Cherry 2000 (1987)

Director:

Steve De Jarnatt

Writers:

Lloyd Fonvielle (story)
Michael Almereyda (screenplay)

Release Date:

5 February 1988 (USA)

Genre:

Action | Adventure | Sci-Fi

Tagline:

She's Blond, Beautiful and Forever Young.

Plot:

In the future, a man travels to the ends of the earth to find that the perfect woman is always under his nose...

Plot Keywords:

Tracker | Android | Future | Robot | 2010s

Awards:

1 nomination

Cast

David Andrews	...	Sam Treadwell
Jennifer Balgobin	...	Glory Hole Clerk
Marshall Bell	...	Bill
Harry Carey Jr.	...	Snappy Tom
Laurence Fishburne	...	Glu Glu Lawyer (as Larry Fishburne)
Pamela Gidley	...	Cherry 2000
Melanie Griffith	...	E. Johnson
Michael C. Gwynne	...	Slim
Brion James	...	Stacy
Ben Johnson	...	Six Fingered Jake
Jeff Levine	...	Marty
Jennifer Mayo	...	Randa
Cameron Milzer	...	Elaine / Ginger
Howard Swain	...	Jim Skeet
Jack Thibeau	...	Stubby Man
Tim Thomerson	...	Lester
Robert Z'Dar	...	Chet (as Robert Zdar)
Jenny Lester-McKeon	...	Robot at Slim's
Katie Greene	...	Amy Meemur
Joan Riddell	...	Frazzled Woman
John Tarnoff	...	Lawyer
Annabel Brooks	...	Glu Glu Club Patron
Ray Favaro	...	Glu Glu Club Patron
Frances McCaffrey	...	Glu Glu Club Patron
Sly Smith	...	Bartender (as Sly-Ali Smith)
Donny Evins	...	Donny
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Claude Earl Jones	...	Earl from Adobe Flats (uncredited)
Edmund Lane	...	Jack (uncredited)
Connie Woods	...	Beehive Woman (uncredited)

Directed by
Steve De Jarnatt

Writing credits
Lloyd Fonvielle		(story)
Michael Almereyda		(screenplay)

Produced by
Caldecot Chubb	....	producer
Lloyd Fonvielle	....	executive producer
Julie Kirkham	....	associate producer
Edward R. Pressman	....	producer
Elliot Schick	....	co-producer
Louis G. Friedman	....	line producer (uncredited)

Original Music by
Basil Poledouris

Cinematography by
Jacques Haitkin		(director of photography)

Film Editing by
Edward M. Abroms		(as Edward Abroms)
Duwayne Dunham

Casting by
Janet Hirshenson
Jane Jenkins

Production Design by
John Jay Moore		(as John J. Moore)

Set Decoration by
Anne Kuljian

Makeup Department
Tena Austin	....	makeup artist
Evan Brainard	....	special makeup assistant
Greg Cannom	....	special makeup effects artist
Sylvie Costerg	....	hair stylist: second unit
Sylvie Costerg	....	makeup artist: second unit
Kathy W. Estocin	....	hair stylist (as Kat)
Pat Gerhardt	....	makeup artist
Dennis Glas	....	makeup artist (as Dennis Glass)
Medusah	....	hair stylist (as A. Medusah Aulenta)
Valli O'Reilly	....	makeup artist (as Valli)
Steven Summerfield	....	special makeup assistant (as Steven Sommerfeld)
Kevin Yagher	....	special makeup assistant

Production Management
Elliot Schick	....	production manager

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Bruce Cohen	....	dga trainee
Katterli Frauenfelder	....	second assistant director
Jerry Grandey	....	first assistant director (as Jerry C.G. Grandey)
Catherine Wanek	....	second second assistant director

Art Department
Rita Azar	....	assistant props
Edward L. Barron	....	set designer
John Brittain	....	assistant props
Dorree Cooper	....	set dresser
Susan Emshwiller	....	lead person (as Susan J. Emshwiller)
Ellen Freund	....	property master
George King	....	greens
Martin A. Kline	....	illustrator
Lisa Louise Mazzola	....	set designer
Edward McDonald	....	construction painter (as Ed McDonald)
Jodi McLaughlin	....	set designer
Russell C. Menzer	....	assistant art director (as Russell Menzer)
Daniel Nakamura	....	original origami
Robin Peyton	....	swing
Melinda Ritz	....	set dressing assistant
Gene Serdena	....	set dresser
Steve Titus	....	stand-by painter
Danny Wynands	....	construction coordinator (as Dan Wynands)
Daniel Goldsmith	....	model maker (uncredited)
Robert Van Dyke	....	propmaker foreman (uncredited)
Ronald Walkshorse	....	set dresser (uncredited)

