Plughead Rewired: Circuitry Man II

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Plughead Rewired: Circuitry Man II
Directed by
  • Robert Lovy
  • Steven Lovy
Written by
  • Robert Lovy
  • Steven Lovy
Produced bySteven Reich
Starring
CinematographyStephen Timberlake
Edited byDavid Dresher
Music byTim Kelly
Production
companies
Distributed byIRS Media
Release date
  • April 1994 (1994-04)
Running time
93 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

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 .

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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.

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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". [1] Michael Weldon, author of The Psychotronic Video Guide , called it "an almost plotless, sometimes funny comedy sequel". [2]

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References

  1. Taylor, J. R. (1994-10-28). "Video Review: 'Circuitry Man II: Plughead Rewired'". Entertainment Weekly . Retrieved 2017-12-09.
  2. Weldon, Michael (1996). The Psychotronic Video Guide To Film. Macmillan Publishers. p. 108. ISBN   9780312131494.