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