Cherry 2000

Cherry 2000
Theatrical poster
Directed by	Steve De Jarnatt
Produced by	Edward R. Pressman Caldecott 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	United States
Language	English
Budget	US$10 million[2]

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

Plot

In the year 2017, robotic technology has made tremendous developments. Business executive Sam Treadwell's (David Andrews) "Cherry 2000" android (Pamela Gidley), short circuits during a make out session 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 memory chip from the old unit, Treadwell searches for a replacement, enlisting Edith "E" Johnson (Melanie Griffith), a tough tracker who guides him into the wasteland interior of a post-apocalyptic United States. She is guiding him to an abandoned manufacturing plant where he hopes to find another Cherry 2000 model. Standing in their way is Lester (Tim Thomerson), a chipper wasteland overlord and his deranged subordinates.

Cast

• Melanie Griffith as E. (Edith) Johnson
• David Andrews as Sam Treadwell
• Tim Thomerson as Lester
• Pamela Gidley as Cherry 2000
• Harry Carey, Jr. as Snappy Tom
• Ben Johnson as Six-Fingered Jake
• Brion James as Stacy
• Marshall Bell as Bill
• Laurence Fishburne as Glu Glu Lawyer
• Jennifer Balgobin as Glory Hole Hotel Clerk

Soundtrack

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

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.

Release

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 at 8:49-8:50 is located in Commerce, Calif. at the location of a former tire factory which has been renovated and transformed into the Citadel Outlet Mall. [File:CommerceMontageCA.jpg] [1]

See also

• List of American films of 1986

References

1. ^ ^{a b} "Videos Being Released This Week" (Registration required to read article). Newsday: p. 107 (TV Plus). November 13, 1988. http://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/newsday/access/104778914.html?dids=104778914:104778914&FMT=ABS&FMTS=ABS:FT&type=current&date=Nov+13%2C+1988&author=&pub=Newsday+(Combined+editions)&desc=Videos+Being+Released+This+Week&pqatl=google. Retrieved June 21, 2011. 
2. ^ ^{a b c} Broeske, Pat H. (October 11, 1987). "Lonely on the Shelf". Los Angeles Times: p. 30 (Calendar). http://articles.latimes.com/1987-10-11/entertainment/ca-13141_1_griffith. Retrieved June 21, 2011. 
3. ^ Herman, Jan (December 24, 1985). "Guitar Strings Outfox Tennis Player Star McEnroe". Toledo Blade: p. P-3. http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=EEZPAAAAIBAJ&sjid=GQMEAAAAIBAJ&pg=6726,2526488&dq=cherry-2000&hl=en. 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. http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=qmNcAAAAIBAJ&sjid=uVYNAAAAIBAJ&pg=854,444630&dq=cherry-2000&hl=en. 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). http://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/newsday/access/104517595.html?dids=104517595:104517595&FMT=ABS&FMTS=ABS:FT&type=current&date=Jun+21%2C+1987&author=By+Joseph+Gelmis&pub=Newsday+(Combined+editions)&desc=The+Day+of+the+Independent+ProducerJuggling+projects+from+Nicaragua+to+Wall+Street%2C+Edward+Pressmanbacks+films+that+are+current%2C+original+and+ambitious&pqatl=google. Retrieved June 21, 2011. 

External links

• Cherry 2000 at the Internet Movie Database
• Cherry 2000 at AllRovi
• Cherry 2000 at Rotten Tomatoes