IDing an old 80's Movie
danball1976
Wichita Falls, TX
Ok, this movie was in the late 80's and I saw it on TV.
Initially, it starts off with this programmer writing a program that learns for a computer. The first thing the computer learns is how to produce the bark of a dog that it heard, and it scares the dog and it urinates in the house, but leaves the house. Later the computer gets smarter and does stuff like a rave party (nobody is in the house but itself), and the neighbors complain, and when they complain, he turns it off. The computer uses a lamp as its eye, and also, another thing it does it take over a few things. Later on, the computer decides to commit suicide sending a million volt surge to the house (and subsequently putting San Francisco in a blackout). At the end of the movie, the computer takes over a radio station and plays the favorite song of the man and his girlfriend.
Initially, it starts off with this programmer writing a program that learns for a computer. The first thing the computer learns is how to produce the bark of a dog that it heard, and it scares the dog and it urinates in the house, but leaves the house. Later the computer gets smarter and does stuff like a rave party (nobody is in the house but itself), and the neighbors complain, and when they complain, he turns it off. The computer uses a lamp as its eye, and also, another thing it does it take over a few things. Later on, the computer decides to commit suicide sending a million volt surge to the house (and subsequently putting San Francisco in a blackout). At the end of the movie, the computer takes over a radio station and plays the favorite song of the man and his girlfriend.
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http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0087197/plotsummary
That it?
Dexter...
Yes, that is the one, thank you
The other thing is that it isn't on DVD, it is on VHS only and $80 at Buy.com because it is meant as a rental only.
http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/B00005JMK0/ref%3Ded%5Foe%5Fdvd/002-6497323-8072846
http://www.buy.com/retail/product.asp?sku=40058342&loc=322&sp=1
http://search.ebay.com/Electric-Dreams_DVDs-Movies_W0QQfromZC3QQsacategoryZ11232QQsosortorderZ1QQsosortpropertyZ1
I see some VHS for around $5, and DVD for around $10...
Dexter...
The thing about the DVD is it isn't R1, it is UK R2, and PAL at that, and I don't own a VCR, and have no intention of owning a VCR.
both of these are R1
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&category=617&item=6344203571&rd=1
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&category=617&item=6344774092&rd=1
This most likely means it is a bootleg, or they took the VHS tape and burned it to DVD,
haha, so let me get this straight...you don't want to buy the DVD on ebay because it's region free and 'probably a boot leg' but will download it on emule???
~Cyrix
/me hides.
but seriously, VCRs are wicked cheap, we just picked up a 4-head Panasonic for $60, because our old 4Head Panasonic died after like 6 years of operation, paid like a couple hundred for it back then.
The song from the rave party was "Let It Run" by Jeff Lynne. I found it on Kazaa.