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Overview

User Rating:
6.0/10   2,666 votes
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Director:
Writer:
Rusty Lemorande (writer)
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Release Date:
20 July 1984 (USA) more
Genre:
Tagline:
Meet Edgar. He'll make you sing, make you dance, make you laugh, make you cry, make you jealous, make you nuts. more
Plot:
An artificially intelligent PC and his human owner find themselves in a romantic rivalry over a woman. full summary | full synopsis
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Awards:
Nominated for BAFTA Film Award. Another 2 wins & 1 nomination more
User Comments:
An enjoyable, yet hard to find movie. more (55 total)

Cast

  (Cast overview, first billed only)

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
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Additional Details

Runtime:
95 min
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Color (Metrocolor)
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1.85 : 1 more
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Certification:
Iceland:L | Canada:A (Nova Scotia) | Canada:G (Quebec) | Canada:PG (Manitoba/Ontario) | Finland:S | Sweden:7 | USA:PG | Australia:G
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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). more
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.) more
Quotes:
Miles Harding: I can't play that for her. "I want to squeeze you, lick you, pucker up and kiss you"? You make her sound like a lemon!
Edgar: But Moles, they rhyme!
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Movie Connections:
Features The Love Bug (1968) more
Soundtrack:
Waltz of the Flowers more

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22 out of 22 people found the following comment useful.
An enjoyable, yet hard to find movie., 18 June 1999
8/10
Author: GuyCC from Las Vegas, NV

Electric Dreams is a quirky '80's film that has remained one of my favorites from that decade. The story of a boy, a girl, and a computer trying to find the meaning of love could have easily been a ridiculously campy movie, but instead is played out with a lighthearted sincerity. Lenny Von Dolen's portrayal of architect Miles Harding is done well, conveying the feelings of insecurity and wonder of falling in love for the first time, and Virginia Madsen's performance as would-be girlfriend Madeline equally shines. The movie is shot more like a music video (Director Steve Barron also worked on Michael Jackson's "Billie Jean" video), and while there have been plenty of films that have used similar "MTV-style" techniques in the '90's, this was an unpioneered format at the time, and it seems to work the best here. The set design is great, the scene pacing doesn't drag on, and the sentiment is in the right place so that viewers can laugh at the humorous parts and relate during the romantic scenes. The music soundtrack is also top-notch, with music from Culture Club, Jeff Lynne, Heaven 17 and Giorgio Moroder. The computer technology and the commercials set this movie firmly in the early '80's, which may make it seem a little dated, but the overall story still holds up well and is fun. Electric Dreams is an enjoyable romantic fantasy that a lot of people may have missed when it was first released (even more so since the film seems to be out of print), but for those wanting to see something a little different, this may be what you've been looking for.

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