| Overdrawn at the Memory Bank | |
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| Based on | Overdrawn at the Memory Bank by John Varley |
| Screenplay by | Corinne Jacker |
| Directed by | Douglas Williams |
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| Composer | John Tucker |
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| Original language | English |
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| Cinematography | Barry Bergthorson |
| Editor | Rit Wallis |
| Running time | 84 minutes |
| Production companies | WNET RSL Films, Ltd |
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| Release | September 22, 1984 |
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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,[1][2] 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 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.
It premiered on CBC Television in 1984 and was later broadcast on American Playhouse in 1985. The film had a mixed reception 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.
- ^ Dick 2011, p. 913.
- ^ Ashley 2000, p. 67.