Post-apocalyptic film about a guy named Sam whose sex robot Cherry 2000 breaks down, forcing him to hire tracker/mercenary/object of desire Melanie Griffith to guide him through the desert to the now abandoned robot warehouse so that he can get a new Cherry. For some vaguely touched upon reason, they get chased around by a gang of humorous thugs led by Tim Thomerson (of Trancers and Dollman fame), who likes to shoot arrows at close range towards people with paper bags over their heads. As the movie unfolds, the big question becomes... will Sam choose his Cherry 2000 sex robot, or Melanie Griffith?

There's really no point in renting this movie, as there seems to be some law requiring that it be shown every weekend on some high UHF channel, so just wait until you're bored some Saturday and you'll find it waiting. It's also worth watching to see a little bit of early Laurence Fishburne.

I will not attempt to describe this movie. It would be fruitless. You may at first be frustrated by the seemingly inept invocation of all the tried and true cliches of the "genre" - from Mad Max to its weirder post-apocalyptic cousins. But this is not Circuitry Man in reverse - it is much, much stranger. By the time the polka-dotted bikini-wearing ex-girlfriend of the hero is playing hostess at the disney-esque bubble-dome camp of the desert-dwelling homicidal outlaw gang... oh, never mind. By the way, Melanie Griffith was much better looking before lip surgery. Almost hot, in fact. But rest assured, this is a work of genius, exposing a deep understanding of the rift between genders during the height of the supposedly post-sexual-liberation 1980's, an almost sublime sense of humor about sexual alienation and most of all, the erotic link between women and cars in American culture is finally completely laid bare.

In fact, this movie is so profoundly subversive that it could only be made under cover of shlock. Do not be fooled by what seems like coke-addled acting and tourette-syndrome editing. This film is high art. Especially the part where the robot says "is that your hand?" Stay up late and watch it on TBS tonight! And take notes!