in 1995, lundgren appeared in robert longo's "johnny mnemonic", co-starring keanu reeves. the film portrays screenwriter william gibson's dystopian cyberpunk view of the future with the world dominated by megacorporations and with strong east asian influences. reeves plays the title character, a man with a cybernetic brain implant designed to store information. lundgren plays karl honig, a jesus-obsessed hit man and street preacher who wears a robe and carries a shepherd's staff. the film was shot on location in toronto and montreal in 12 weeks, filling in for the film's newark, new jersey and beijing settings. the film was premiered in japan first on 15 april 1995 and features a previously composed score by michael danna, different editing, and more scenes with lundgren and japanese star takeshi kitano. critical response was negative overall; roger ebert said, "johnny mnemonic is one of the great gestures of recent cinema, a movie which doesn't deserve one nanosecond of serious analysis." the film was a financial disappointment, grossing $19,075,720 in the domestic american market against its $26m budget. the cloak worn by lundgren in the film is now located in the lobby of the famous players coliseum in mississauga, ontario, it was his last theatrical release film until 2010. later in 1995, lundgren appeared in ted kotcheff's "the shooter", an action drama in which he plays michael dane, a u.s. marshall who gets caught up in politics when he is hired to solve the assassination of a cuban ambassador.