Overdrawn at the Memory Bank (1983)

Directed by

Doug Williams

Genre

dystopian film

Country

United States

Runtime

1h 23m

Rating

2.9 of 10 from 27 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A man in a dystopian future works for a giant company and gets trapped inside its computer system. He then finds he can mess with the real world from inside the machine.

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What happens

Overdrawn at the Memory Bank is a 1984 science fiction television film starring Raul Julia and Linda Griffiths. Based on the 1976 John Varley short story of the same name from the Eight Worlds series, the film takes place in a dystopian future where an employee at a conglomerate gets trapped inside the company's computer and ends up affecting the real world. It was co-produced by Canada's RSL Films, Ltd in Toronto and New York City television station WNET. Because of its limited budget, the motion picture was shot on videotape instead of film and was pre-sold to small American cable companies, as well as broadcast on PBS. It premiered on CBC Television in 1984 and was later broadcast on American Playhouse in 1985. The film received mixed reviews from critics. Overdrawn at the Memory Bank was featured in the eighth season finale episode of the comedy television series Mystery Science Theater 3000 in 1997. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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