Circuitry Man (1990)

In a future where most humans have moved underground to escape the pollution, one of the few pleasures left is a kind of narcotic in the form of chips which can be plugged directly into the... See full summary »

Director:

Steven Lovy

Writers:

Robert Lovy, Steven Lovy

Stars:

Jim Metzler, Dana Wheeler-Nicholson, Lu Leonard

Cast

Credited cast:
Jim Metzler	...	Danner
Dana Wheeler-Nicholson	...	Lori
Lu Leonard	...	Juice
Vernon Wells	...	Plughead
Barbara Alyn Woods	...	Yoyo
Dennis Christopher	...	Leech
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Steven Bottomley	...	Bartender
Barney Burman	...	Cheater
Andy Goldberg	...	Squid
Garry Goodrow	...	Jugs
Amy Hill	...	Bartender (Oxy Hill)
Deborah Holland	...	Singer
Steve Hunter	...	Medic Attendant
Darren A. Lott	...	Jackee
Karen Maruyama	...	Biker Bandit

Storyline

In a future where most humans have moved underground to escape the pollution, one of the few pleasures left is a kind of narcotic in the form of chips which can be plugged directly into the brain. Lori, a female body guard steals a case of such chips and flees underground Los Angeles with Danner, a pleasure android so that they can smuggle the chips to New York. In pursuit is Plughead, a dangerous criminal so named because of the many sockets and ports which decorate his scalp so that he can test and use the chips that he is after.

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Plot Keywords:

scissors | sword | showdown | cynicism | shot in the forehead | 

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Taglines:

Plug in.

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Genres:

Action | Sci-Fi

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Certificate:

R

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

13 December 1990 (Portugal)

Also Known As:

Circulatory Man

Filming Locations:

Los Angeles, California, USA

Company Credits

Production Co:

IRS Media, Skouras Pictures

Technical Specs

Runtime:

93 min

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Color:

Color

Did You Know?

Goofs

At the end of the movie, where Leech is held at knife point, he clearly holds his cigar in his left hand, as the assailant forces him to his knees. When the camera angle changes from side to front, the cigar is in his mouth.

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Crazy Credits

The events, characters and firms depicted in this photoplay are fictitious. Any similarities to actual persons, living, dead or synthetic, or to actual events or firms are purely coincidental.

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Connections

Followed by Plughead Rewired: Circuitry Man II (1994)

User Reviews

A psychotronic surprise

Being relatively new to the genre of the psychotronic film, I was a little unsure what to expect with this film. A when the movie channel warned of graphic violence, I got even a little more nervous. What were they thinking? Take away a couple of f bombs and you've got a PG movie. As a matter of fact, why would anyone want this to be rated R? The target audience should be kids under 16 and me. Yeah I liked this movie. I liked how the filmmakers got around the fact that this was a low budget movie by coming up with ideas that nimbly sidestepped the issue but without taking away from the science fiction theme. I liked the exuberant performances of Vernon Wells and Dennis Christopher. I liked the cynical performance of Paul Willson (who to me will always be the Bonanza theme song guy from "Cheers"). And I liked the fact that this film at no point took itself seriously but never winked at the camera. Show this film and "Buckaroo Banzai" to your teenage kids tonight.