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Release Date:
9 July 1982 (USA)
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The Electronic Gladiator more
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A hacker is literally abducted into the world of a computer and forced to participate in gladiatorial games where his only chance of escape is with the help of a heroic security program. full summary | full synopsis
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Nominated for 2 Oscars.
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6 nominations
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A Beautiful Film
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Cast
(Cast overview, first billed only)| Jeff Bridges | ... | Kevin Flynn / Clu | |
| Bruce Boxleitner | ... | Alan Bradley / Tron | |
| David Warner | ... | Ed Dillinger / Sark / Master Control Program | |
| Cindy Morgan | ... | Lora / Yori | |
| Barnard Hughes | ... | Dr. Walter Gibbs / Dumont | |
| Dan Shor | ... | Ram / Popcorn Co-Worker | |
| Peter Jurasik | ... | Crom | |
| Tony Stephano | ... | Peter / Sark's Lieutenant | |
| Craig Chudy | ... | Warrior #1 | |
| Vince Deadrick Jr. | ... | Warrior #2 (as Vince Deadrick) | |
| Sam Schatz | ... | Expert Disc Warrior | |
| Jackson Bostwick | ... | Head Guard | |
| David S. Cass Sr. | ... | Factory Guard (as Dave Cass) | |
| Gerald Berns | ... | Guard #1 | |
| Bob Neill | ... | Guard #2 |
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96 min
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Color (Technicolor)
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2.35 : 1 more
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70 mm 6-Track (70 mm prints) |
Dolby (35 mm prints)
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Netherlands:MG6 (20th anniversary collector's edition) |
Iceland:L |
Peru:PT |
South Korea:15 |
Brazil:Livre |
Argentina:Atp |
Australia:G |
Chile:TE |
Finland:K-12 |
Sweden:11 |
UK:A (original rating) |
UK:PG (video rating) |
USA:PG |
West Germany:12 |
Singapore:PG |
Canada:G (Nova Scotia/Quebec) |
Canada:PG (Manitoba/Ontario)
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After Flynn escapes from the light cycles arena, it is possible to hear a "Pac-Man" video game and see a graphic on the map behind Sark in the next scene showing Sark on his command carrier "bridge".
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Continuity: The readout on Dillinger's desk/computer showing that he stole the videogame programs from Flynn changes between shots. In the close-up of the screen, the readout is identical to Flynn's printout. In the wider shot, it is a more complex, database-like list. (see also Trivia)
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Referenced in "South Park: Quintuplets 2000 (#4.4)" (2000)
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Only Solutions
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More than just reminiscent of Lang's Metropolis, Tron is a beautiful, well made exercise from a main stream producer (Disney) which reminds us of the time before Jurassic Park and Episode One where creative skill was left to human perception rather than a computer's digitally correct ideal. Owing more to the human colourists than the now outdated computer effects, this film is evidence - similar in a way to Kubric's pre-Moon landing, pre-CGI 2001 - to the creative and more sensory-pleasing abilities of the human artist over soul-less programmers, from a time before when a box would 'parse' it all for you. It's difficult to express how high-powered computers fail to create an image that is satisfactory to the human eye; there is always something that rings false about it. Tron was created in a period of wire diagrams being the best you could coax from a computer; anything else was added by human hand. A film that makes you nostalgic for the time when Disney made films that were accessible for all, almost Bakshi-like in its disregard for the mainstream. There is struggle against adversity; there is an oppressive, evil regime; there are two heroes who survive despite all odds; and there is love conquering all (a token woman is included as love interest. Ironically like the IT industry). The naive use of technical jargon merely adds to the "computer program" style setting and this film is ideally suited for today's retro-chic society. As a Disney film this is aimed predominantly at children, so if you fail to understand the plot then I would recommend sticking to the Lion King or some other pabulum. This is a great film - watch it.