Angeles Times called it "inspired and appealing... a romantic comedy of genuine sweetness and originality". Film critics Gene Siskel and Roger Ebert each gave the film 3.5 out of 4 stars, with Siskel writing that it showed a new director eager to show off his talents and Ebert writing "One of the nicest things about the movie is the way it maintains its note of slightly bewildered innocence." Home media Electric Dreams was released in 1984 (VHS) and again in 1991 (VHS) in the US. MGM/UA Home Video released a Laserdisc in America in 1985, and Warner Bros. released a Video CD version for the Singapore market in 2001. The film received a Region 2 DVD on April 6, 2009 by MGM (which owns Orion Pictures and international rights to the Virgin/M.E.C.G film catalog they purchased in the mid 90s). UK video label Second Sight has released a Blu-ray on 7 August 2017, making its worldwide debut. See also Cyrano de Bergerac, a play written in 1897 by Edmond Rostand, featuring a brilliant but unattractive swordsman who woos the woman he loves on behalf of a handsome but tongue-tied friend. Her, a 2013 film about a man who develops a relationship with a computer operating system References External links 1980s science fiction comedy films 1984 independent films 1984 films 1984 romantic comedy films American science fiction comedy films American independent films American romantic comedy films British independent films British romantic comedy films British science fiction comedy films Films about artificial intelligence Films about computing Films about technological impact Films directed by Steve Barron Films scored by Giorgio Moroder Films set in San Francisco Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer films 1984 directorial debut films 1980s English-language films 1980s American films 1980s British films