 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 goofy 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 , also known as Hidden Assassin , 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 . He featured alongside Maruschka Detmers , Assumpta Serna , Gavan O 'Herlihy and John Ashton. his first film Direct @-@ to @-@ video . 
