Tron (1982)
Genre: Action / Scifi
Duration: 96 minuten
Alternative title: Tron: The Original Classic
Country:
United States
Directed by: Steven Lisberger
Stars: Jeff Bridges, Bruce Boxleitner and David Warner
IMDb score:
6,7 (146.514)
Releasedate: 9 July 1982
Tron plot
"A world inside the computer where man has never been. Until now."
When Flynn (Jeff Bridges) hacks into his former employer's main computer to prove that his work was stolen by one of his colleagues, an even bigger adventure begins for him. He is sucked into the computer by a hungry force - the Master Control Program - and becomes involved in a deadly gladiator game that uses fast racing engines of light. Together with the hero of the computer game - Tron (Bruce Boxleitner) - they fight the MCP in a decisive battle. This will decide the fate of the electronic as well as the real world.
Actors and actresses
Kevin Flynn / Clu
Alan Bradley / Tron
Ed Dillinger / Sark / Voice of Master Control Program
Lora / Yori
Dr. Walter Gibbs / Dumont
Ram/Popcorn Co-Worker
Crom
Peter / Sark's Lieutenant
Warrior #1
Warrior #2
Reviews & comments
namingway24
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- 1117 messages
- 1403 votes
Fatter than Legacy in every way; Legacy was basically a lesser remake of this original, only starring Flynn's son.
It's not that hard to pull visually overwhelming movies out of a computer these days, but with Tron I sometimes really wondered how they did it. Visually I have rarely seen such a beautiful film. I actually don't want to watch the extras to keep the magic going 
Jeff Bridges is great fun as Flynn, who in many ways is not very far from the Dude in demeanor. the rest of the cast is also good, and David Warner gives it some class.
The film was undoubtedly ahead of its time in 1982. If only games like this existed! At times the technical jargon was a bit too much, but at least it sounded good. the music was really different between the real and the virtual world. Fat 80's soundtrack again!
Ah, 80's sci-fi and horror remains unparalleled, and this is a very nice…
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Woland
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- 4831 messages
- 3875 votes
Well, I have mixed feelings for Tron. I can very well imagine the innovative status at the time, and I quite enjoyed the special effects and the incredibly retro 80s atmosphere. It reminded me of ugly but addictive games on the Atari, and later on the PC on old school floppy disks. When they were still floppy. It's enough for that atmosphere alone as far as I'm concerned, but that's about it, because in terms of story or acting performance, this is really trivial at its best. A lot of meaningless technobabble, deus ex machinas and completely flat heroes and bad guys. Nice to have seen, that again, but especially for the form and innovation.
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Sergio Leone
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- 4461 messages
- 3142 votes
Mediocre.
I know of few movies as kitschy as this Tron, unless it has to be something like Flash Gordon, coincidentally (or not) made in more or less the same period. The film fluctuates between grandiose ugliness and cool finds. The neon lights and weird grid designs are flying around you. But at the same time it is somehow charming. The chosen style is consistently maintained and that ensures that the datedness actually works well.
The story itself is not very interesting. A young Jeff Bridges as a sort of Han Solo doesn't impress either. That's why it wants to start dragging towards the end, but all that screaming kitsch is somehow so cool that I never thought of a lower score.
2.5
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