Electric Dreams (1984)

User Rating:

6.0/10   

Director:

Steve Barron

Writer:

Rusty Lemorande (writer)

Release Date:

20 July 1984 (USA)

Genre:

Comedy | Drama | Music | Romance | Sci-Fi

Tagline:

Meet Edgar. He'll make you sing, make you dance, make you laugh, make you cry, make you jealous, make you nuts.

Plot:

An artificially intelligent PC and his human owner find themselves in a romantic rivalry over a woman.

Plot Keywords:

Computer | Cello | Architect | Alcatraz | Cult Favorite

Awards:

Nominated for BAFTA Film Award. Another 2 wins & 1 nomination

Cast

Lenny von Dohlen	...	Miles Harding
Virginia Madsen	...	Madeline Robistat
Maxwell Caulfield	...	Bill
Bud Cort	...	Edgar (voice)
Don Fellows	...	Mr. Ryley
Alan Polonsky	...	Frank, Co-Worker
Wendy Miller	...	Computer Clerk
Harry Rabinowitz	...	Conductor
Miriam Margolyes	...	Ticket Girl
Holly De Jong	...	Ryley's Receptionist
Stella Maris	...	Woman at Airport
Mary Doran	...	Millie
Diana Choy	...	Check-Out Girl
Jim Steck	...	Removal Man
Gary Pettinger	...	Removal Man

Runtime:

95 min

Country:

USA | UK

Language:

English

Color:

Color (Metrocolor)

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby

Certification:

Iceland:L | Canada:A (Nova Scotia) | Canada:G (Quebec) | Canada:PG (Manitoba/Ontario) | Finland:S | Sweden:7 | USA:PG | Australia:G

Filming Locations:

Alcatraz Island, San Francisco Bay, California, USA

Company:

Virgin

Trivia:

The cello piece played by Madeline in the song "The Duel" is the Minuet #4 in G (BWV Anh.II.114) from "Notebook for Anna Magdalena Bach" by Christian Petzold (formerly attributed to Johann Sebastian Bach).

Goofs:

Errors made by characters (possibly deliberate errors by the filmmakers): Miles tells Edgar that the phrase "A dream is a wish your heart makes" comes from Sleeping Beauty (1959), and starts to say the date as "nineteen sixty..." Edgar corrects him and says it's from Cinderella (1950), but states the date as 1949. (It's understandable that Miles gets both the movie and the year wrong, but it's less likely for a computer, unless Edgar is going by copyright date rather than release date.)

Quotes:

Lillian Roth as Trixie in Madam Satan: I'll show ya some *real* brimstone.
Edgar: Yeah!
Lillian Roth as Trixie in Madam Satan: Orchestra, play Low Down, and make it *hot*!
Edgar: All right. I am. Get down on it.
[Edgar plays Jeff Lynne's "Let It Run" on the turntable and projects images from Madam Satan around Miles' apartment]
Edgar: Yeah. It's *my* party.
Edgar: [singsong] And Moles, you're not invited.
Edgar: All right!

Movie Connections:

Features The Love Bug (1968)

Soundtrack:

The Thieving Magpie

Don't upset your computer

This movie is rather funny and like some of the other viewers, the main song has stuck with me since the movie was first released. One point this movie tried to make is that there can never be enough montages. Without all the musical montages in this movie, the film would have lasted only thirty-minutes or so. Anyway, if your in the mood for a movie with a strange love triangle that doesn't involve questioning a characters sexuality, watch this.