Signal Syntax

Duration: 400 ft.

Year Published: 1980

Complete Record: 2 computer “cops” are investigating killer computers. -people buying computers at computer store (note: computers look old, outdated). 2 guys sitting at computers typing - warning flashes on screen; cut to gross murder scene - 2 guys dead w/wires bloody body parts. computer parts stuck in their heads. lots of blood. Man & woman sitting at computer, reading manual. “Bad Date” “Syntax Error” “Read Your Manual” flashes on screen. Cut to bloody bodies taken to hospital. Computer cops interrogate patient (computer victim) in hospital bed - bandaged up. Teenage couple making out in car w/ computer in it. Spill alcohol on computer - blows up. “Cops” tell parents about teenagers death. Still shots at end: Crying parents, computer “victim” in hospital bed, shocked, horrified faces.