Cherry 2000 [Blu-ray]

Director: Steve De Jarnatt Steve De Jarnatt

Overview

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.

Product Details

Release Date:	12/31/2024
UPC:	0738329268886
Original Release:	1987
Rating:	PG-13
Source:	Kl Studio Classics
Language:	English
Time:	1:39:00

Cast & Crew

Performance Credits

Melanie Griffith	E. Johnson,E. Johnson
David Andrews	Sam Treadwell,Sam Treadwell
Tim Thomerson	Lester,Lester
Brion James	Stacy,Stacy
Pamela Gidley	Cherry 2000,Cherry 2000,Cherry 2000,Cherry 2000
Cameron Milzer	Ginger,Ginger
Michael C. Gwynne	Slim,Slim
Jennifer Mayo	Randa,Randa
Marshall Bell	Bill,Bill
Howard Swaim	Skeet,Skeet
Ben Johnson	Six Fingered Jake,Six Fingered Jake
Harry Carey Jr.	Snappy Tom,Snappy Tom
Jeff Levine	Marty,Marty
Howard Swain	Skeet,Skeet
Jennifer Balgobin	Glory Hole Clerk,Glory Hole Clerk
Laurence Fishburne	Glu Glu Lawyer,Glu Glu Lawyer
Jack Thibeau	Stubby Man,Stubby Man
Robert Z'Dar	Chet,Chet
John Tarnoff	Lawyer,Lawyer
Annabel Brooks	Glu Glu Club Patron,Glu Glu Club Patron
Ray Favaro	Glu Glu Club Patron,Glu Glu Club Patron
Frances McCaffrey	Glu Glu Club Patron,Glu Glu Club Patron
Sly Smith	Bartender,Bartender
Catherine Stewart	Actor,Actor
Claude Jones	Earl,Earl
Jenny Lester-McKeon	Robot at Slim's,Robot at Slim's
Katie Greene	Amy Meemur,Amy Meemur
Joan Riddell	Frazzied Woman,Frazzied Woman
Donny Evins	Donny,Donny
Basil Poledouris	Composer,Composer

Technical Credits

Lloyd Fonvielle

Michael Almereyda

Caldecot Chubb	Producer,Producer
Steve De Jarnatt	Director,Director
Lloyd Fonvielle	Executive Producer,Executive Producer,Producer,Producer,Screenwriter,Screenwriter
Edward R. Pressman	Producer,Producer
Michael Almereyda	Screenwriter,Screenwriter
Jane Jenkins	Casting,Casting
John-Clay Scott	Stunts,Stunts,Stunts,Stunts
Al Simon	Stunts,Stunts
Terry Jackson	Stunts,Stunts
Walt LaRue	Stunts,Stunts
Anthony M. Jefferson	Stunts,Stunts
Scott Sproule	Stunts,Stunts
Kevin Swigert	Stunts,Stunts
Gene Hartline	Stunts,Stunts
Roy Jenson	Stunts,Stunts,Stunts,Stunts
Fred Smith	Stunts,Stunts
Kathleen O'Haco	Stunts,Stunts
Carol Rees	Stunts,Stunts
Philly Melnick	Key Grip,Key Grip
Thomas Rosales	Stunts,Stunts
Charlie Croughwell	Stunts,Stunts
John Michael Johnson	Stunts,Stunts
Mike McGaughy	Stunts,Stunts
Danny Wong	Stunts,Stunts
Brett Smrz	Stunts,Stunts
Tracy Keehn	Stunts,Stunts
Don Sanders	Sound Mixer,Sound Mixer
David A. Whittaker	Sound Editor,Sound Editor