Overdrawn at the Memory Bank

Overdrawn at the Memory Bank

Caught in a future world, his only escape is back in time.

1984 · 83 min · ★ 2.8 · Romance, Science Fiction, TV Movie

Computer programmer Aram Fingal's virtual vacation in the classic film Casablanca is removed by a totalitarian government and accidentally trapped in the virtual reality simulation. He must find a way out before he expires.

Directed by Douglas Williams · Written by Corinne Jacker

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Raúl Juliá Aram Fingal / Rick Blaine
Linda Griffiths Apollonia James
Wanda Cannon Felicia Varley / Lola
Donald Moore Novicorp Chairman / The Fat Man
Louis Negin Pierre
Chapelle Jaffe Djamilla
Jackie Burroughs Emmaline Ozmondo Fingal
Maury Chaykin Gondol
Gary Farmer Tooby
Arnie Achtman Slavin
Paula Barrett Lexicorp Reporter
Patrick Brymer Nirvana Clerk

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