Meet Edgar. He'll make you sing, make you dance, make you laugh, make you cry, make you jealous, make you nuts.
Miles Harding buys a state-of-the-art computer that starts expressing conscious thought and emotion after an interaction with spilled champagne. Things begin getting out of hand when both Miles and Edgar, the computer, fall in love with beautiful neighbor Madeline Robistat.
Electric Dreams (1984) is a romance, science fiction and comedy film directed by Steve Barron, released on July 20, 1984 with a runtime of 1h 36m. It stars Lenny Von Dohlen, Virginia Madsen, Maxwell Caulfield and Bud Cort. Viewers rate it 6.4 out of 10 across 214 ratings.
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Lenny Von Dohlen
as Miles Harding
Virginia Madsen
as Madeline Robistat
Maxwell Caulfield
as Bill
Bud Cort
as Edgar (voice)
Don Fellows
as Mr. Ryley
Alan Polonsky
as Frank
Wendy Miller
as Computer Clerk
Harry Rabinowitz
as Conductor
Miriam Margolyes
as Ticket Girl
Holly De Jong
as Ryley's Receptionist
Stella Maris
as Woman at Airport
Mary Doran
as Millie
Directed by Steve Barron, written by Rusty Lemorande, produced by Larry DeWaay and Rusty Lemorande.
Average viewer score of 6.4/10 from 214 ratings.
**_Romcom featuring Virginia Madsen and a sentient home computer_** Shot in the fall of 1983, this is worthwhile to see Madsen in her winsome youth and to get a glimpse of what early home computers were like a dozen years before they were a common electronic appliance. Lenny von Dohlen works well as the Clark Kent-like protagonist. You could say this is the fun, cute version of “Demon Seed” from seven years…
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Electric Dreams (1984) is available to stream on Shout! Factory Amazon Channel, and to rent or buy from Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube and Fandango At Home. Streaming availability is checked against JustWatch data and can change by region.
The main cast of Electric Dreams (1984) includes Lenny Von Dohlen, Virginia Madsen, Maxwell Caulfield, Bud Cort and Don Fellows. The film was directed by Steve Barron. You can see the full cast and crew list, with character names, further up this page.
Electric Dreams was released on July 20, 1984 and runs for 1h 36m.
Electric Dreams (1984) holds an average rating of 6.4 out of 10 from 214 viewer votes, and is a good pick if you enjoy romance, science fiction and comedy films. Read the viewer reviews on this page to decide for yourself.
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