I was never comfortable with this interpretation.
Billy Idol (ED. he released in 1993 the album "Cyberpunk") has
turned it into something very silly.
Finally, I think that cyberpunk is one of these journalistic terms,
that media like to rely on. I am aware that most young writers
are delighted being considered cyberpunk authors. But I'm older.
I remember well the Sixties. I know that once you have a "label"
attached onto you, it is over.
Let's go back to "Johnny Mnemonic". Which direction have you
given the screenplay ?
"Johnny" is about the politics of Information. It's an action film
of course, but it doesn't forego for flashy and graphic FX: there's too
much of that already on MTV. Besides, Billy Idol burned that look.
We preferred opting for an anti-realistic look: we want to plunge
the audience into a very strange but consistent universe. In short,
we have decided to tell a story. That's what science fiction
literature has often managed to achieve, unlike most films.
Which science fiction movies you like most ?
I like "Blade Runner", Andrej Tarkowski's "Stalker", Chris Marker's
"La jetee", and also the British pilot for the "Max Headroom"
series. (ED. it was directed by Rocky Morton & Annabel Jenkel)
"Johnny Mnemonic" has a superstar, Keanu Reeves.
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