Editing Overdrawn at the Memory Bank (section)

==Reception and legacy==
Tom Brinkmoeller for ''[[The Cincinnati Enquirer]]'' called ''Overdrawn at the Memory Bank'' a "tongue-in-cheek and imaginative 90-minute delight".<ref>{{cite news|title='Memory Bank' Plugs Into Draft of Laughs|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/66926572/the-cincinnati-enquirer/|last=Brinkmoeller|first=Tom|work=[[The Cincinnati Enquirer]]|date=February 3, 1985|page=22|via=Newspapers.com}}</ref> ''[[LA Weekly]]'', acknowledging the low production values, praised the film for its ideas and the strong romantic relationship between Julia's and Griffiths' characters.<ref>{{cite news|title=Vidfest|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/66929359/la-weekly/|work=[[LA Weekly]]|page=34|date=September 21–27, 1984|via=Newspapers.com}}</ref> ''[[The Washington Post]]''{{'}}s Sandy Rovner described the film as "certainly inoffensive, occasionally funny and altogether watchable".<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/lifestyle/1985/02/04/memory-bank-pays-off/0b969e97-3923-42b7-8b8a-176a462fcc30/|title='Memory Bank' Pays Off|last=Rovner|first=Sandy|newspaper=[[The Washington Post]]|date=February 4, 1985|access-date=October 14, 2020|archive-date=November 16, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201116195611/https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/lifestyle/1985/02/04/memory-bank-pays-off/0b969e97-3923-42b7-8b8a-176a462fcc30/|url-status=live}}</ref> Jim Murphy from ''[[The Age]]'' considered the plot to be "quite tortuous" but thought it to be imaginative enough to sustain interest.<ref>{{cite news|title=Lunatic larceny of a baby|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/66927491/the-age/|last=Murphy|first=Jim|work=[[The Age]]|date=August 18, 1988|page=46|via=Newspapers.com|access-date=January 5, 2021}}</ref> In his book ''The Sci-Fi Movie Guide'', Chris Barsanti found ''Overdrawn at the Memory Bank'' to be one of the better film translations of [[cyberpunk]], despite being one of the least known. Barsanti also called the film a "fun lark" despite its confusing ending.{{sfn|Barsanti|2015|page=431}} In a negative review for ''[[Cinema Canada]]'', Bruce Malloch remarked that, had it been released as a feature film rather than a direct-to-TV film, it would have been a failure. Malloch was critical of the film's plot and special effects, as well as its attempts to balance both drama and comedy.<ref>{{cite magazine|magazine=[[Cinema Canada]]|title=Reviews|last=Malloch|first=Bruce|date=October 1984|page=39}}</ref>

===''Mystery Science Theater 3000''===
''Overdrawn at the Memory Bank'' was featured in the eighth-season finale episode of ''[[Mystery Science Theater 3000]]'' (''MST3K''),<ref name=Corbett/> a comedy television series in which the character [[Mike Nelson (character)|Mike Nelson]] and his two robot friends [[Crow T. Robot]] and [[Tom Servo]] are forced to watch bad films as part of an ongoing scientific experiment. The episode was broadcast on the [[Sci-Fi Channel]] on December 6, 1997.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.tvguide.com/tvshows/mystery-science-theater-3000/episode-22-season-8/overdrawn-at-the-memory-bank/203329/|title=Mystery Science Theater 3000 Season 8 Episode Guide|work=[[TV Guide]]|access-date=October 15, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160325211323/http://www.tvguide.com/tvshows/mystery-science-theater-3000/episode-22-season-8/overdrawn-at-the-memory-bank/203329/|archive-date=March 25, 2016}}</ref> ''MST3K'' cast member [[Bill Corbett]] disliked the film, calling it an "extraordinarily dumb movie whose relentless 'funny' techno-futuro-jargon was the screenwriting equivalent of [[water torture]]." Raul Julia had recently died, and the writers were wary of damaging his reputation.{{efn|Julia died in 1994 of complications from a stroke, three years before the ''MST3K'' episode.<ref>{{cite news|title=Actor Raul Julia's Legacy Immortalized on Video|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/66927954/the-daily-oklahoman/|last=Ashton|first=Richard|work=[[The Daily Oklahoman]]|date=December 30, 1994|page=45|via=Newspapers.com}}</ref>}}<ref name=Corbett>{{cite web|url=http://www.mst3kinfo.com/aceg/8/822/ep822.html|title=Episode 822- Overdrawn at the Memory Bank|last=Corbett|first=Bill|author-link=Bill Corbett|work=Satellite News|access-date=October 15, 2020|archive-date=November 16, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201116195554/http://www.mst3kinfo.com/aceg/8/822/ep822.html|url-status=live}}</ref> Fellow cast member and writer [[Paul Chaplin]] voiced his hatred towards ''Overdrawn'', equating his disdain with later "experiment" [[Hobgoblins (film)|''Hobgoblins'']].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.mst3kinfo.com/aceg/9/907/ep907.html|title=Episode 907- Hobgoblins|last=Chaplin|first=Paul|author-link=Paul Chaplin|work=Satellite News|access-date=October 15, 2020|archive-date=August 1, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200801073018/http://www.mst3kinfo.com/aceg/9/907/ep907.html|url-status=live}}</ref>

