Cherry 2000
Encyclopedia
Cherry 2000 is a 1987 science fiction
cult film
starring Melanie Griffith
and 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.
. 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:
Tracks 30-40 are from No Man's Land.
. 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
.
originally scheduled Cherry 2000 for a U.S. release on August 15, 1986. Sometime later, the date was postponed to March 1987, then September 1987. The film ultimately premiered on videocassette on November 17, 1988. Producer Edward R. Pressman
confessed that Cherry 2000' s combination of genres stumped promoters at Orion, and resulted in its continuous shelving.
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] http://www.citadeloutlets.com/go/Poolb.cfm?MallID=766&FPURLID=2129958685
Science fiction
Science fiction is a genre of fiction dealing with imaginary but more or less plausible content such as future settings, futuristic science and technology, space travel, aliens, and paranormal abilities...
cult film
Cult film
A cult film, also commonly referred to as a cult classic, is a film that has acquired a highly devoted but specific group of fans. Often, cult movies have failed to achieve fame outside the small fanbases; however, there have been exceptions that have managed to gain fame among mainstream audiences...
starring Melanie Griffith
Melanie Griffith
Melanie Richards Griffith is an American actress. She is an Academy Award nominee and Golden Globe winner for her performance in the 1988 film Working Girl...
and David Andrews
David Andrews (actor)
David Andrews is an American actor, best known for his role as General Robert Brewster in Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines.Andrews was born in Baton Rouge, Louisiana...
.
Plot
In the year 2017, robotic technology has made tremendous developments. Business executive Sam Treadwell's (David AndrewsDavid Andrews (actor)
David Andrews is an American actor, best known for his role as General Robert Brewster in Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines.Andrews was born in Baton Rouge, Louisiana...
) "Cherry 2000" android (Pamela Gidley
Pamela Gidley
Pamela Catherine Gidley is an American actress and model.-Early life:Gidley was born in Methuen, Massachusetts but was raised in Nashua, New Hampshire and the youngest of the family with four older brothers...
), 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
Melanie Griffith
Melanie Richards Griffith is an American actress. She is an Academy Award nominee and Golden Globe winner for her performance in the 1988 film Working Girl...
), a tough tracker who guides him into the wasteland interior of a post-apocalyptic
Apocalyptic and post-apocalyptic fiction
Apocalyptic fiction is a sub-genre of science fiction that is concerned with the end of civilization due to a potentially existential catastrophe such as nuclear warfare, pandemic, extraterrestrial attack, impact event, cybernetic revolt, technological singularity, dysgenics, supernatural...
United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
. 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
Tim Thomerson
Joseph Timothy “Tim” Thomerson is an American actor and comedian.Thomerson is most famous for his role as Jack Deth in the Trancers film series and is renowned for his work in numerous low-budget movies and his comedic television roles.-Early life:Tim Thomerson was born in Coronado, California. He...
), a chipper wasteland overlord and his deranged subordinates.
Cast
- Melanie GriffithMelanie GriffithMelanie Richards Griffith is an American actress. She is an Academy Award nominee and Golden Globe winner for her performance in the 1988 film Working Girl...
as E. (Edith) Johnson - David AndrewsDavid Andrews (actor)David Andrews is an American actor, best known for his role as General Robert Brewster in Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines.Andrews was born in Baton Rouge, Louisiana...
as Sam Treadwell - Tim ThomersonTim ThomersonJoseph Timothy “Tim” Thomerson is an American actor and comedian.Thomerson is most famous for his role as Jack Deth in the Trancers film series and is renowned for his work in numerous low-budget movies and his comedic television roles.-Early life:Tim Thomerson was born in Coronado, California. He...
as Lester - Pamela GidleyPamela GidleyPamela Catherine Gidley is an American actress and model.-Early life:Gidley was born in Methuen, Massachusetts but was raised in Nashua, New Hampshire and the youngest of the family with four older brothers...
as Cherry 2000 - Harry Carey, Jr.Harry Carey, Jr.Harry Carey, Jr. is an American film actor. He appeared in over 90 films. He is mostly remembered for appearing in Western films — notably those by his friend John Ford — and in television programs.-Early life:...
as Snappy Tom - Ben JohnsonBen Johnson (actor)Ben "Son" Johnson, Jr. was an American motion picture actor who was mainly cast in Westerns. He was also a rodeo cowboy, stuntman, and rancher.-Personal life:...
as Six-Fingered Jake - Brion JamesBrion JamesBrion Howard James was an American character actor. Known for playing the character of Leon Kowalski in the movie Blade Runner, James portrayed a variety of colorful roles in well-known films such as 48 Hrs., Another 48 Hours, Tango & Cash, Silverado, Red Heat, The Player and The Fifth Element...
as Stacy - Marshall BellMarshall BellArchibald Marshall Bell is an American actor. He has appeared in many character roles in movies and television. His best-known movies are probably A Nightmare on Elm Street 2: Freddy's Revenge , Stand by Me , Twins and Total Recall .-Early life:He was born in Tulsa, Oklahoma, where he lived until...
as Bill - Laurence FishburneLaurence FishburneLaurence John Fishburne III is an American film and stage actor, playwright, director, and producer. He is perhaps best known for his roles as Morpheus in the Matrix science fiction film trilogy, as Cowboy Curtis on the 1980's television show Pee-wee's Playhouse, and as singer-musician Ike Turner...
as Glu Glu Lawyer - Jennifer Balgobin as Glory Hole Hotel Clerk
Soundtrack
Cherry 2000 is widely known for the original score composed by Basil PoledourisBasil Poledouris
Vassilis Konstantinos "Basil" Poledouris was a Greek-American music composer who concentrated on the scores for films and television shows...