Sound Department
Gary Blufer	....	sound effects recordist
Robert Bradshaw	....	dialogue editor
Gary Holland	....	boom operator
James J. Isaacs	....	dialogue editor (as Jim Isaacs)
Jack Leahy	....	sound re-recording mixer
John Leveque	....	sound effects editor
Reid Paul Martin	....	assistant sound editor (as Reid Martin)
Joan Rowe	....	foley artist (as Joanie Rowe)
Hank Salerno	....	adr editor
Don Sanders	....	sound mixer (as Don A. Sanders)
Jeffrey L. Sandler	....	supervising sound editor (as Jeff Sandler)
Norman B. Schwartz	....	post-production dialogue
Leslie Shatz	....	sound designer
Leslie Shatz	....	sound re-recording mixer
James Simcik	....	adr assistant
Stephen Sutter	....	supervising sound editor (as Steve Sutter)
Marvin Walowitz	....	sound effects editor
Donald L. Warner Jr.	....	dialogue editor (as Don Warner)
Sherman Waze	....	sound effects editor
David A. Whittaker	....	sound effects editor (as David Whittaker)
Karen G. Wilson	....	sound effects editor (as Karen Wilson)
Richard E. Yawn	....	assistant sound editor
Gregg Barbanell	....	foley artist (uncredited)
Jerry Trent	....	foley artist (uncredited)

Special Effects by
Arthur Brewer	....	special effects supervisor (as Art Brewer)
Patricia Brewer	....	special effects assistant
Peter Chesney	....	special effects assistant
Gary L. King	....	special effects assistant
Leo Leoncio Solis	....	special effects assistant (as Leo L. Solis)
Andrew Miller	....	special effects (uncredited)

Visual Effects by
Ken Marschall	....	matte painter: Matte Effects

Stunts
Charles Croughwell	....	stunts
Gene Hartline	....	stunts
Terry Jackson	....	stunt double: Tim Thomerson
Tony Jefferson	....	stunts (as Anthony M. Jefferson)
Roy Jenson	....	stunts
Sasha Jenson	....	stunts
Mike Johnson	....	stunts (as John Michael Johnson)
Tracy Keehn-Dashnaw	....	stunts (as Tracy Keehn)
Walt La Rue	....	stunts (as Walt LaRue)
Mike H. McGaughy	....	stunts (as Mike McGaughy)
Kathleen O'Haco	....	stunts (as Kathleen Louise O'Haco)
Carol Rees	....	stunts
Thomas Rosales Jr.	....	stunts
Ben Scott	....	stunts (as Ben R. Scott)
John-Clay Scott	....	stunts
Al Simon	....	stunts
Fred Smith	....	stunts
Brett Smrz	....	stunts
Scott Sproule	....	stunts
Kevin Swigert	....	stunts
Danny Wong	....	stunts

Camera and Electrical Department
Gale M. Adler	....	still photographer
Josh Bleibtreu	....	first assistant camera: second unit
Don Burgess	....	camera operator: second unit
Don Burgess	....	director of photography: second unit
Jacqui Compton	....	lamp operator
Nelson Elwell	....	best boy grip (as Nelson Le Roy Elwell III)
David M. Ferrara	....	lamp operator
Rachel A. Flores	....	grip
Greg Gardiner	....	gaffer (as Gregory Gardiner)
Anthony Gaudioz	....	camera operator: second unit
Scott Guthrie	....	lamp operator
Jacques Haitkin	....	camera operator
James Halstead	....	grip (as James R. Halstead)
Ted Holdeman	....	lamp operator
Matthew Johnston	....	second assistant camera
Cindy Lagerstrom	....	key grip: second unit
Michael Lund	....	first assistant camera: second unit
Philly Melnick	....	key grip
Peter Mercurio	....	second assistant camera: second unit
Robert A. Preston	....	grip (as Bobby Preston)
James Reid	....	lamp operator (as James A. Reid)
Martin Schaer	....	first assistant camera
Jerry Tomasetti	....	lamp operator
Teddy Tucker	....	grip (as Ted Tucker)
Christopher Tufty	....	camera operator: third unit
Christopher Tufty	....	director of photography: third unit
Dariusz Wolski	....	first assistant camera: third unit
Jack Wallner	....	photographer: second unit (uncredited)

