Electric Dreams (1984)
Overview · Where to watch · Cast & crew · Reviews
Meet Edgar. He'll make you sing, make you dance, make you laugh, make you cry, make you jealous, make you nuts.
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.
- Released: 1984-07-20
- Genres: Romance, Science Fiction, Comedy
- Runtime: 1h 36m
- Status: Released
- TMDB rating: 6.4/10 from 216 votes
Directed by Steve Barron.
Top cast
- Lenny Von Dohlen as Miles Harding
- Virginia Madsen as Madeline Robistat
- Maxwell Caulfield as Bill
- Bud Cort as Edgar (voice)
- Don Fellows as Mr. Ryley
- Alan Polonsky as Frank
- Wendy Miller as Computer Clerk
- Harry Rabinowitz as Conductor
- Miriam Margolyes as Ticket Girl
- Holly De Jong as Ryley's Receptionist
Where to watch Electric Dreams
- United States: stream on Shout! Factory Amazon Channel; watch free on Hoopla, The Roku Channel, Fandango at Home Free, Pluto TV, Shout! Factory TV, Plex, Plex Channel; rent on Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home; buy on Amazon Video, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home
- United Kingdom: stream on Shout! Factory Amazon Channel; watch free on Plex
- India: watch free on Plex, Plex Channel
- Canada: watch free on Hoopla, Plex; rent on Apple TV Store
- Australia: watch free on Plex
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