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Electric Dreams is a american film of genre Drama directed by Steve Barron released in USA on 20 july 1984 with Lenny Von Dohlen

Electric Dreams (1984)

Electric Dreams
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Released in USA 20 july 1984
Length 1h35
Directed by
OriginUSA
Genres Drama,    Science fiction,    Comedy,    Comedy-drama,    Romantic comedy,    Musical,    Romance,    Comic science fiction
Rating63% 3.1982653.1982653.1982653.1982653.198265

Electric Dreams is a 1984 British-American science fiction romantic comedy-drama film set in San Francisco, California, that depicts a love triangle between a man, a woman and a personal computer. It stars Lenny Von Dohlen, Virginia Madsen, and the voice of Bud Cort and was directed by Steve Barron. It was the first film released by the Virgin Films production company.

The film's credits dedicate it to the memory of UNIVAC I.

Synopsis

Miles Harding is an architect who envisions a brick shaped like a jigsaw puzzle piece that could enable buildings to withstand earthquakes. Seeking a way to get organized, he buys a personal computer to help him develop his ideas. Although he is initially unsure that he will even be able to correctly operate the computer, he later buys numerous extra gadgets that were not necessary for his work, such as switches to control household appliances like the blender, a speech synthesizer, and a microphone. The computer addresses Miles as "Moles", because Miles mistyped his name during the initial set-up. When Miles attempts to download data from a mainframe computer at work, the computer begins to overheat. In a state of panic, Miles pours a nearby bottle of champagne over the machine, which then becomes sentient.

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