20 years ago it was looking slightly dated but nowadays we think nothing of setting a movie in the 80s and with the remaster it is now certainly timeless.
So cool to get such an inside look at what it takes to make a movie and its expectations by the studios... I remember watching the movie as a kid and thinking... "Why isn't this movie a bigger success?" I absolutely loved it, being the little shy and computer geek that I was (and still am), maybe I was biased :) Anyway, thank you for sharing...
I have always loved this film since i was a kid in the 80s. I was only 11 years old at the time and I wish i had gone to see it at the cinema. Electric Dreams is an absolute classic but seems to be so obscure why wasn't it a bigger success at the time it should of been as far as i'm concerned. Another thing is Electric Dreams never get's shown on tv here in the UK in fact i can't ever remember a time when it was shown. The film could easily be remade today but i doubt it would never be as good as the original. Steve Barron seems like a really nice guy. I remember years ago i'm sure he was one of the VJs on MTV if i'm right. Can anybody here clarify this please?
This movie was literally ahead of its time.such a beautiful movie, many years later and tried buying it on DVD but found out the movie was never released due to the music which had to be licensed . So oods are this will never be on digital format and hence why you can see the movie on CZcams. And you can get it on Asian territories on a weird video format called VCD........oh well,
The bmx bicycle race movie RAD suffered a DVD release problem too despite high demand - but they eventually released it - it looks like you can get Electric Dreams on DVD now.
Seeing ol Edgar for the first time, my first thought was "Looks like an Apple II clone" a lot of the interfaces reminded me of a mix between the Apple II, Atari 8-bit computers, and an early SGI workstation like the Iris 1000. It's pretty amazing what people envisioned computers could do back then, and in a way, this movie kinda predicted how home automation would work. Nowadays, we got Google Assistant and Alexa doing the work from a much smaller device with just as many plugs required for appliance automation to work, but in the 90s, there was a home automation system laid out in a similar way, tethered to a pc just like in this movie. For those curious about that, LGR made a video about it not too long ago.
This film is timeless.
20 years ago it was looking slightly dated but nowadays we think nothing of setting a movie in the 80s and with the remaster it is now certainly timeless.
So cool to get such an inside look at what it takes to make a movie and its expectations by the studios... I remember watching the movie as a kid and thinking... "Why isn't this movie a bigger success?" I absolutely loved it, being the little shy and computer geek that I was (and still am), maybe I was biased :) Anyway, thank you for sharing...
Thanks for the videos.
I love this movie, just wish they would release the blu-ray in the U.S.!
Very interesting interview with Steve Barron. Thanks for uploading.
I thought it was a great movie all original and unique at the time.. deserves respect. I consider it a classic.
I have always loved this film since i was a kid in the 80s. I was only 11 years old at the time and I wish i had gone to see it at the cinema. Electric Dreams is an absolute classic but seems to be so obscure why wasn't it a bigger success at the time it should of been as far as i'm concerned. Another thing is Electric Dreams never get's shown on tv here in the UK in fact i can't ever remember a time when it was shown. The film could easily be remade today but i doubt it would never be as good as the original. Steve Barron seems like a really nice guy. I remember years ago i'm sure he was one of the VJs on MTV if i'm right. Can anybody here clarify this please?
Steve directed a bunch of music videos for MTV in the 80s and 90s. He was not listed as a VJ for MTV UK/Ireland on wiki.
It's on CZcams if you'd like to rematch it.
That was fantastic! I have always loved this movie and it’s wonderful ending!
Thank you for posting this.
This movie was literally ahead of its time.such a beautiful movie, many years later and tried buying it on DVD but found out the movie was never released due to the music which had to be licensed . So oods are this will never be on digital format and hence why you can see the movie on CZcams. And you can get it on Asian territories on a weird video format called VCD........oh well,
The bmx bicycle race movie RAD suffered a DVD release problem too despite high demand - but they eventually released it - it looks like you can get Electric Dreams on DVD now.
RIP Lenny Von Dohlen
Such a wonderful actor, who is missed. He was such a unique presence on screen.
My favorites song is Together in Electric Dream love that song
Giorgio Moroder composed the score for electric dreams
Seeing ol Edgar for the first time, my first thought was "Looks like an Apple II clone" a lot of the interfaces reminded me of a mix between the Apple II, Atari 8-bit computers, and an early SGI workstation like the Iris 1000. It's pretty amazing what people envisioned computers could do back then, and in a way, this movie kinda predicted how home automation would work. Nowadays, we got Google Assistant and Alexa doing the work from a much smaller device with just as many plugs required for appliance automation to work, but in the 90s, there was a home automation system laid out in a similar way, tethered to a pc just like in this movie. For those curious about that, LGR made a video about it not too long ago.