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TRON

  • 19821982
  • PGPG
  • 1h 36m
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Jeff Bridges, Dean Edward Mitzner, and Cindy Morgan in TRON (1982)
A computer hacker is abducted into the digital world and forced to participate in gladiatorial games where his only chance of escape is with the help of a heroic security program.
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A computer hacker is abducted into the digital world and forced to participate in gladiatorial games where his only chance of escape is with the help of a heroic security program.A computer hacker is abducted into the digital world and forced to participate in gladiatorial games where his only chance of escape is with the help of a heroic security program.A computer hacker is abducted into the digital world and forced to participate in gladiatorial games where his only chance of escape is with the help of a heroic security program.
IMDb RATING
6.7/10
121K
YOUR RATING
POPULARITY
2,518
52
  • Director
    • Steven Lisberger
  • Writers
    • Steven Lisberger(screenplay)
    • Bonnie MacBird(story)
    • Charles S. Haas(screenplay)
  • Stars
    • Jeff Bridges
    • Bruce Boxleitner
    • David Warner
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  • Director
    • Steven Lisberger
  • Writers
    • Steven Lisberger(screenplay)
    • Bonnie MacBird(story)
    • Charles S. Haas(screenplay)
  • Stars
    • Jeff Bridges
    • Bruce Boxleitner
    • David Warner
  • See production, box office & company info
    • 332User reviews
    • 165Critic reviews
    • 58Metascore
  • See more at IMDbPro
    • Nominated for 2 Oscars
      • 2 wins & 8 nominations total

    Videos4

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    Trailer 2:33
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    Tron: The Original Classic Special Edition
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    Tron: The Original Classic Special Edition
    Sneak Previews Season 4 Episode 37
    Video 29:15
    Sneak Previews Season 4 Episode 37

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    Bruce Boxleitner and Cindy Morgan in TRON (1982)
    Bruce Boxleitner and Cindy Morgan in TRON (1982)
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    Bruce Boxleitner and Cindy Morgan in TRON (1982)
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    Bruce Boxleitner and Cindy Morgan in TRON (1982)
    Bruce Boxleitner and Cindy Morgan in TRON (1982)

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    Jeff Bridges
    Jeff Bridges
    • Kevin Flynn…
    Bruce Boxleitner
    Bruce Boxleitner
    • Alan Bradley…
    David Warner
    David Warner
    • Ed Dillinger…
    Cindy Morgan
    Cindy Morgan
    • Lora…
    Barnard Hughes
    Barnard Hughes
    • Dr. Walter Gibbs…
    Dan Shor
    Dan Shor
    • Ram…
    Peter Jurasik
    Peter Jurasik
    • Crom
    Stuart Thomas
    • Peter
    • (as Tony Stephano)
    • …
    Craig Chudy
    • Warrior #1
    Vince Deadrick Jr.
    • Warrior #2
    • (as Vince Deadrick)
    Sam Schatz
    • Expert Disc Warrior
    Jackson Bostwick
    Jackson Bostwick
    • Head Guard
    David S. Cass Sr.
    David S. Cass Sr.
    • Factory Guard
    • (as Dave Cass)
    Gerald Berns
    Gerald Berns
    • Guard #1
    Bob Neill
    • Guard #2
    Ted White
    Ted White
    • Guard #3
    Mark Stewart
    • Guard #4
    Michael Sax
    • Guard #5
    • Director
      • Steven Lisberger
    • Writers
      • Steven Lisberger(screenplay) (story)
      • Bonnie MacBird(story)
      • Charles S. Haas(screenplay) (uncredited)
    • All cast & crew
    • See more cast details at IMDbPro

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    Storyline

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    Did you know

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    • Trivia
      The film was disqualified from receiving an Academy Award nomination for special effects, because the Academy felt at the time that using computers was "cheating".
    • Goofs
      In real life, a bit has two states: on and off. The bit that Flynn meets has three states. When at rest it is a different-looking character than when it says "yes" or "no." The resting state is a complex, many-faceted blockish character. The "yes" state looks like an octahedron. The "no" phase is a very spiky, star-like shape.
    • Quotes

      Alan Bradley: [about the digitizing laser] Great. Can it send me to Hawaii?

      Lora: Yep, but you gotta purchase your program 30 days in advance. How's it going upstairs?

      Alan Bradley: Frustrating. I had Tron almost ready, when Dillinger cut everyone with Group-7 access out of the system. I tell you ever since he got that Master Control Program, the system's got more bugs than a bait store.

      Dr. Walter Gibbs: [laughs] You've got to expect some static. After all, computers are just machines; they can't think.

      Alan Bradley: Some programs will be thinking soon.

      Dr. Walter Gibbs: Won't that be grand? Computers and the programs will start thinking and the people will stop.

    • Crazy credits
      A section of the end credits is in Taiwanese.
    • Alternate versions
      The light cycle sequence originally had background music. This alternate scene is present on the special laserdisc edition.
    • Connections
      Edited into The Making of 'Tron' (2002)
    • Soundtracks
      Only Solutions
      Written and Performed by Journey

    User reviews332

    Review
    Top review
    8/10
    Someone had to try it
    "Tron" is not for everyone.

    This first sentence should make you think that "Tron" is a cult movie. Well, maybe it is. My parents abhor it. My sister detests it. But my friends, who were born in the early 70s (very early, actually) and me see it as an amazing piece of work.

    Is it stunning? Yes, even though more than half of the film is colorized b&w. Is it computer animated? Yes, although I am betting your home PC might be able to render the images you will see there without any problem. Maybe not in real time, but almost. Is it special? You bet. Even though CGI had been tried before, Tron took it to the next logical step: creating whole CGI rendered scenes (e.g. tanks, cycles, Recognizers).

    The film is confusing at times, and 18 years later you can safely say the script wasn't actually the best. On the light of the Internet, though, it all makes a lot more sense, and it plainly demonstrates that the writers really loved computers. In fact, they were so ahead of their times that I am betting too many people who saw it the first time didn't understand it. That was its failure: only computer geeks could get the whole picture (no pun intended).

    Still, I guess Toy Story I and II are the direct development of Tron. And that cannot be bad in any way.
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    Details

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    • Release date
      • July 9, 1982 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Tron
    • Filming locations
      • Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory - 7000 East Avenue, Livermore, California, USA
    • Production companies
      • Walt Disney Productions
      • Lisberger/Kushner
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    Box office

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    • Budget
      • $17,000,000 (estimated)
    • Gross US & Canada
      • $33,000,000
    • Opening weekend US & Canada
      • $4,761,795
      • Jul 11, 1982
    • Gross worldwide
      • $33,000,525
    See detailed box office info on IMDbPro

    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      1 hour 36 minutes
    • Aspect ratio
      • 2.20 : 1(original aspect ratio, 70 mm prints)

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