Tron

When brilliant video game maker Flynn hacks the mainframe of his ex-employer, he is beamed inside an astonishing digital world...And becomes part of the very game he is designing. In his mission through cyberspace, Flynn matches wits with a maniacal Master Control Program and teams up with Tron, a security measure created to bring balance to the digital environment.

Cast

Jeff Bridges

as Kevin Flynn / Clu

Bruce Boxleitner

as Alan Bradley / Tron

David Warner

as Ed Dillinger / Sark

Cindy Morgan

as Lora / Yori

Barnard Hughes

as Dr. Walter Gibbs / Dumont

Dan Shor

as Ram

Peter Jurasik

as Crom

Tony Stephano

as Peter / Sark's Lieutenant

Craig Chudy

as Warrior #1

Vince Deadrick Jr.

as Warrior #2

Reviews

r96sk

An acquired taste. For me, someone who has no knowledge of computer programming and the sort, it's a very slow, tedious and boring watch. <em>'Tron'</em>, unfortunately, didn't take my interest whatsoever. Not helped by the poor special effects (they get a pass due to it being an 1982 release; th...

CinemaSerf

I saw this again yesterday - it's 40 years old! I didn't see it at the time, I was one of those kids who hadn't the slightest interest in "Space Invaders" nor did I ever have an Atari, but I do recall the fuss that was being made about Disney's first foray into the world of the emerging computer gam...

Filipe Manuel Neto

**Once avant-garde and innovative, this film feels archaic and old as an arcade game, and has an absolutely miserable script.** I'm not sure what Disney was thinking when they decided to make this film, but I understand the concept and the reasons that led the studio to bet on something like this...

rbeckboodro

[Noticed all the other reviews here are posted by folks who have no interest in technology in the first place...] TRON (1982) is an incredibly imaginative concept that was decades ahead of its time. At the time of production these graphics were cutting edge - in a certain way some of the practica...

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