Plughead Rewired: Circuitry Man II

Plughead Rewired: Circuitry Man II
Directed by	Robert Lovy Steven Lovy
Written by	Robert Lovy Steven Lovy
Produced by	Steven Reich
Starring	Jim Metzler Deborah Shelton Nicholas Worth Vernon Wells Traci Lords Dennis Christopher
Cinematography	Stephen Timberlake
Edited by	David Dresher
Music by	Tim Kelly
Production companies	IRS Media Trans Atlantic Entertainment
Distributed by	IRS Media
Release date	April 1994 (1994-04)
Running time	93 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English

Plughead Rewired: Circuitry Man II is a 1994 American post-apocalyptic science fiction film written and directed by Steven Lovy and Robert Lovy, and starring Jim Metzler, Vernon Wells, Deborah Shelton, Dennis Christopher, Nicholas Worth and Traci Lords. It is the sequel to the 1990 cult classic movie Circuitry Man.

Synopsis

In the backdrop of Earth's polluted future, a female FBI agent removes Danner, a pleasure android from an asylum to coerce him into helping her hunt down the criminal psychopath "Plughead". But Plughead, who has tangled with Danner before, has his own plans. He is forcing a female scientist to help him manufacture life extending longevity chips, which he intends to sell to rich and powerful clients.

Cast

• Vernon Wells as "Plughead"
• Deborah Shelton as Kyle
• Jim Metzler as Danner
• Dennis Christopher as "Leech"
• Nicholas Worth as "Rock"
• Traci Lords as Norma
• Paul Willson as "Beany"
• Andy Goldberg as "Squid"
• Tom Kenny as "Guru"
• George Murdock as Senator Riley
• Bill Bolender as Private Richards
• George Buck Flower as Jerry
• Gigi Gaston as Rider

Reception

Writing in Entertainment Weekly, J. R. Taylor rated it C− and wrote that the film recycles the plot from the first film, though he praised Metzler as "one of the more interesting genre guys around". Michael Weldon, author of The Psychotronic Video Guide, called it "an almost plotless, sometimes funny comedy sequel".

External links

• Plughead Rewired: Circuitry Man II at IMDb