Fresh
This is a lighthearted romantic comedy that has its moments, both humorous and thought-provoking.
Lawrence Kirkbride, Los Angeles Times
Electric Dreams
Meet Edgar. He'll make you sing, make you dance, make you laugh, make you cry, make you jealous, make you nuts.
1984 · 1h 36m · PG
Comedy, Romance, Science Fiction
Directed by
Steve Barron
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Electric Dreams
Overview
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.
Director and cast
- Steve Barron Director
- 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 Cast
Critics on Rotten Tomatoes
Top critics, in their words
44%
Tomatometer
Fresh
It's not often that a modern movie has the courage to give us a hero who doesn't seem to be a cross between a disco god and an aerobics instructor, but the von Dohlen character is a nice change.
Roger Ebert, Chicago Sun-Times
Rotten
In the failure of Electric Dreams to blend and balance its ingredients properly, plot elements are lost (the brick), credibility is overtaxed (the lovelorn computer), and what remains is high tech without being high art.
Lawrence Van Gelder, New York Times
Rotten
There are all kinds of disassociated, disturbing ideas floating around in the screenplay, none of which survive the filmmakers' decision to play everything for cloying cuteness.
Dave Kehr, Chicago Reader
Rotten
Photographically busy, though to no meaningful purpose, mildly amusing at best, the piece finally expires with what could be, but probably isn't, a parody of a feel-good ending.
Time Out
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