Editing Johnny Mnemonic (film) (section)

=== Filming and post-production ===
Shooting took place in [[Toronto]],<ref name=mckenna2/> where Longo temporarily moved his family,<ref name=si/> and Montreal.<ref name=mckenna2/>

The studio continued to challenge Gibson and Longo on the script through [[principal photography]], making some of the shooting both tense and confusing.<ref name=si/>  The script was meant to be a commentary on science fiction films and how they are made,<ref name=vice>{{cite web|url=https://www.vice.com/en/article/william-gibson-interview-399/|title=William Gibson Talks Cyberpunk, Cyberspace, and His Experiences in Hollywood|last=Walsh|first=Joseph|work=[[Vice (magazine)|Vice]]|date=December 3, 2014|access-date=April 14, 2023|archive-date=April 15, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230415023634/https://www.vice.com/en/article/bn5k5m/william-gibson-interview-399|url-status=live}}</ref> and the action sequences were meant to be ironic and reminiscent of scenes that Gibson and Longo enjoyed in [[B movie]]s.<ref name=diggle/>  Gibson and Longo had instructed Reeves not to play the character straight.<ref name=vice/>  For his part, Reeves said he played the character "very robotic and rigid", which he found exhausting.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1994-06-05-ca-647-story.html|title=Movies : Keanu's Eccentric Adventure : From stoner dude to computer brain, 29-year-old Keanu Reeves has racked up 16 films during his eight hard-working years of acting, and emerged almost untarnished by the corrosive glitter of Hollywood|last=McKenna|first=Kristine|work=[[Los Angeles Times]]|date=1994-06-05|accessdate=2023-04-16|archive-date=2023-04-17|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230417003351/https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1994-06-05-ca-647-story.html|url-status=live}}</ref>  Reeves' suit and tie are a reference to "Men in the Cities".<ref name=mckenna2/>  When Johnny cries out for room service, this was a reflection of Longo's frustration,<ref name=screenslate/> and has also been identified as a reference to "Men in the Cities".<ref>{{cite book|title=Tech-noir Film: A Theory of the Development of Popular Genres|last=Auger|first=Emily E.|publisher=Intellect Books|year=2011|isbn=978-1-84150-424-7|page=336}}</ref>  The ending, where the Street Preacher appears to revive, was forced on Longo, but he refused to shoot the scene straight, as requested.  The studio approved of his version nonetheless.<ref name=diggle/>  Eight minutes of extra footage starring Kitano was shot for the Japanese release of the film.<ref name=woes/>

Gibson said that the film was "taken away and re-cut by the American distributor" during post-production.  He described the original film as "a very funny, very alternative piece of work", and said it was "very unsuccessfully chopped and cut into something more mainstream".<ref name=peak/>  Gibson compared this to editing ''[[Blue Velvet (film)|Blue Velvet]]'' into a mainstream thriller lacking any irony.<ref name=companion/>  Their editor, [[Ronald Sanders (film editor)|Ronald Sanders]], was replaced by someone that Longo said did not understand the film.<ref name=screenslate>{{cite news|last=Dahl|first=Patrick|title=Johnny Mnemonic in Black-and-White: Robert Longo Interview|url=https://www.screenslate.com/articles/johnny-mnemonic-black-and-white-robert-longo-interview|work=Screenslate|date=10 June 2021|access-date=1 October 2022|archive-date=23 March 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230323125458/https://www.screenslate.com/articles/johnny-mnemonic-black-and-white-robert-longo-interview|url-status=live}}</ref>  Prior to its release, critic [[Amy Harmon]] identified the film as an epochal moment when cyberpunk counterculture would enter the mainstream.  News of the script's compromises spurred pre-release concerns that the film would prove a disappointment to hardcore cyberpunks.<ref name=harmon/>  Gibson said he and Longo were in denial at first and believed the film might still be true to their vision.  Gibson did not blame anyone for the recut, though, reasoning that the film had been financed with their money.<ref name=diggle/>  Despite claims made on the internet, the Japanese cut of the film is no closer to a [[director's cut]], and Longo has said that no director's cut exists.<ref name=screenslate/>

The score was composed by [[Brad Fiedel]].  Before Sony's involvement, [[Black Rain (band)|Black Rain]] composed a soundtrack.  Black Rain had previously provided music for a Gibson audiobook and worked with Longo.  Because no shooting had occurred yet, the band composed songs inspired by the original short story.  Once Sony became involved, the soundtrack was replaced with Sony artists, such as [[Stabbing Westward]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.spin.com/2012/04/lost-johnny-mnemonic-soundtrack-unearthed/|title=''Lost ''Johnny Mnemonic'' Soundtrack Unearthed''!|last=Sherburne|first=Philip|work=[[Spin (magazine)|Spin]]|date=2012-04-19|accessdate=2023-04-15|archive-date=2023-04-19|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230419141022/https://www.spin.com/2012/04/lost-johnny-mnemonic-soundtrack-unearthed/|url-status=live}}</ref>