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
The catalogue in 3D
The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this film is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.
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)
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