Casting Department
Charlene Goldman	....	location casting
Jillian Goodman	....	extras casting
Jill Simpson	....	casting assistant

Costume and Wardrobe Department
Raymond Albertini	....	wardrobe: men (as Raymond J. Albertini)
Sylvie Costerg	....	wardrobe: second unit
Carol Kunz	....	wardrobe: women
James R. Picozzi	....	wardrobe: men
Isabella B. Van Soest	....	costume supervisor (as Isabel van Soest)
Julie Weiss	....	costume design consultant
Leslie Wilshire	....	wardrobe: women

Editorial Department
Lynn Abroms	....	assistant film editor
Brian Berdan	....	apprentice film editor
Amy Krell	....	post-production coordinator
David Byron Lloyd	....	first assistant film editor (as David B. Lloyd)
Susan McGuire	....	post-production coordinator
Toni Morgan	....	first assistant film editor
Benjamin Schick	....	apprentice film editor
Merie Weismiller Wallace	....	post-production coordinator (as Merie Weismiller)
Roger La Prairie	....	telecine operator (uncredited)

Music Department
Derek Austin	....	musician: synthesizers
Brian Gascoigne	....	musician: synthesizers
Steven Scott Smalley	....	orchestrator
Eric Tomlinson	....	music scoring mixer
Tom Villano	....	music supervisor
Tom Villano	....	supervising music editor

Transportation Department
Chuck Arebalo	....	driver
Demetrius Bruce	....	driver
Joe Carter	....	driver
Mickey Carter	....	driver
Tom Cozza	....	driver
Martin Delia	....	driver (as Marty Delia)
Chick Elwell	....	driver
Sonny Hodge	....	driver
Don Howe	....	driver
Joe Howe	....	driver
Bill Hubbard	....	driver
Robert Hunter Jr.	....	driver (as Robert Hunter)
Roger Ickes	....	driver
Michael D. Kuljis	....	transportation captain (as Mike Kuljis)
Millard Lemon	....	driver
John Lovless	....	driver
Dan Marionneaux	....	driver (as Danny Marionneaux)
Roger Mattmuller	....	driver
Gerald McCarney	....	driver
Russell McEntyre	....	transportation coordinator
Gregg Orr	....	driver
John Richards	....	driver
Lee Sanders	....	driver
Wayne Stone	....	transportation captain
Steve Van Holton	....	driver
Jim Westdorp	....	driver
Larry William	....	driver
Roger Wooge	....	driver
Vincent J. Ybiernas	....	driver (as Vince Ybiernas)

Other crew
John Alman	....	stand-in
Stephen Milburn Anderson	....	production intern (as Steve Anderson)
Alicia Anthony	....	post-production auditor
Denise Bear	....	assistant: Mr. Pressman
Pamela Cederquist	....	production assistant
Dawn Dumas	....	burro wrangler (as Dawn Martin)
Ray Favero	....	stand-in
Mark Fitzgerald	....	production assistant
Chip Fowler	....	production coordinator
Jeff Freedman	....	unit publicist
Adrienne Hamalian-Mangine	....	script supervisor (as Adrienne Hamalian)
Harry Hauss	....	helicopter pilot
Pearl Huang	....	voice-over
Katie Jewitt-Spillman	....	assistant production coordinator (as Katharina Jewitt-Spillman)
Chris Karamanos	....	caterer: The Caterers, Las Vegas (as Chris N. Karamanos)
George King	....	craft service
Lori Koravos	....	production accountant (as Lori M. Lenoble)
Linda Koulisis	....	assistant: Mr. Chubb
Stevie Lazo	....	assistant accountant (as Stevie Lazo Harrison)
Anne Lockhart	....	voice-over
David Mastron	....	production assistant
Bambi Michelle McCracken	....	stand-in
Emily Milder	....	production intern
Juan Morales	....	production intern
Tony Pope	....	voice-over
Marcy Pringle Price	....	production assistant
Chuck Rousseau	....	weapons
Jerri Ryan	....	script supervisor: second unit
Benjamin Schick	....	production assistant
Susan Lee Smith	....	production intern
M. Paul Swim	....	production assistant
Jim Turner	....	financial representative
Randy Walters	....	burro wrangler
Merie Weismiller Wallace	....	assistant: Mr. De Jarnatt (as Merie Weismiller)
Chuck Wentworth	....	pilot
Cynthia R. Woodard	....	location liaison
Jon A. Yamamoto	....	location liaison
Ronald Walkshorse	....	hot set security (uncredited)

