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20 July 1984 (USA) moreTagline:
Meet Edgar. He'll make you sing, make you dance, make you laugh, make you cry, make you jealous, make you nuts. morePlot:
An artificially intelligent PC and his human owner find themselves in a romantic rivalry over a woman. full summary | full synopsisAwards:
Nominated for BAFTA Film Award. Another 2 wins & 1 nomination moreUser Comments:
Absolutely Unbelievable. more (54 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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95 minLanguage:
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1.85 : 1 moreSound Mix:
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Iceland:L | Canada:A (Nova Scotia) | Canada:G (Quebec) | Canada:PG (Manitoba/Ontario) | Finland:S | Sweden:7 | USA:PG | Australia:GFun Stuff
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As 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. moreGoofs:
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.) moreQuotes:
[Edgar is playing Jeff Lynne's "Let It Run" loudly from Miles' apartment]Edgar: Yeah, we'll put your coats over there.
[In a neighboring apartment, an awakened couple argue]
Neighbor: It's *horrible*! That boy has no respect for anyone!
Neighbor: The music's not bad.
Neighbor: Oh, Howard!
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There is nothing on this earth that pleases me more than something that is so bad that it's good...so how happy did "Electric Dreams" make me?
Well, let me simply say that I would describe the experience of watching it as "orgasmic."
From the spilled champagne creating life, to the romantic tryst at Alcatraz...from Virginia Madsen's single tear teaching the computer how to love, to the computer's last suicidal moments when he introduces himself as Edgar (Edgar?!?)...from the incoherence of the plot, to its complete and utter disregard for logic...ohhh, and most incredibly of all...the voice of Bud Cort as Edgar...why has no one else mentioned that this is one of most amazingly terrifying and campy pieces of voice-over work EVER???
I can't even begin to list all of the amazingly cheesy, campy, and/or crappy elements that added up to what is one of the most insane and wonderful films I have ever seen. After only one viewing, this has definitely become one of my all-time favorites...love IS love, and I'll always be together -- together in electric dreams.