z'Dar | Chet |
| Donny Evins | Donny |
| Ray Favaro | Glu Glu Club Patron |
| Annabel Brooks | Glu Glu Club Patron |
| Jennifer Balgobin | Glory Hole Clerk |
| Frances McCaffrey | Glu Glu Club Patron |
| Jenny Lester-McKeon | Robot at Slim's |
| Laurence Fishburne | Glu Glu Lawyer |
| Claude Earl Jones | Earl |
| Katie Greene | Amy Meemur |
Genre/Type - Science Fiction, Action, Sci-Fi Action
Produced by - Orion
Release - Feb 5, 1988 (USA)
Released by - Orion
Running time - 94 min.
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