 DATE: Several times during the movie, reference is made to people  with "Pac Bell" (Pacific Bell) pensions. In 1981/82 when the events  in this movie took place, PAC BELL did not exist. "Pac Bell" was one  of the "baby bells" created by the court ordered divestiture of AT&T  in 1984. Prior to that, the official name of the company was "The  Pacific Telephone & Telegraph Company", so anyone retiring back then  would have had a Pac