Tron
Sign in to saveTron is a 1982 American science fiction action adventure film written and directed by Steven Lisberger from a story he co-wrote with Bonnie MacBird. The film stars Jeff Bridges as Kevin Flynn, a computer programmer and video game developer who is transported inside the software world of a mainframe computer where he interacts with anthropomorphic programs in his attempt to escape. It also stars Bruce Boxleitner (in the eponymous role), David Warner, Cindy Morgan, and Barnard Hughes. Tron was one of cinema's earliest films to use extensive computer-generated imagery (CGI).
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6.6When brilliant video game maker Flynn hacks the mainframe of his ex-employer, he is beamed inside an astonishing digital world and becomes part of the very game he is designing. In his mission through cyberspace, Flynn matches wits with a maniacal Master Control Program and teams up with Tron, a security measure created to bring balance to the digital environment.
Cast
- Jeff Bridges as Kevin Flynn / Clu
- Bruce Boxleitner as Alan Bradley / Tron
- David Warner as Ed Dillinger / Sark
- Cindy Morgan as Lora / Yori
- Barnard Hughes as Dr. Walter Gibbs / Dumont
- Dan Shor as Ram
Themes
- hacker
- virtual reality
- dystopia
- simulation
- super computer
- utopia
- computer simulation
- simulated reality
- cyberspace
- bike racing
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Key facts
- Film.alt
- On the center of a circle, a man releasing a disc upwards into the air, with a woman standing next to him. A beam of light descends upon the disk with another light coming out from the background. A caption reads: "A world inside the computer where man has never been. Never before now."
- Film.caption
- Theatrical release poster
- Film.director
- Steven Lisberger
- Film.producer
- Donald Kushner
- Film.screenplay
- Steven Lisberger
- Film.music
- Wendy Carlos
- Film.cinematography
- Bruce Logan
- Film.editing
- Jeff Gourson
- Film.distributor
- Buena Vista Distribution
- Film.runtime
- 96 minutes
- Film.country
- United States
- Film.language
- English
- Film.budget
- $17 million
- Film.gross
- $50 million
- Film.name
- Tron
- Film.image
- Tron poster.jpg
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Encyclopedic overview
23 sectionsContents
- Plot
- Cast
- Production
- Origins
- Production
- Soundtrack
- Reception and legacy
- Box office
- Critical response
- Cultural effect
- Books
- Other media
- Television
- Home media
- Theme parks
- Sequels
- ''Tron: Legacy''
- ''Tron: Uprising'' (TV series)
- ''Tron: Ares''
- Further reading
- See also
- References
- External links
Tron is a 1982 American science fiction action adventure film written and directed by Steven Lisberger from a story he co-wrote with Bonnie MacBird. The film stars Jeff Bridges as Kevin Flynn, a computer programmer and video game developer who is transported inside the software world of a mainframe computer where he interacts with anthropomorphic programs in his attempt to escape. It also stars Bruce Boxleitner (in the eponymous role), David Warner, Cindy Morgan, and Barnard Hughes. Tron was one of cinema's earliest films to use extensive computer-generated imagery (CGI).
The inspiration for Tron dates back to 1976, when Lisberger became intrigued with video games after seeing Pong. He and producer Donald Kushner set up an animation studio to develop Tron with the intention of making it an animated film. To promote the studio itself, Lisberger and his team created a 30-second animation featuring the first appearance of the title character. Eventually, Lisberger decided to include live-action elements with both backlit and computer animation for the actual feature-length film. Various studios had rejected the storyboards for the film before Walt Disney Productions agreed to finance and distribute Tron. There, backlit animation was finally combined with the 2D computer animation and the live-action footage.
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