Overdrawn at the Memory Bank

1984 "Caught in a future world, his only escape is back in time."
Overdrawn at the Memory Bank
2.3| 1h23m| en| More Info
Released: 22 September 1984 Released
Producted By: Thirteen
Country: United States of America
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A futuristic rebel becomes a Humphrey Bogart character after watching repeated reruns of Casablanca.

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TheLittleSongbird Overdrawn at the Memory Bank is a terrible movie, but I don't consider it one of the worst movies I've ever seen or one of the worst featured on MST3K. It does at least have Raul Julia, a hugely talented actor who died much too early, who was charming and had some good comic timing. Unfortunately Julia's performance is the only thing that rises above adequate level, the rest is a mess. Everybody else in the cast seem to be going through the motions and look embarrassed with Linda Griffiths pretty much oblivious to everything going on around her and the Peter Lorre knock-off only managed in being annoying. They had next to nothing to work with though, with the characters ranging from trite to stupid, useless also in a couple of cases. And the script filled with childish unfunny humour, catchphrases that don't make any sense and don't get any kind of explanation, vomit-inducingly inane exchanges between characters and stilted and barely comprehensible technical jargon. The story is very confusingly told, the idea was interesting but executed in a way that made it very difficult to follow. Technically, even in this regard Overdrawn at the Memory Bank manages to fail. The special effects/computer images are slapdash at best and really look as though they were made on the cheap, to the extent that makes everything else visually a chore to watch in all honesty. To conclude, terrible but there's worse around in my opinion. 2/10 Bethany Cox
crystalart I know I've said it before, but this is another of my MFF (Most Favorite Films!) For years I've tried to find a DVD copy of it, but none has ever been available.It's the first film in which I saw Raul Julia and Maury Chaykin, and I've collected their films ever since.It's also my first viewing of Gary Farmer, who later appeared in "Ed and His Dead Mother". "Overdrawn" is quite psychedelic.The "Casablanca" sequences are very well done.Good luck on finding a copy of this one.I'm glad I have one.
I_R_Riley I actually got a headache from watching this film. I can't remember the last time that I felt that bad from watching a show. I won't even explain this move because you have to experience the pure nausea inducing movie to truly discover why life is so precious. I doubted everything, even the existence of myself, after about three minutes of this film. I don't remember much of the end. Just that it hurt. What I do remember involves a mysterious woman in a clam, a matrix like premise, doopling, cinemas, The guy who played in the Adams Family, a love story, A fat man, a bartender, and a headache. Just thinking about this makes me want to vomit. DOOPLING!
zerogirl42 I'm giving this movie a 10, not because it's a classic, but because for the B-movie genre, it's one of the best I've ever seen. The cheesy computer effects are hilarious. It's one of those films where you wonder "How much weirder is this going to get?" If you can get into the mind of a sentimental dreamer, this won't disappoint. How can you resist Julia dressed as Humphrey Bogart? Pure, asinine genius. If you go into this with a sense of humor. It's a lot of fun. Even with it's obvious continuity flaws it manages to entertain. If you like anteaters, be forewarned. There's a lot of anteater bashing. The plot is like a low-budget "Total Recall." Heat the popcorn and get ready to laugh.