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Electric Dreams

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Electric Dreams

PG

1984

1h 35m

Fantasy

Romance

Comedy

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A San Francisco architect (Lenny Von Dohlen) woos the cellist (Virginia Madsen) next door; so does Edgar, his personal home computer.

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Gary Arnold

Washington Post

Electric Dreams is too lightweight and, in the last analysis, inane to take the sinister attributes beyond comic bounds.

Apr 30, 2018

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Lawrence Kirkbride

Los Angeles Times

This is a lighthearted romantic comedy that has its moments, both humorous and thought-provoking.

Apr 1, 2014

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Liz Moody

Empire Magazine

Dated of course, being typically 80s, but maintains a certain charm.

Rated: 3/5

May 28, 2009

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Grant Watson

Fiction Machine

It is fair to describe Electric Dreams as rather mediocre, and it is difficult to imagine anybody coming to the film today finding it to be anything beyond a historical artefact.

Rated: 5/10

Jan 9, 2025

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Eddie Harrison

film-authority.com

…a deeply silly film that somehow accurately predicts that technology might get in the way of our ability to socially interface in person…

Rated: 3/5

Jul 7, 2023

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Alan Jones

Starburst

It really does resemble three minute rock videos strung together in the hope of coming across as narrative.

Jul 21, 2022

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sunny d

Absolute cinema. Beautiful. Made me cry a bit. Please watch.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

03/13/25

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Cindy C

It's cute, I like the music, innocent 80's style, makes me feel happy. I love the actors. I remember when I saw this at 20 year old, 40 years ago, I cried for the computer at the end. Of course, I went on to find out that I love Giorgio Moroder's music, both before I had ever heard of him, and since. It might not be realistic at all, but I don't care a bit about that.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

03/09/25

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Zephyr l

If you go into this movie not expecting anything too serious and just have a fun time with it, you'll likely enjoy it! It has some great songs in it, fun characters, and some good laughs. Edgar's voice and personality are very enjoyable as well. The critics are just taking this too seriously and need to seriously lighten up.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

02/26/25

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Felipe M

This is one of my most cherished movies of the 80s, heart felt, funny, Boy George songs are beautiful in it, ahead of its time when it comes to the idea of AI.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

02/15/25

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nick s

The movie really didn't have a lot of story. It felt like a vehicle to string together a bunch of music videos. Bit of a shame because the title track song is great, the characters are charming and the tech feels mighty nostalgic. I remember those little electronic diaries that separated the corporate high fliers from the novices. So I really wanted to like this movie. I didn't mind the champagne + data dump = sentient being silliness because it was an 80s fantasy. But overall there was just not enough compelling drama and I was thoroughly bored after an hour.

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

01/11/25

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Andy Z

I love how everyone is such a great critic and how they take themselves so seriously to the point that they fail to enjoy such a nice, light-hearted movie that exudes '80s and simplicity.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

12/25/24

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Synopsis

A San Francisco architect (Lenny Von Dohlen) woos the cellist (Virginia Madsen) next door; so does Edgar, his personal home computer.

Director: Steve Barron
Producer: Larry DeWaay, Rusty Lemorande
Screenwriter: Rusty Lemorande
Production Co: Virgin
Rating: PG
Genre: Fantasy, Romance, Comedy
Original Language: English
Runtime: 1h 35m
Sound Mix: Surround

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