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{{short description|1984 TV film directed by Doug Williams}}
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{{Infobox television
| image              = Overdrawn.jpg
| image_upright      =
| image_size         = 
| image_alt          = 
| caption            = [[VHS]] cover
| genre              = [[Science fiction film|Science fiction]]
| based_on           = {{Based on|"Overdrawn at the Memory Bank"|[[John Varley (author)|John Varley]]}}
| teleplay           = [[Corinne Jacker]]
| director           = Douglas Williams
| starring           = {{plainlist|
*[[Raul Julia]]
* [[Linda Griffiths]]
* Wanda Cannon
* Donald C. Moore
* [[Louis Negin]]
* [[Chapelle Jaffe]]
* [[Jackie Burroughs]]
* [[Maury Chaykin]]
}}
| music              = John Tucker
| country            = {{plainlist|
* Canada
* United States}}
| language           = English
| executive_producer = 
| producer           = {{plainlist|
* [[Robert Lantos]]
* Stephen J. Roth
}}
| location           = <!-- Nation the series was filmed in, if different from the nation of origin. -->
| cinematography     = Barry Bergthorson
| editor             = Rit Wallis
| camera             = <!-- Either Single-camera or Multi-camera -->
| runtime            = 84 minutes
| company            = {{plainlist|
* [[WNET]]
* RSL Films, Ltd
}}
| released           = {{start date|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 (author)|John Varley]] short story of the same name from the [[Eight Worlds]] series,{{sfn|Dick|2011|page=[https://books.google.ca/books?id=8KfEw-XMXiIC&pg=PA913 913]}}{{sfn|Ashley|2000|page=67}} the film takes place in a [[dystopian]] future where an employee at a [[Conglomerate (company)|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 City|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 television|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.