Cherry 2000
In the future, a man travels to the ends of the earth to find that the perfect woman is always under his nose. In this "fun," (Leonard Maltin) futuristic sci-fi adventure, Melanie Griffith is "delightful and…
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About the Movie
In 2017, as imagined in 1987, the world runs on recycled technology and romance has become a transaction. Sam Treadwell’s beloved companion is Cherry 2000, a robot wife — until a romantic evening short-circuits her beyond repair. Her memory chip survives, but the Cherry 2000 model is discontinued, and the only replacement bodies left are reportedly in a warehouse in the Zone, a lawless desert wasteland run by the deranged Lester.
Sam hires a tracker, E. Johnson (Melanie Griffith), a tough, red-haired scout who drives a Mustang through the ruins and has no patience for a man in love with a machine. Their journey through the Zone — part road movie, part Western — keeps forcing the question the film is actually about: whether Sam is chasing Cherry, or avoiding the flesh-and-blood woman driving the car.
Why This Movie Matters to Sci-Fi
Cherry 2000 is a genuine cult artifact of 1980s video-store sci-fi: a film barely released theatrically that built its reputation on VHS shelves, where its odd mix of post-apocalyptic Western, romance, and robot satire found its audience. Its premise — a man preferring a compliant artificial companion to a real, difficult human — was played for gentle comedy in 1987 and reads today like a rough draft of Her and every modern debate about AI companions. Griffith’s tracker, meanwhile, is an early example of the female action lead carrying a genre film, years before that became industry standard.
Where to Watch
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