Overdrawn at the Memory Bank

Overdrawn at the Memory Bank
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GenreScience fiction
Based on"Overdrawn at the Memory Bank"
by John Varley
Teleplay byCorinne Jacker
Directed byDouglas Williams
Starring
Music byJohn Tucker
Country of origin
  • Canada
  • United States
Original languageEnglish
Production
Producers
CinematographyBarry Bergthorson
EditorRit Wallis
Running time84 minutes
Production companies
Original release
ReleaseSeptember 22, 1984 (1984-09-22)

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 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 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.