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''Electric Dreams'' is a 1984 movie set in San Francisco , California that depicts a Love Triangle between a man, a woman, and a Home Computer . It stars Lenny Von Dohlen , Virginia Madsen and Bud Cort (voice) and was directed by Steve Barron .

It features music from prominent Popular Musicians of the time, being among of the movies of this generation that actively explored the commercial link between a movie and its Soundtrack .

The VHS Videotape conversion of this movie is rare. It was released in 1984 and again in 1991 , but has not been manufactured since the mid- 1990s . The movie has not been released on DVD yet (as of April 2006).


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The story opens with Miles Harding, an Architect who envisions a Brick shaped like a Jigsaw Puzzle piece that could withstand Earthquake s. Seeking a way to get organized, he buys a home computer (made by the fictitious company Pinecone Computers) and begins to develop his idea.

While Miles is attempting to download data from a Supercomputer at work, the computer begins to overheat. In a state of panic, Miles pours a nearby bottle of champagne over the machine. Instead of destroying it, this has the bizarre effect of bringing the computer to life.

The remainder of the movie deals with a bizarre Love Triangle between Miles, his computer, and musician named Madeline. The computer increasingly invades Miles' affairs leading to several scenes of public embarrassment.


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Several popular Rock and New Wave musicians of the 1980 s contributed original music to ''Electric Dreams'', including:



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