Johnny Mnemonic is a 1995 cyberpunk film directed by Robert Longo in his feature directorial debut, adapted by William Gibson from his 1981 short story. It stars Keanu Reeves, Dolph Lundgren, Takeshi Kitano, Ice-T and Dina Meyer, and features Denis Akiyama, Udo Kier, Henry Rollins, and Barbara Sukowa in supporting roles. The film, set in 2021, portrays a dystopian future racked by a tech-induced plague, awash with conspiracies, and dominated by megacorporations and organized crime. The story follows Johnny (Reeves), a data courier with an overloaded brain implant designed to securely store confidential information.