] Brilliant "console cowboy" Bobby (David Holcomb) ] persuades his reluctant partner Automatic Jack (Adam ] Bitterman) to rip off Chrome (Tenny Priebe), a mobster ] queen with vast financial holdings and a lethal ] reputation. ] Chrome's cash is hidden deep in the Matrix, a glorified ] Internet where world commerce, legal and non, is ] conducted. First, the partners must hack through the ] "black ice"--the deadly countermeasures--protecting the ] dough. The scam is complicated when both guys get a yen ] for Rikki Wildside (Piper Henry), a free spirit who has ] come to town hoping to star in "simstim"--a virtual ] reality medium in which the actors replace their eyes ] with cameras. Although Jack's love for Rikki is true, ] he's destined to download the blues. More like inspired by Gibson's novel: 2/3 of the characters don't exist, and the story/roles of the remaining ones is pretty different. Cool attempt though. Update: Whoops! Bobby, The Finn, and Automatic Jack also are in Count Zero. This does follow Gibson's short story, Burning Chrome. Gibson's Burning Chrome: The Play |