Now if that summary didn't totally confuse you, I am glad! This is a movie I saw when I was in college and, while I would freely admit it was a really silly and dopey film, it still had a lot of charm and I'm glad I saw it.
In particular, I loved the music--even the stuff from (yuck) Boy George. The Giorgio Moroder theme was great and Jeff Lynne's songs were FAR better than the lousy songs he contributed to the rotten film, XANADU. The other contributors also did a good job. I even went so far as to pick up a copy of the album.
Lenny von Dohlen and Virginia Madsen were both fine in the movie--he as a nerdy and hopeless nice guy and she as a beautiful cellist. The ULTRA-STRANGE plot involves Lenny buying a home computer than soon begins showing evidence of a personality. Ultimately, the computer and Lenny fall for Madsen and it is all wrapped together for a happy ending (what else?). Strange yes, but also rather watchable. And, as an interesting curio from the mid-80s, it's worth a look!
In particular, I loved the music--even the stuff from (yuck) Boy George. The Giorgio Moroder theme was great and Jeff Lynne's songs were FAR better than the lousy songs he contributed to the rotten film, XANADU. The other contributors also did a good job. I even went so far as to pick up a copy of the album.
Lenny von Dohlen and Virginia Madsen were both fine in the movie--he as a nerdy and hopeless nice guy and she as a beautiful cellist. The ULTRA-STRANGE plot involves Lenny buying a home computer than soon begins showing evidence of a personality. Ultimately, the computer and Lenny fall for Madsen and it is all wrapped together for a happy ending (what else?). Strange yes, but also rather watchable. And, as an interesting curio from the mid-80s, it's worth a look!