Tron

Jeff Bridges Director: Steven Lisberger Steven Lisberger

Overview

One of the earliest feature films to reflect the video-game craze of the 1980s, Disney's Tron stars Jeff Bridges as computer programmer Kevin Flynn, who becomes part of the very game that he's programming. Flynn's principal antagonist is his glory-grabbing boss, Ed Dillinger (David Warner), who likewise metamorphoses into a video-game character. The title character, a computer-generated superhero, is played by Bruce Boxleitner. Though antiquated by 1990s standards, Tron represented the last word in special effects back in 1982. Surprisingly, despite its long-range influence on the movie industry, the film was a box-office disappointment when first released.

Product Details

Release Date:	04/05/2011
UPC:	0786936811612
Original Release:	1982
Rating:	PG
Source:	Walt Disney Video
Region Code:	1
Presentation:	[Wide Screen]
Sound:	[DTS 5.1-Channel Surround Sound, Dolby AC-3 Surround Sound]
Time:	1:36:00
Sales rank:	13,011

Special Features

Disc 1- Blu-ray Feature Film + Bonus; ; Exclusive Photo Tronology - Join Director Steven Lisberger and His Son, Carl Lisberger, On A Personal Journey To Disney's Photo Library As They Uncover Original Production Photos and Reveal Intimate Stories; ; The TRON Phenomenon - Explore TRON's Impact On Pop Culture Through Interviews with Filmmakers and Stars Of The New Movie; ; "The Making Of Tron" - Extensive Documentary, Including Interviews; Deleted Scenes With Introductions by Bruce Boxleitner; Audio Commentary With Steven Lisberger, Donald Kushner, Harrison Ellenshaw and Richard Taylor; ; Disc 2 - DVD Feature Film + Bonus; ; The TRON Phenomenon - Explore TRON's Impact on Pop Culture Through Interviews With Filmmakers And Stars Of The New Movie; ; Audio Commentary With Steven Lisberger, Donald Kushner, Harrison Ellenshaw and Richard Taylor

Cast & Crew

Performance Credits

Jeff Bridges	Kevin Flynn/Clu
Bruce Boxleitner	Alan Bradley/Tron
David Warner	Ed Dillinger/Sark
Cindy Morgan	Lora/Yori
Barnard Hughes	Dr. Walter Gibbs/Dumont
Dan Shor	Ram
Peter Jurasik	Crom
Loyd Catlett	Video Game Cowboy,Conscript #1
Vince Deadrick	Warrior
Michael Dudikoff	Conscript
Tony Stephano	Peter/Sark's Lieutenant
Craig Chudy	Warrior
Sam Schatz	Expert Disc Warrior
Jackson Bostwick	Head Guard
Gerald Berns	Guard #1
Bob Neill	Guard #2
Ted White	Guard #3
Mark Stewart	Guard #4
Tony Brubaker	Guard
Erik Cord	Tank Gunner
Jack Manning	Bit
Dave Cass	Factory Guard
Charlie Picerni	Tank Commander

Technical Credits

Steven Lisberger

Charles Haas

Steven Lisberger	Director,Original Story,Screenwriter
Billy Burton	Stunts
Wendy Carlos	Score Composer
James Deeth	Stunts
Bennie E. Dobbins	Stunts
Harrison Ellenshaw	Associate Producer,Special Effects
Gary Epper	Stunts
Donna Garrett	Stunts
Jeff Gourson	Editor
Charles Haas	Screenwriter
Bob Hathaway	Sound/Sound Designer
Larry Holt	Stunts
Hank Hooker	Stunts
Gary Jensen	Stunts
Elois Jenssen	Costumes/Costume Designer
Journey	Songwriter
Donald Kushner	Producer
James Larue	Sound/Sound Designer
Fred Lerner	Stunts
Gary D. Liddiard	Makeup
Bruce Logan	Cinematographer
Bonnie MacBird	Original Story
Louis Mann	Production Designer
John Mansbridge	Art Director
Syd Mead	Production Designer
Rexford Metz	Camera Operator
Ron Miller	Executive Producer
Lee Minkler	Sound/Sound Designer
Dean Edward Mitzner	Production Designer
Rosanna Norton	Costumes/Costume Designer
Al Y. Roelofs	Art Director
Ralph Sariego	Production Manager
Walter Scott	Stunts
Roger M. Shook	Set Decoration/Design
Richard Taylor	Special Effects
Glenn Wilder	Stunts
James R. Winburn	Stunts

Scene Index

Disc #1 -- Tron
1. Opening Titles [:42]
2. Playing Games [3:05]
3. Meanwhile, In The Real World [4:20]
4. Mr. Dillinger [8:28]
5. Flynn's [6:07]
6. Group 6 Access [6:26]
7. The Game Grid [5:53]
8. Training Procedures [7:19]
9. Illegal Exit [4:36]
10. "We Made It This Far" [6:26]
11. User Power [5:28]
12. Rough Landing [3:41]
13. Tron [5:36]
14. Key To A New Order [5:22]
15. "Hooray For Our Side" [4:32]
16. Just An Ordinary Program [4:01]
17. The MCP [5:22]
18. Video Warriors [2:43]
19. The New Boss/End Credits [5:24]

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Editorial Reviews

An inventive, groundbreaking work of science fiction that initially puzzled as many viewers as it delighted, Tron inspired the devotion of a large coterie of fans who will be delighted with this newly remastered DVD presentation. As the story begins, computer games designer Kevin Flynn (Jeff Bridges) has had his series of fabulously successful programs stolen by evil corporate genius Ed Dillinger (David Warner), who uses his Master Control Program to dominate other programmers and users. While attempting to obtain evidence of Dillinger’s perfidy, Flynn winds up transformed into a computer program and meets unexpected dangers in cyberspace. Director Steven Lisberger (Hot Pursuit), challenged to create a wholly artificial world, succeeds in making this electronic battleground an unearthly, foreboding place. Live-action and animation techniques are jointly employed to startling effect; clever use of "cool" colors gives cyberspace a harsh, unnatural look. The plot and characters (with the exception of Bridges) are clearly overshadowed by the dazzling visuals, but that’s precisely what has endeared the ahead-of-its-time Tron to an army of admirers. This 20th anniversary Collectors Edition DVD includes some five hours of bonus material, including feature-length commentary, a making-of documentary, interviews with cast and crew members, deleted scenes, storyboards, a photo gallery, and a separate audio track for the film's musical score.

Barnes & Noble - Ed Hulse

Years before The Matrix contemplated life inside an all-encompassing computer, Tron realized a similar concept in glorious fashion, with visuals that were equally cutting edge at the time. Although it did not strike a chord with all audiences, those who allowed themselves to be swept away into that alternate world of pixels and grids claimed fanatical devotion to the influential film. The central struggle between good and evil is pure hokum, but the plot is not Tron's major contribution to imaginative cinema. Its neon-colored world of geometric shapes and angles is the true star, as well as the only necessary justification for making the film. The stark, foreboding computer environment is a world more intensely foreign than a sunless planet at the distant edges of the universe. Enhancing the atmosphere is the merciless villain played by David Warner, who, along with his evil incarnate character from Time Bandits (1981), portrayed two of the more delicious sources of pure malice of the early '80s. Key to its enduring presence in both gaming and science fiction communities is its two innovative competition sequences: one involves a deadly race in which curved racing pods try to outdistance each other, while avoiding colliding with the lethal wall of exhaust left in the other's wake; the second features players hurling discs at each other, with dire consequences for being knocked off balance or failing to complete the catch.

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