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 corrupted creation and a unique ally who was born inside the digital world.

Director:

Joseph Kosinski

Writers:

Edward Kitsis (screenplay), Adam Horowitz (screenplay)

Stars:

Jeff Bridges, Garrett Hedlund, Olivia Wilde

Nominated for 1 Oscar. Another 10 wins & 49 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 DaCosta	...	Siren #3
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 Quorra, 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. Meanwhile, the malevolent program CLU, who dominates the digital world, plans to invade the real world and will stop at nothing to prevent their escape.

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Plot Keywords:

cyberpunk | disappearance | neo 80s | electronic music score | pumps | 

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Taglines:

The Game Has Changed.

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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:

Official Facebook Official site

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

17 December 2010 (USA)

Also Known As:

TRON: Legacy

Filming Locations:

The Hull Building - 9543 Culver Blvd, Culver City, California, USA

Box Office

Budget:

$170,000,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend USA:

$44,026,211, 19 December 2010

Gross USA:

$172,062,763

Cumulative Worldwide Gross:

$400,062,763

Company Credits

Production Co:

Walt Disney Pictures, Sean Bailey Productions, John Thomas Special FX

Technical Specs

Sound Mix:

DTS Dolby Digital SDDS Dolby Surround 7.1 Sonics-DDP

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.39 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

Steven Lisberger deliberately chose not to get involved in the production as he felt that the computer industry had evolved so much over the intervening 30 years that it was best that a younger team present their interpretation. He likened him and his old team coming onboard to the Clint Eastwood film Space Cowboys (2000) - old guys playing with young people's tech.

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Goofs

After their BASE jump from the top of the Rectifier, Sam's disc is not on his back during his close-up with Quorra, but it is in the other shots.

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Quotes

[first lines]
Kevin Flynn: The Grid. A digital frontier. I tried to picture clusters of information as they moved through the computer. What did they look like? Ships? motorcycles? Were the circuits like freeways? I kept dreaming of a world I thought I'd never see. And then, one day...
7 Year Old Sam Flynn: You got in.
Kevin Flynn: That's right, man. I got in.

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Crazy Credits

At the beginning of the movie, the title only says "TRON". Not until during the ending credits does the name "Legacy" get included in the title when it reappears.

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Connections

Referenced in The Simpsons: 101 Mitigations (2019)

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Soundtracks

Separate Ways
Written by Steve Perry and Jonathan Cain
Performed by Journey
Courtesy of Columbia Records
By arrangement with Sony Music Entertainment

User Reviews

Amazing watch even after 9 years

Yes. I had watched this movie back in 2010 when I was in school. Didn't understand much, but I was blown away by the visuals.. But now watching in 2019, it all makes sense and the visuals are yet world class. This movie was ahead of its time.

Worth watching!