Im going to take a moment here to nerd out and tell you about a film that holds a special place in my heart, a romantic comedyfantasy from. Electric dreams is a 1984 americanbritish science fiction romantic comedy film set in san. Electric dreams 2017 tv series, a 2017 tv series based on the works of philip k. This song was taken from the movie, electric deams, about a love triangle between a man, a woman, and his computer. Electric dreams 2009 tv series, a 2009 uk documentary series. A romance which stokes the fires of jealousy on the. Electric dreams, a 1984 film directed by steven barron. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading philip k. Electric dreams software was a video game publisher established in 1985 by former managing director of quicksilva rod cousens and former software manager of quicksilva paul cooper. This movie is rather funny and like some of the other viewers, the main song has stuck with me since the movie was first released. When miles attempts to download the entire database from a mainframe computer at work, his computer begins to overheat. A diverse anthology of ambitious, moving tales inspired by philip k dicks short stories, featuring an allstar cast and taking a.
A series gets an average tomatometer when at least 50 percent of its seasons have a. Also noting that the official soundtrack to this film is equally amazing as the song together in electric dreams by philip oakey phil oakey and giorgio moroder became an international hit in. In the old movies, there was usually a touchy moment or two when it looked like the roommate was going to fall for the girl upstairs. Electric dreams is a 1984 science fiction romantic comedy film set in san francisco, california, that depicts a love triangle among a man, a woman and a personal computer. A simple story simply told, is the most beautiful story. Electric dreams is a 1984 americanbritish science fiction romantic comedydrama film set in san francisco, california, that depicts a love triangle between a man, a woman and a personal computer. From 5 to 5000 years in the future, each story in the anthology will question what it means to be human in uniquely ambitious, grounded, yet fantastical worlds.
Madsen with whom it engages in anonymous musical duets thanks to the talents of iconic 80s film composer giorgio moroder. After realizing they changed a lot of the endings to his original stories it made sense why the plots of the episodes felt misguided and confusing. Electric dreams dreamy production values and optimistic tone help make up for a lack of originality and tonal cohesion. But it looks more like a tired holdover from the psychedelic 1960s. Electric dreams streaming movies free, act for kids, full movies. A great eighties soundtrack from the movie electric dreams 1984, together in electric dreams was a huge hit but the album contains other good songs like the title song by p. The film itself is a friendlier version of demon seed. Electric dreams won him best director at the madrid film festival, and the public prize for the best film at the avoriaz. It was written by oakey and moroder and recorded for the original soundtrack of the film electric dreams 1984. Electric dreams full movie hd film electric dreams full electric. Dicks electric dreams explores humanity in 10 standalone episodes. Electric dreams is the 1984 scifi comedy about a stateoftheart computer that takes over the life of a lovelorn architect.
But he also explains why the film electric dreams was pulled from cinemas, because it was all part of a strategy to reboot the release of the film in america, but the studio head that agreed to this was fired shortly afterwards and so the film was never released as planned, so the american public missed out on a very unique film. Dicks electric dreams is a 10episode sciencefiction anthology series that journeys into unique worlds beyond the reach of the imagination. Director steve barron also talks of how he became involved with the film electric dreams which of course was his first feature directing debut, as his mother zelda barron was also in the film industry and had worked with producer rusty lemorande on the barbara streisands brilliant film yentl, and what also impressed rusty. Electric dreams tries to be as up to the minute as the latest rock video.
Electric dreams original soundtrack from the film cd. The allstar cast changes with each episode and includes bryan cranston. His previous work included directing a number of music videos, with his most famous being the human leagues dont you want me in 1981. Im going to take a moment here to nerd out and tell you about a film that holds a special place in my heart, a romantic comedyfantasy from 1984 that focuses on a unique love triangle between a girl, a boy and a computer titled electric dreams. The film was directed by steve barron and written by rusty lemorande. The company published video games for the zx spectrum, commodore 64 and amstrad cpc between 1985 and 1989, becoming one of the top eight uk software houses of that decade. The series consists of ten standalone 50minute episodes based on dicks work, written by british and american writers. Electric dreams dvd is a wonderful and warm romantic comedy and drama from the early 80s. Several popular rock and new wave musicians of the 1980s contributed original music to the films soundtrack. Giorgio moroder the duel film version 1984 electric. Without all the musical montages in this movie, the film would have lasted only thirtyminutes or so. It was written by oakey and moroder and recorded for the original soundtrack of the 1984 film electric dreams. Electric dreams is a 1984 americanbritish science fiction romantic comedy drama film set in san francisco, california, that depicts a love. Song together in electric dreams remastered from electric dreams original motion picture soundtrack.
Apr 30, 2017 this pin was discovered by electric dreams. Based on the short stories from one of science fictions most prolific authors, philip k. Dreams film link in last page to watch or download movie. I would recommend this if you are a fan of soundtracks in general and there were many classic movies in the 1980s. Electric dreams, a movie about a girl, a boy and a.
Dicks electric dreams, or simply electric dreams, is a science fiction television anthology series based on the works of philip k. Electric dreams, from the 1984 film of the same name. The films style has a zippy pace and feels like watching a long music video. How does a computer from 1984 have such amazing abilities.
The film electric dreams was director steve barrons first full feature film. Sheet music arranged for pianovocalguitar in eb major transposable. An 80s guy gets one of those new personal computer things to. While the song together in electric dreams, by philip oakley of the human league and giorgio moroder, features in the closing montage clips of this movie feature in the official music video release for their song. Electric dreams is a 1984 americanbritish science fiction romantic comedy film set in san francisco, california, that depicts a love triangle among a man, a woman, and a personal computer. Various electric dreams original soundtrack from the film.
Great movie and what they lacked in special effects they more than made up with great music. It was available throughout europe but remained unreleased on compact disc in the u. Electric dreams is a soundtrack album from the film electric dreams, released in 1984. Philip oakey together in electric dreams sheet music in. Together in electric dreams is a song by the british singer and composer philip oakey and italian composer and producer giorgio moroder. The saints of sin documentary feature oni television commercials. Dicks electric dreams, are in for surprises like my father is an alien. Electric dreams movie trivia the 80s movies rewind. The new electric dreams scifi anthology series has debuted on amazon, and among the episodes is an intriguing postapocalyptic adventure called autofac.
One point this movie tried to make is that there can never be enough montages. Find free games, movies, and much more at balzertown. While the latter provides a horrific, manipulative view from the artificial state of mind, electric dreams is a bizarre love triangle between a man, a woman and a computer innocently sweet, at times out of control and fun to watch and eventually fun to listen. From left, anthony boyle, rebecca manley and timothy spall in philip k. Dicks electric dreams but after watching the series i feel like they should have taken pkds name out of the title.
In electric dreams, theyve made one slight change in this ageold scenario, to bring it up to date. Part of 8 pages of info for the 1984 movie from the award winning 80s movies rewind. In fact, steve barron directed several iconic 1980s music video clips. The electric dreams 1984 dvd is a wonderful 80s romance filled with beautiful electronic music and heart. Electric dreams is a sweet movie with heart and attitude. I was really excited to watch stans original philip k. Electric dreams, a movie about a girl, a boy and a computer 1984. Madeline of course assumes the music comes from the obviously shy miles and a romance ensues. Based on short stories written by dick, each standalone episode is inspired by a different story, adapted by a team of leading british and american writers. Dicks electric dreams on amazon, based on stories by the sciencefiction writer.