. 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
Varèse Sarabande
Varèse Sarabande is an American record label, distributed by Universal Music Group, which specializes in film scores and original cast recordings. It aims to reissue rare or unavailable albums as well as newer releases by artists no longer under a contract...
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
EBay
eBay Inc. is an American internet consumer-to-consumer corporation that manages eBay.com, an online auction and shopping website in which people and businesses buy and sell a broad variety of goods and services worldwide...
. 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
Prometheus Records
Prometheus Records is a Belgium-based soundtrack label, established in 1980 by Luc Van de Ven, which originally began as a film music magazine known as Soundtrack. The magazine ceased production in 2004, but the label still continues to issue film score CDs with the assistance of Ford A...
acquired the rights to the score and made it available in a double package with another Poledouris score, No Man's Land
No Man's Land (1987 film)
No Man's Land is a 1987 film directed by Peter Werner and starring D. B. Sweeney, Charlie Sheen and Randy Quaid. Brad Pitt made his acting debut in this film as an uncredited extra.-Plot:...
. 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:
- Main Title (2:00)
- Photograb (Alternate Mix) (1:13)
- Cherry Shorts Out (1:34)
- Lights On (Alternate Mix) (1:54)
- Flashback #1/Drive to Gloryhole (1:28)
- "E" Flips Sam (1:19)
- The Barricades (1:54)
- Flashback #2 (1:08)
- Photograb (1:13)
- Magneto (4:22)
- Pipeline (:59)
- Water Slide (1:04)
- Jake's Jukebox (1:39)
- Lights Out (1:29)
- Moving (:40)
- Thrashing of Sky Ranch (3:26)
- Drive (1:59)
- Hooded Love (1:18)
- Ambush In The Cave/Truck Fight (2:15)
- Lester Follows (:22)
- Drop 'Em (:43)
- Lester On The Move (:42)
- Rauda (on) Mic (:45)
- Jake Killed (:54)
- Plane To Vegas (1:03)
- Cherry Awakens (1:15)
- Lights On (1:54)
- End Of Lester (5:04)
- The End (:42)
- Main Title (3:00)
- P.C.H. (1:02)
- First Score (2:15)
- Lone Score (1:20)
- Love Theme (1:39)
- Chase (5:28)
- Porsche Power/Drive My Car? (2:41)
- Ann Buttons (1:15)
- Payoff (3:27)
- Showtime (4:17)
- End Credits (3:04)
- 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 DamHoover Dam
Hoover Dam, once known as Boulder Dam, is a concrete arch-gravity dam in the Black Canyon of the Colorado River, on the border between the US states of Arizona and Nevada. It was constructed between 1931 and 1936 during the Great Depression and was dedicated on September 30, 1935, by President...
. 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
Las Vegas Wash
Las Vegas Wash is a 12 mile-long channel which feeds most of Las Vegas Valley's excess water into Lake Mead. The wash is sometimes called an urban river, and it exists in its present capacity because of an urban population. The wash also works in a systemic conjunction with the pre-existing...
. Adobe Flats was filmed at Eldorado Valley Dry Lake Bed. The town of Glory Hole was filmed in Goldfield, Nevada
Goldfield, Nevada
Goldfield is an unincorporated community and the county seat of Esmeralda County, Nevada, United States, with a resident population of 440 at the 2000 census. It is located about southeast of Carson City, along U.S...
.
Release
After its completion in December 1985, Orion PicturesOrion Pictures
Orion Pictures Corporation was an American independent production company that produced movies from 1978 until 1998. It was formed in 1978 as a joint venture between Warner Bros. and three former top-level executives of United Artists. Although it was never a large motion picture producer, Orion...
originally scheduled Cherry 2000 for a U.S. release on August 15, 1986. Sometime later, the date was postponed to March 1987, then September 1987. The film ultimately premiered on videocassette on November 17, 1988. Producer Edward R. Pressman
Edward R. Pressman
Edward R. Pressman is an American film producer.Pressman was born in New York City, New York, the son of Lynn and Jack Pressman, known as the "King of Marbles", who founded the Pressman Toy Corporation.-Filmography:...
confessed that Cherry 2000
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] http://www.citadeloutlets.com/go/Poolb.cfm?MallID=766&FPURLID=2129958685