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Electric Dreams

1984 · 96 min

A quirky, synth-pop romantic comedy that blends 80s tech charm with a bittersweet love triangle, making you smile and ache a little.

Directed by
Steve Barron
Genres
Romance, Science fiction, Comedy
Tagline
Meet Edgar. He'll make you sing, make you dance, make you laugh, make you cry, make you jealous, make you nuts.
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.

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Directed by
Steve Barron
Genres
Romance, Science fiction, Comedy
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Tone
  • whimsicalstrength 2 of 3
  • romanticstrength 2 of 3
  • lightstrength 2 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • love
  • technology
  • identity
  • obsession
  • loneliness
Places
  • big city
  • home
Era
contemporary
Audience
teen
Form
None
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action3
Horror1
Humour6
Realism4
Romance6
Tension3
Darkness3
Complexity4
Emotional weight5

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Genres
romance, science fiction, comedy
Directed by
Steve Barron
Written by
Rusty Lemorande
Starring
Lenny Von Dohlen, Virginia Madsen, Maxwell Caulfield, Bud Cort, Don Fellows, Alan Polonsky, Wendy Miller, Harry Rabinowitz
Music
Giorgio Moroder
Cinematography
Alex Thomson
Runtime
96 min
Country
United Kingdom, United States of America
Languages
English

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