Plughead Rewired: Circuitry Man II
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| name = Plughead Rewired: Circuitry Man II
| image = Plughead Rewired, Circuitry Man II.jpeg
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| screenplay =
| story =
| director = {{plainlist|
- Robert Lovy
- Steven Lovy
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| producer = Steven Reich
| writer = {{plainlist|
- Robert Lovy
- Steven Lovy
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| starring = {{plainlist|
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| cinematography = Stephen Timberlake
| music = Tim Kelly
| editing = David Dresher
| studio = {{plainlist|
- IRS Media
- Trans Atlantic Entertainment
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| distributor = IRS Media
| released = {{film date|1994|04}}
| runtime = 93 minutes
| country = United States
| language = English
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Plughead Rewired: Circuitry Man II is a 1994 American post-apocalyptic science fiction film written and directed by Steven Lovy and Robert Lovy, and starring Jim Metzler, Vernon Wells, Deborah Shelton, Dennis Christopher, Nicholas Worth and Traci Lords. It is the sequel to the 1990 cult classic movie Circuitry Man.
Synopsis
In the backdrop of Earth's polluted future, a female FBI agent removes Danner, a pleasure android from an asylum to coerce him into helping her hunt down the criminal psychopath "Plughead". But Plughead, who has tangled with Danner before, has his own plans. He is forcing a female scientist to help him manufacture life extending longevity chips, which he intends to sell to rich and powerful clients.
Cast
- Vernon Wells as "Plughead"
- Deborah Shelton as Kyle
- Jim Metzler as Danner
- Dennis Christopher as "Leech"
- Nicholas Worth as "Rock"
- Traci Lords as Norma
- Paul Willson as "Beany"
- Andy Goldberg as "Squid"
- Tom Kenny as "Guru"
- George Murdock as Senator Riley
- Bill Bolender as Private Richards
- George Buck Flower as Jerry
- Gigi Gaston as Rider
Reception
Writing in Entertainment Weekly, J. R. Taylor rated it C− and wrote that the film recycles the plot from the first film, though he praised Metzler as "one of the more interesting genre guys around".{{cite magazine|url=http://ew.com/article/1994/10/28/video-review-circuitry-man-ii-plughead-rewired/|title=Video Review: 'Circuitry Man II: Plughead Rewired'|last=Taylor|first=J. R.|magazine=Entertainment Weekly|date=1994-10-28|accessdate=2017-12-09}} Michael Weldon, author of The Psychotronic Video Guide, called it "an almost plotless, sometimes funny comedy sequel".{{cite book|title=The Psychotronic Video Guide To Film|last=Weldon|first=Michael|publisher=Macmillan Publishers|year=1996|isbn=9780312131494|page=108|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=nhjsnWfFoiAC&pg=PA108}}
References
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External links
- {{IMDb title|id=0110851}}
Category:1994 independent films
Category:1990s science fiction action films
Category:American independent films
Category:American sequel films
Category:American post-apocalyptic films
Category:American science fiction action films
Category:1990s English-language films
Category:1994 science fiction films