In
the not-to-distant future, people go to singles bars with their
lawyers to negotiate terms and prepare contracts for
one-night-stands; with computerized I.D. cards that contain their
full medical history; and with "demo reels,"
holographic sex resumes that demonstrate their lovemaking skills
to prospective partners. It's not surprising, then, that Sam
Treadwell prefers his Cherry 2000, a sexy, life-like android that
greets him when he comes home from work, cooks his favorite
meals, and is ready and willing to have sex anytime and anywhere.
Unfortunately for Sam, Cherry short-circuits during a passionate
lovemaking session on a wet kitchen floor, and because she's an
old model ("they don't make 'em like that anymore," the
repairman tells Sam), replacement parts aren't available anymore,
except in the lawless, post-apocalyptic "Zone 7."Sam's a romantic, so instead of settling for a newer (and inferior) android, he decides to hire E. Johnson (Melanie Griffith), a sexy "tracker," to go to the "robot graveyard" in Zone 7 and get a replacement body for Cherry. He has Cherry's memory chip (see picture above), with her memory, vocal patterns, and behavioral programs, so all he needs is a duplicate body.
Johnson doesn't approve of Sam's love for his android, telling him that "there's a lot more to love than hot-wiring." Sam protests that Cherry 2000 was more than a sex-machine, that they talked, that "there was tenderness and romance." Predictably, however, Sam soon falls in love with Johnson, and when they arrive at the robot graveyard (Las Vegas, actually), he chooses Johnson over a new Cherry.
An idiotic film, embarrassingly sexist, with very little intelligence, artificial or otherwise. It is notable mainly for the presence of Tim Thomerson, who can make even the worst film at least watchable, and a brief cameo appearance (see below) by Robby the Robot (from Forbidden Planet) and Gort (from The Day The Earth Stood Still).
