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63% Critic Match
Electric Dreams
“Meet Edgar. He'll make you sing, make you dance, make you laugh, make you cry, make you jealous, make you nuts.”
6.3 / 10• 1984• 1h 36m•PG• English
RomanceScience FictionComedy
Storyline
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.
Cast & Crew
Lenny Von Dohlen
Miles Harding
Lead
Virginia Madsen
Madeline Robistat
Maxwell Caulfield
Bill
Bud Cort
Edgar (voice)
Don Fellows
Mr. Ryley
Alan Polonsky
Frank
WM
Wendy Miller
Computer Clerk
Harry Rabinowitz
Conductor
What People Are Saying
4.0
“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Steve Barron's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
3.0
“Every frame feels alive. Electric Dreams is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”