Thanks
Richard H. Bryan	....	the producers wish to thank (as Governor Richard H. Bryan)
Michael Flynn	....	special thanks
Bob Hirsch	....	the producers wish to thank: Nevada State Film Commission

Production Companies

• ERP Productions (I)
• Orion Pictures Corporation

Distributors

• Orion Pictures Corporation (1987) (USA) (theatrical)
• 20th Century Fox Film (1987) (West Germany) (theatrical)
• Constantin-Film (1987) (Austria) (theatrical)
• Beyond Home Entertainment (2011) (Australia) (DVD)
• Bounty Films (2011) (Australia) (DVD)
• Home Video Hellas (HVH) (1989) (Greece) (VHS)
• LK-TEL Vídeo (????) (Brazil) (VHS)
• MGM Home Entertainment (2005) (Germany) (DVD)
• MGM/UA Home Entertainment (2001) (USA) (DVD)
• MGM/UA Home Entertainment (2001) (USA) (VHS)
• Orion Home Video (????) (USA) (VHS)
• Orion Home Video (????) (USA) (video) (laserdisc)

Special Effects

• Makeup Effects Laboratories

Other Companies

• Abbey Road Studios  music recorded at
• Cinema Research  opticals
• Dialogue Services Inc.  voice casting
• Goldman & Associates  extras casting
• Gordon Ecker Productions  post-production sound
• Mafilm Audio Kft.  music recorded at
• Matte Effects  matte paintings
• Robotics 21  mechanical robot and remote vehicle
• Segue Music  music editing
• Seiniger/Bloom Productions  title sequence
• Sprocket Systems  re-recording facilities
• State of Nevada  the producers wish to thank (as The State of Nevada)
• Sunrise Films  negative cutting
• The Hungarian State Symphony Orchestra  orchestra
• Visual Concepts Engineering  opticals
• Wynands Productions Inc.  set construction

Also Known As:

Runtime:

99 min | Spain:95 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby

Certification:

UK:15 | USA:PG-13 | West Germany:16 (uncut) (theatrical version) | Iceland:12 | Australia:M | France:U | Netherlands:12 | Portugal:M/12 | Germany:12 (2012) (re-rating) | West Germany:16 (cut) (VHS version) | Germany:18 (2005) (uncut) (DVD)

Filming Locations:

Death Valley National Park, California, USA

Company:

ERP Productions (I)

Trivia:

Filmed in 1985 and slated for release in 1986 by Orion Pictures in the U.S. Due to reasons unknown, this never materialized and the film was released in Europe instead. The film would make its U.S. debut in late 1988 on Orion Home Video, capitalizing on the buzz surrounding star Melanie Griffith and her upcoming film Working Girl (1988), for which she received an Oscar nomination. A few years later, Griffith said that "Cherry 2000" is her least favorite film but also acknowledged that the film enjoyed some cult status on cable.

Goofs:

Continuity: When working on the airplane, the propeller is off when looking from the front, and on when looking from the rear.

Quotes:

Sam Treadwell:The man is a psychopathic killer.
Ginger:Don't impose your values on me, Sam.

Movie Connections:

Referenced in Evil Ed (1995)

Some dull parts, but still an effortlessly likable movie.

"Cherry 2000" was a huge commercial failure and it's hardly ever mentioned today, but I found it surprisingly entertaining. Sure, the script is unimaginative and the film has no real vision and the action scenes are strictly routine, but the two leads are enormously, effortlessly likable. They make a deeply sweet pair. Maybe the film should have concentrated more on their love story and less on the familiar action aspects of the story. And the violence of a couple of scenes seems rather out of place. But even with its weaknesses, this movie is, fitfully, absorbing and very entertaining.