IMDb RATING
6.4/10
8.8K
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An artificially intelligent PC and his human owner find themselves in a romantic rivalry over a woman.An artificially intelligent PC and his human owner find themselves in a romantic rivalry over a woman.An artificially intelligent PC and his human owner find themselves in a romantic rivalry over a woman.
IMDb RATING
6.4/10
8.8K
YOUR RATING
- Nominated for 1 BAFTA Award
- 2 wins & 2 nominations total
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Bud Cort
- Edgaras Edgar
- (voice)
Regina Waldon
- Neighboras Neighbor
- (as Regina Walden)
- Director
- Writer
- All cast & crew
- See more cast details at IMDbPro
Storyline
Miles buys himself a state-of-the-art computer that starts expressing thoughts and emotions after a having champagne spilled down on him. Things start getting out of hand when both Miles and Edgar, how the computer calls himself, fall in love with Madeline, an attractive neighbour. —Robert Zeithammel <zeit@cip.physik.uni-muenchen.de>
- Taglines
- Meet Edgar. He'll make you sing, make you dance, make you laugh, make you cry, make you jealous, make you nuts.
- Genres
- Certificate
- PG
- Parents guide
Did you know
- TriviaAs the voice of the computer, Bud Cort had to deliver his entire performance from inside a box on the set; his co-stars were never allowed to see him during filming. The director was afraid that if the other performers associated a person to the voice, they would react to it as if they were talking to a human being instead of a computer and the difference in reaction would show on camera.
- GoofsIn the final sequence where the theme song "Together In Electric Dreams" is being played, a person carrying a 80's boom box styled Hi-Fi walks past, in the reflection of the tape deck of the Hi-Fi the crew and equipment are visible.
- Quotes
Miles Harding: "You can play it for her, you can play it for me."
Edgar: What?
Miles Harding: Play it, Sam.
Edgar: What key?
Miles Harding: Your favorite.
Edgar: You want verses first, or the choruses?
Miles Harding: Any way you like.
Edgar: Yeah!
[instrumental bridge of Jeff Lynne's song "Video" plays]
Edgar: [singing] Hug, hold, squeeze and lick / Darling, I love you to bits / And I want to see your tits.
- Crazy creditsAfter the closing credits have run, a multicolored question mark appears in the lower right corner of the screen with a computer-like sound. After this, the line "ELECTRIC DREAMS FINISHED" appears in green at the upper left corner. The question mark is replaced by the line "no more?" Then the green text is replaced by "TIME TO DISCONNECT". Both then disappear, and multicolored letters appear near the center of the screen reading "THE NED". The "N" is quickly deleted, the "E" moved over, and the "N" is reinserted to properly spell "THE END". As this disappears, Edgar's voice is heard laughing, and he says "H-hello? Hello? Good-goodbye."
- Alternate versionsWhen it aired on HBO, the opening card sequence identifying it as a Virgin Films production was removed and replaced with one for MGM with Leo the MGM Lion roaring twice during the opening music.
- SoundtracksElectric Dreams
Performed by P.P. Arnold
Composed by Boy George (as George O'Dowd) and Phil Pickett
Produced by Don Was
(c)1984 Virgin Music (publishers) Limited/Warner Bros. Music Limited
Top review
Electric Dreams, - Campy, 80's Lovable Romantic Computer Fantasy
This movie is about an architect living in San Francisco that buys a computer to help organize his life. Thanks to a unwanted computer overload and champagne spillage develops a mind of its own. This results in havoc between Miles and his neighbor Madeline who develop a relationship. Soon the three are involved in a love triangle between man, woman and machine.
This movie a great soundtrack with Culture Club and Philip Oakey & Giorgio Moroder0. The films style has a zippy pace and feels like watching a long music video. This aspect of the film hasn't dated, however some of the technology has which is fun to look back and view.
Overall, this is a lovable romantic computer fantasy and has a soft spot in my heart.
This movie a great soundtrack with Culture Club and Philip Oakey & Giorgio Moroder0. The films style has a zippy pace and feels like watching a long music video. This aspect of the film hasn't dated, however some of the technology has which is fun to look back and view.
Overall, this is a lovable romantic computer fantasy and has a soft spot in my heart.
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- theadamtron
- Jan 5, 2013
Details
Box office
- Gross US & Canada
- $2,193,612
- Opening weekend US & Canada
- $1,009,586
- Jul 22, 1984
- Gross worldwide
- $2,193,612
- Runtime1 hour 35 minutes
- Sound mix
- Aspect ratio
- 1.85 : 1
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