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TRON (1982)

PG 96 min  -  Action | Adventure | Sci-Fi  -   9 July 1982 (USA)
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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.

Director:

Steven Lisberger

Writers:

Steven Lisberger (screenplay), Steven Lisberger (story), and 1 more credit »
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Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Jeff Bridges ...
Bruce Boxleitner ...
David Warner ...
Cindy Morgan ...
Barnard Hughes ...
Dan Shor Dan Shor ...
Peter Jurasik ...
Tony Stephano Tony Stephano ...
Peter / Sark's Lieutenant
Craig Chudy Craig Chudy ...
Warrior #1
Vince Deadrick Jr. Vince Deadrick Jr. ...
Warrior #2 (as Vince Deadrick)
Sam Schatz 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 ...
Guard #1
Bob Neill Bob Neill ...
Guard #2
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Storyline

Hacker/arcade owner Kevin Flynn is digitally broken down into a data stream by a villainous software pirate known as the Master Control and reconstituted into the internal, 3-D graphical world of computers. It is there, in the ultimate blazingly colorful, geometrically intense landscapes of cyberspace, that Flynn joins forces with Tron to outmaneuver the Master Control program that holds them captive in the equivalent of a gigantic, infinitely challenging computer game. Written by Anthony Pereyra {hypersonic91@yahoo.com}  

Plot Summary | Plot Synopsis

Plot Keywords:

Computer | Security | Video Game | Arcade | Computer Programmer  | See more »

Taglines:

A world inside the computer where man has never been. Never before now. See more »

Genres:

Action | Adventure | Sci-Fi

Parents Guide:

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Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

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Also Known As:

Tron See more »

Box Office

Budget:

$17,000,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend:

$4,761,795 (USA) (11 July 1982)

Gross:

$33,000,000 (USA)
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Technical Specs

Runtime:

Sound Mix:

70 mm 6-Track (70 mm prints) | Dolby (35 mm prints)

Color:

Color (Technicolor)

Aspect Ratio:

2.20 : 1
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Did You Know?

Trivia

Composer Wendy Carlos' score for the film was unavailable on CD for many years due to the severe degradation of the original analogue master tapes. By the time of the film's 20th Anniversary, techniques had been developed which allowed the tapes to be temporarily restored to a playable condition for digital re-mastering. See more »

Goofs

Continuity: In the opening Lightcycle battle just before Sark kills the other program the Lightcycles instantly change places from Sark's blue cycle on the left and the yellow one on the right to blue right, yellow left and then instantly back again. See more »

Quotes

[first lines]
Boy in Video Game Arcade: All right, give me room. Here we go.
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Crazy Credits

A section of the end credits is in Taiwanese. See more »


Soundtracks

"1990s Theme"
Written and Performed by Journey See more »