Behold, the Nerdening

[pyat]

So, I've uploaded the photos I took today on my outing with commanderteddog, and I think we clearly have a match for the NexisCorp building in Overdrawn at the Memory Bank and the Esselte Building on Front and Yonge Street in Toronto. Observe:


Image from the movie. Note the support pillar, circled in red.


Taken today. Though taken from a dramatically different angle, you can see the same pillars.


Fingal meets his mother... sorta.


Notice the brackets on the railing, used to hold the fake plants in place, as well as the metal railing itself. I think I can be pretty sure this was the place.

Now, on to my next theory. Terry Gilliam watched Overdrawn at the Memory Bank before he filmed Brazil. Admittedly, there is far less evidence for that, but compare some screen shots:



Aram Fingal is a brilliant programmer, but he's a dreamer. He spends his time at work illicitly watching classic movies on his computer monitor.


Sam Lowry is a brilliant programmer, but he's a dreamer. He spends his time at work illicitly watching classic movies on his computer monitor. At one point, he also watches Casablanca, though we only hear it playing in the background.


Aram Fingal in his brutalitarian apartment, sparsely decorated with classic film posters.


Sam Lowry in his brutalitarian apartment, sparsely decorated with classic film posters.

And... well, actually, that's all I've got on that theory. Nevermind.

Comments

[cargoweasel.livejournal.com]

Oh my god, Overdrawn at the Memory Bank. I remember watching that on cityTV back in the day. Parts of it were filmed at Yorkdale subway!

I didn't know mst3k took it on, my god that movie was bad.

[maxm.livejournal.com]

I loved it just the same and I've been scouring the web for a copy of it. Unfortunately all I can find are DVDs of the MST3K version. I want the unmolested version, even if it's VHS!