Actually, I was unfortunate enough to see that movie. Some of the worst acting that K. Reeves has done in his often bad career and some of the strangest directorial choices ("Where are you going?" "I am going to get ice." <door closes> <pause> "But we have ice?!" Does this opening sequence lead to anything? Does it mean anything? Perhaps a subtle play on the word "ice"? Perhaps the setup for something that happens later? No, not as far as I can tell. Just a pointless piece of plot appendix which got missed during the all too obvious plot surgery.)
Anyway, I dont believe that the change in the razor-girls name had anything to do with the movie or movie rights: Gibson wrote the Johnny Mnemonic short story in 1981 and there she was called "Molly Millions". By the time he wrote Neuromancer in 1984 her name had changed to "Sally Shears"; something that jarred me at the time. (Two girls with mirror-shades and razor-blade hands? Can it be?) I have no idea why Gibson did this; but you might guess that "Molly" picks a new name at random for each mercenary job she takes up.
