Maps of Movies

Johnny Mnemonic (1995)

Where Johnny Mnemonic says it takes place, and where it was really shot.

The Beijing and Newark of 2021 were really Montreal and Toronto.

Scenes and places

The data load in Beijing

Johnny agrees to carry more data than his implant can hold, because the fee will pay for its removal. Then yakuza attack the scientists and he escapes with a fragment of the encryption key.

Set in Beijing, the scientists' quarters — Johnny loads the scientists' data and flees their attackers. Google Maps · Apple Maps

Newark: the handler's betrayal

In Newark, Johnny meets his handler Ralfi, who betrays him. Jane and the LoTeks pull him out of reach of the yakuza.

Set in Newark, New Jersey — The receiving end of the data, where the handler waits. Google Maps · Apple Maps

Spider's clinic

Jane takes Johnny to Spider's clinic, where Spider says the data is a stolen cure for NAS. An assassin attacks them there.

Set in Spider's clinic — A medical charity clinic that was meant to receive the data.

The LoTek base and Jones

Johnny and Jane reach the LoTek base, where J-Bone says Jones, a former Navy dolphin, can help decrypt the payload. The yakuza attack the base.

Set in LoTek base — A hideout of the anti-establishment LoTeks.

Filmed at The Opera House, Toronto — Google Maps · Apple Maps

Filmed at Casa Loma, Toronto — Google Maps · Apple Maps

Filmed at Spadina House, Toronto — Google Maps · Apple Maps

Filmed at Union Station, Toronto — Google Maps · Apple Maps

Filmed at Jacques Cartier Bridge, Montreal — Google Maps · Apple Maps

Characters

• Johnny — A data courier with an overloaded brain implant who must have the data extracted within days.
• Jane — A cybernetically enhanced bodyguard who rescues Johnny in Newark.