![]() ![]() Molly Millions–who had a similar but larger role in Gibson’s novel Neuromancer–makes a great appearance here, popping up out of nowhere and proving more sympathetic to Johnny’s cause than she does elsewhere. Johnny is the narrator, protagonist, and main character of this little tale, which makes sense when you consider that the data locked in his head is the big prize in his race against the Yakuza. The Cast: A Little Technical With Just The Right Amount Of Crude ![]() They partner up on this mad quest to get the latest data out of Johnny’s head and get rid of the deadly cloned ninja assassin sent by the Yakuza to silence Johnny. ![]() ![]() His job is to run the data from Point A to Point B without getting caught, but he finds himself in trouble with the Yakuza, or Japanese-style Mafia, and ends up befriending a strange young woman by the name of Molly Millions. Johnny is a special kind of courier, whose head is used to store corporate data (usually stolen) in an “idiot-savant” mode. The Story: Running Through The Streets Of Nighttown Plug in, flip the switch, and let’s get this review started! “ Johnny Mnemonic” is a short story by Nebula Award-winning author William Gibson that was originally published in 1981 in the science fiction magazine Omni. ![]()
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