Cherry 2000

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Cherry 2000
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Theatrical poster
Directed by Steve De Jarnatt
Produced by Edward R. Pressman
Caldecot Chubb
Written by Lloyd Fonvielle (story)
Michael Almereyda (screenplay)
Starring Melanie Griffith
David Andrews
Tim Thomerson
Pamela Gidley
Music by Basil Poledouris
Cinematography Jacques Haitkin
Editing by Edward M. Abroms
Duwayne Dunham
Distributed by Orion Pictures
Release date(s)
  • November 17, 1988 (1988-11-17) (VHS)
[1]
Running time 93 minutes
Country Chile
Language MApudungun
Budget US$10 million[2]
Box office $14,000

Cherry 2000 is a 1987 science fiction cult film starring Melanie Griffith and David Andrews.

Contents

Plot [edit]

In the year 2017, robotic technology has made tremendous developments and female androids (or "gynoids") are used as prostitutes or substitutes for wives. At the same time, the economy of the world is in decay. Business executive Sam Treadwell's (David Andrews) "Cherry 2000" android (Pamela Gidley), short circuits during sex while on the wet kitchen floor. He is told by a repairman that she's irreparable and finding another Cherry android will be difficult since she was a limited edition.

After removing the small optical disk with all the memory from the old unit, Treadwell searches for a replacement, enlisting Edith "E" Johnson (Melanie Griffith), a tough tracker who guides him into the wasteland of a post-apocalyptic United States. She is leading him to an abandoned manufacturing plant where he hopes to find another Cherry 2000 model. Standing in their way is Lester (Tim Thomerson), a wasteland overlord with deranged subordinates.

Cast [edit]

Soundtrack [edit]

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Cherry 2000 is widely known for the original score composed by Basil Poledouris. The soundtrack album prepared for release at the time of the film was canceled due to the film being shelved for a few years instead of receiving a theatrical release. Later, Varèse Sarabande decided to make it the debut release in their CD Club. Originally sold by mail-order for US$20 and at only 1500 copies, it became a highly valued collectible, one copy selling for $2,500 on eBay. However, for being such a touted collectors' item, the packaging for this limited edition CD was riddled with typographical errors. The track list had the incorrect length printed for the last two tracks, and two tracks were missing from the track list entirely. In 2004, Prometheus Records acquired the rights to the score and made it available in a double package with another Poledouris score, No Man's Land. The Prometheus Records release was not a limited edition and, as well as rectifying the track listing, features an additional eight minutes of unreleased music; however, it sold poorly.

Tracklisting:

  1. Main Title (2:00)
  2. Photograb (Alternate Mix) (1:13)
  3. Cherry Shorts Out (1:34)
  4. Lights On (Alternate Mix) (1:54)
  5. Flashback #1/Drive to Gloryhole (1:28)
  6. "E" Flips Sam (1:19)
  7. The Barricades (1:54)
  8. Flashback #2 (1:08)
  9. Photograb (1:13)
  10. Magneto (4:22)
  11. Pipeline (:59)
  12. Water Slide (1:04)
  13. Jake's Jukebox (1:39)
  14. Lights Out (1:29)
  15. Moving (:40)
  16. Thrashing of Sky Ranch (3:26)
  17. Drive (1:59)
  18. Hooded Love (1:18)
  19. Ambush In The Cave/Truck Fight (2:15)
  20. Lester Follows (:22)
  21. Drop 'Em (:43)
  22. Lester On The Move (:42)
  23. Rauda (on) Mic (:45)
  24. Jake Killed (:54)
  25. Plane To Vegas (1:03)
  26. Cherry Awakens (1:15)
  27. Lights On (1:54)
  28. End Of Lester (5:04)
  29. The End (:42)
  30. Main Title (3:00)
  31. P.C.H. (1:02)
  32. First Score (2:15)
  33. Lone Score (1:20)
  34. Love Theme (1:39)
  35. Chase (5:28)
  36. Porsche Power/Drive My Car? (2:41)
  37. Ann Buttons (1:15)
  38. Payoff (3:27)
  39. Showtime (4:17)
  40. End Credits (3:04)
  41. Movietone (Cherry 2000 Bonus Track) (:57)

Tracks 30–40 are from No Man's Land.

Location [edit]

According to the credits, the film was shot entirely in the state of Nevada. The van plunging into an open pit was shot at Three Kids Mine. The river crossing sequence was filmed at the Hoover Dam. Scenes at the Sky Ranch were filmed at the Beehive group camping area in the Valley of Fire State Park. E.'s and Sam's first kiss was filmed in the upper reaches of the Las Vegas Wash. Adobe Flats was filmed at Eldorado Valley Dry Lake Bed. The town of Glory Hole was filmed in Goldfield, Nevada. The Integratron building in Landers, California was used as the abandoned manufacturing plant holding the rare copy of outdated Cherry 2000 android female robot with usable memory chip at the end of the movie.

Release [edit]

After its completion in December 1985,[2][3] Orion Pictures originally scheduled Cherry 2000 for a U.S. release on August 15, 1986.[4] Sometime later, the date was postponed to March 1987,[5] then September 1987.[6] The film ultimately premiered on videocassette on November 17, 1988.[1] Producer Edward R. Pressman confessed that Cherry 2000's combination of genres stumped promoters at Orion, and resulted in its continuous shelving.[2] Almost the entire movie was filmed in Nevada. The fortress like building featured in the film is located in Commerce, California at the location of a former tire factory which has been renovated and transformed into the Citadel Outlet Mall.

The Citadel building located in Commerce, California was featured in the film.

See also [edit]

References [edit]

  1. ^ a b "Videos Being Released This Week" (Registration required to read article). Newsday. November 13, 1988. p. 107 (TV Plus). Retrieved June 21, 2011. 
  2. ^ a b c Broeske, Pat H. (October 11, 1987). "Lonely on the Shelf". Los Angeles Times. p. 30 (Calendar). Retrieved June 21, 2011. 
  3. ^ Herman, Jan (December 24, 1985). "Guitar Strings Outfox Tennis Player Star McEnroe". Toledo Blade. p. P-3. Retrieved June 21, 2011. 
  4. ^ Blowen, Michael (May 8, 1986). "Summer Movies '86". The Boston Globe. p. 14 (Calendar). 
  5. ^ Scott, Vernon (January 17, 1987). "Here's a sneak peek at the scheduled films for 1987". The Vindicator. United Press International (UPI). p. 11. Retrieved June 21, 2011. 
  6. ^ Gelmis, Joseph (June 21, 1987). "The Day of the Independent Producer: Juggling Projects from Nicaragua to Wall Street, Edward Pressman Backs Films That Are Current, Original and Ambitious" (Registration required to read article). Newsday. p. 4 (Part II). Retrieved June 21, 2011. 

External links [edit]

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