Incredibly Strange Video
Film lovers Ryan and Cassie take a critical look at films that are often only laughed at, lovingly dissecting b-movies, cult cinema, and "so bad it's good" flicks to gain a new appreciation for unusual cinema.
Incredibly Strange Video
Ep. 22: Cherry 2000
We continue our podcast journey into the year 2000!
Like a mission ripped right out of an Obsidian RPG, Melanie Griffith plays bounty hunter E. Johnson, who takes desperate lover Sam Treadwell on a fetch quest to post-apocalyptic Las Vegas to replace his sex robot, Cherry 2000. On their way, they run into a gang of Dads on permanent vacation who would love to get their hands on a Cherry 2000, as well.
It's a premise executed with seriously awesome stunt work (including a stunning sequence involving a 1965 Ford Mustang, a large magnet, and the Hoover Dam), off-beat humor that effectively lampoons modern romance, and more than a few unhinged performances. It's a little bit Mad Max, a little bit Firefly, a little Tank Girl and Blade Runner and a whole bunch of other things. It was a massive box office bomb, but suffice to say, we love this movie, but not as a man loves a woman...but perhaps as a man loves a sex robot?
We are joined on the show by husband and wife Ryan Kroboth and Connie Chen, who will throw their hats into the ring as we discuss the big question: is it morally ok for a human to love an artificial intelligence in the year 2025? Things get appropriately spicy as we dive into the realms of fictosexuality and the rising popularity of using AI to satisfy your romantic needs.
Cherry 2000
Directed by Steve De Jarnatt
1987, United States
Incredibly Strange Video is produced and edited by Ryan Quinn and Cassie Kay. Follow us on Instagram @incrediblystrangevideo for updates on the newest episodes!
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The End by EVA
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