Tron [Special Edition] [2 Discs]

Director: Steven Lisberger Steven Lisberger

Overview

One of the earliest feature films to reflect the video-game craze of the 1980s, this Disney film stars Jeff Bridges as a computer programmer who becomes part of the very game that he's programming. Bridges' principal antagonist is his glory-grabbing boss David Warner, who likewise metamorphoses into a video-game character.

Product Details

Release Date:	04/05/2011
UPC:	0786936811711
Original Release:	1982
Rating:	PG
Source:	Walt Disney Video
Region Code:	1
Presentation:	[Wide Screen]
Sound:	[Dolby Digital 5.1 Surround]
Language:	English
Time:	1:42:00
Sales rank:	10,820

Special Features

Disc 1: ; Explore Tron's impact on pop culture through interviews with filmmakers and stars of the new movie; Audio commentary with filmmakers ; Disc 2:; "The Making of Tron" - extensive documentary, including interviews; Deleted scenes with introduction by Bruce Boxleitner; Production gallery - all-encompassing gallery, including photos ; Storyboards showcasing early work on light cycles ; Storyboard-to-film comparisons

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
Tony Stephano	Peter/Sark's Lieutenant
Craig Chudy	Warrior
Vince Deadrick	Warrior
Sam Schatz	Expert Disc Warrior
Jackson Bostwick	Head Guard
David Cass	Factory Guard
Gerald Berns	Guard
Bob Neill	Guard
Ted White	Guard
Mark Stewart	Guard
Michael Sax	Guard
Tony Brubaker	Guard
Charles Picerni	Tank Commander
Pierre Vuilleumier	Tank Gunner
Eric Cord	Tank Gunner,Tank Gunner
Loyd Catlett	Conscript
Michael Dudikoff	Conscript
Richard Bruce Friedman	Video Game Player
Rick Feck	Boys in Arcade
John Kenworthy	Boys in Arcade
Vince Deadrick Jr.	Warrior
Jack Manning	Bit
Wendy Carlos	Composer

Technical Credits

Steven Lisberger

Charlie Haas

Steven Lisberger	Director,Screenwriter
Harrison Ellenshaw	Special Effects
Donald Kushner	Producer
Ron Miller	Executive Producer
Richard Taylor	Special Effects
Billy Burton	Stunts
James Deeth	Stunts
Donna Garrett	Stunts
Hank Hooker	Stunts
Gary Jensen	Stunts
Glenn Wilder	Stunts
Charlie Haas	Screenwriter,Screenwriter
Larry Holt	Stunts
Fred Lerner	Stunts
Walter Scott	Stunts
Bennie Dobbins	Stunts
Gary Epper	Stunts
Bob Hathaway	Sound/Sound Designer
Lee Minkler	Sound/Sound Designer
Jim La Rue	Sound/Sound Designer

Editorial Reviews

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.