The episode was considered one of the best episodes in the series, both by critics and by fans of the show. Jim Vorel for ''[[Paste (magazine)|Paste]]'' ranked it as the 40th best in the series,{{efn|Ranking based on 197 episodes {{as of|2018|lc=y|post=.}}<ref>{{cite web|title=Ranking Every MST3K Episode, From Worst to Best|url=https://www.pastemagazine.com/comedy/best-mst3k-episodes/ranking-every-mst3k-episode-from-worst-to-best|last=Vorel|first=Jim|publisher=[[Paste (magazine)|Paste]]|page=1|date=December 4, 2018|access-date=November 26, 2024|archive-url=https://archive.today/20241126045107/https://www.pastemagazine.com/comedy/best-mst3k-episodes/ranking-every-mst3k-episode-from-worst-to-best/6|archive-date=November 26, 2024}}</ref>}}  saying the film was ahead of its time and giving praise for the acting. Vorel was irritated by its [[soft focus]] appearance but overall considered it to be one of the most interesting films featured on ''MST3K''.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.pastemagazine.com/comedy/best-mst3k-episodes/ranking-every-mst3k-episode-from-worst-to-best/6|title=Ranking Every MST3K Episode, From Worst to Best|last=Vorel|first=Jim|publisher=[[Paste (magazine)|Paste]]|page=6|date=April 13, 2017|access-date=April 29, 2019|archive-url=https://archive.today/20180619043110/https://www.pastemagazine.com/articles/2017/03/ranking-every-mst3k-episode-from-worst-to-best.html?p=6|archive-date=June 19, 2018}}</ref> In a fan poll for the top 100 best episodes in the series, it ranked eleventh.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.denofgeek.com/us/tv/mst3k/260278/the-top-100-best-mst3k-episodes|title=The Top 100 Best MST3K Episodes|last=Cecchini|first=Mike|publisher=Den of Geek|date=April 15, 2017|access-date=April 29, 2019|archive-date=November 16, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201116195541/https://www.denofgeek.com/tv/the-top-100-best-mst3k-episodes/|url-status=live}}</ref> [[Elliott Kalan]], the head writer for the [[Netflix]] era of the series, considered it one of his favorite episodes in the series.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.thrillist.com/entertainment/nation/best-mst3k-episodes-ranked-netflix|title=The 'MST3K' Reboot's Head Writer Names His 10 Favorite Classic Episodes|last=Kalan|first=Elliott|author-link=Elliott Kalan|publisher=[[Thrillist]]|date=April 13, 2017|access-date=April 29, 2019|archive-date=June 9, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200609100933/https://www.thrillist.com/entertainment/nation/best-mst3k-episodes-ranked-netflix|url-status=live}}</ref> In 2003, [[Rhino Entertainment]] released the ''MST3K'' episode as part of the "Volume 4" DVD collection, along with episodes focused on ''[[Girl in Gold Boots]]'', ''[[Hamlet (1961 film)|Hamlet]]'', and ''[[Space Mutiny]]''.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.dvdtalk.com/reviews/8580/mystery-science-theater-3000-4/|title=Mystery Science Theater 3000: 4|last=Sinnott|first=John|work=[[DVD Talk]]|date=November 18, 2003|access-date=October 16, 2020|archive-date=November 16, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201116195556/https://www.dvdtalk.com/reviews/8580/mystery-science-theater-3000-4/|url-status=live}}</ref>