TRON: Legacy (2010)

The son of a virtual world designer goes looking for his father and ends up inside the digital world that his father designed. He meets his father's creation turned bad and a unique ally who was born inside the digital domain of The Grid.

Director:

Joseph Kosinski

Writers:

Edward Kitsis (screenplay), Adam Horowitz (screenplay),

Stars:

Jeff Bridges, Garrett Hedlund, Olivia Wilde

Nominated for 1 Oscar. Another 3 wins & 21 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Jeff Bridges	...	Kevin Flynn / Clu
Garrett Hedlund	...	Sam Flynn
Olivia Wilde	...	Quorra
Bruce Boxleitner	...	Alan Bradley / Tron
James Frain	...	Jarvis
Beau Garrett	...	Gem
Michael Sheen	...	Castor / Zuse
Anis Cheurfa	...	Rinzler
Serinda Swan	...	Siren #2
Yaya Alafia	...	Siren #3 (as Yaya DaCosta)
Elizabeth Mathis	...	Siren #4
Kis Yurij	...	Half Faced Man (as Yurij Kis)
Conrad Coates	...	Bartik
Daft Punk	...	Masked DJ's
Ron Selmour	...	Chattering Homeless Man

Storyline

Sam Flynn, the tech-savvy 27-year-old son of Kevin Flynn, looks into his father's disappearance and finds himself pulled into the same world of fierce programs and gladiatorial games where his father has been living for 20 years. Along with Kevin's loyal confidant, father and son embark on a life-and-death journey across a visually-stunning cyber universe that has become far more advanced and exceedingly dangerous.

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Plot Keywords:

arcade | disappearance | contest | warrior | prank | 

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Taglines:

The only way to win is to survive.

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Genres:

Action | Adventure | Sci-Fi

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated PG for sequences of sci-fi action violence and brief mild language

Details

Official Sites:

ENCOM International Official Facebook

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

17 December 2010 (USA)

Also Known As:

TR2N

Filming Locations:

1150 S Olive St, Los Angeles, California, USA

Box Office

Budget:

$170,000,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend:

£1,970,692 (UK) (17 December 2010)

Gross:

$172,051,787 (USA) (8 April 2011)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Walt Disney Pictures, Sean Bailey Productions, LivePlanet

Technical Specs

Runtime:

127 min

Sound Mix:

DTS Dolby Digital SDDS

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

According to Beau Garrett, the makeup time required for each actress playing the Sirens is between 3 to 5 hours, while removing them takes only 90 minutes. The only major difference between the suits for Sirens than the suits for other programs is that a layer of balloon rubber is added on top of the existing suits.

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Goofs

During the fight in the End of line club. Gem is directly on the right of Castor. But after Quorra arrives, Gem is no longer directly next to Castor. When Castor pronounces "Behold! the son of our maker!" Gem appears on the right of Castor, but a few feet behind him. Then makes a motion as if to play his cane like an air guitar, Gem is now taking a seat right of Castor instead of standing. When Castor fires his cane, Gem reappears on the right of Castor.

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Quotes

[from trailer]
Sam Flynn: Alan, you're acting like I'm going to find him sittin' at work, just, "Hey, kiddo, lost track of time."
Alan Bradley: Wouldn't that be something.

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Crazy Credits

The closing credits feature 3D computer circuits that pop-out of the screen.

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Connections

Referenced in The Hour: Episode #7.53 (2010)

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Soundtracks

"Sweet Dreams (Are Made of This)"
Written by Annie Lennox and David A. Stewart (as David Stewart)
Performed by Eurythmics
Courtesy of Sony Music Entertainment (UK) Limited and The RCA Records Label
By arrangement with Sony Music Licensing

User Reviews

Drivel

I, like many people my age had been looking forward to this movie since I heard they were doing a sequel. What a disappointment.

The first one was bad, but at least it was fun. This one was wooden on all fronts. The effects were rubbish despite 3D and the script/storyline was unmitigated tedium. There seems to be a trend in recent blockbusters to sacrifice the quality of script and characterisation and pile all of the budget into special effects. In this case that did not even work. I was almost as disappointed as when I watched that dreadful remake of "The Day the Earth Stood Still". This film actually gave me a hangover. Avoid at all costs.