Tron (1982)

1982 Tron is a science fiction film about the computer world. The movie was directed by Steven Lisberger.

The movie begins with a software developer named Kevin Flynn (Jeff Bridges) trying to get revenge after his former employer faces charges of credit card theft and enters the computer world.

Flynn wants to retrieve his software stolen by his former employer, and with the help of his old friend Alan Bradley, he tries to infiltrate his former employer's computer system. But meanwhile, Flynn finds himself in a system managed by an artificial intelligence. The name of this system is "Tron".

Tron takes place in this system in which Flynn finds himself. There is a world in the system where human characters are depicted as computer programs. Here, Flynn and other characters get involved in a war between programs. Other programs in the system include malicious programs created by former employer Ed Dillinger. Flynn works with a program called Tron to defeat the evil programs.

The visual effects of the film were quite advanced in terms of the technology of the period. The film is considered one of the pioneers of the use of CGI (computer aided animation) technology in the world of cinema. In addition, most of the music used in the film was composed by Wendy Carlos, one of the pioneers of the electronic music genre.

Tron was received favorably by most critics of its time and became a cult sci-fi movie. The success of the film has led to the making of several sequels and the release of several video games. In 2010, a remake of Tron: Legacy was filmed.

There is also some interesting information about the movie.

• Tron is considered the first full-length film about the computer world.
• The film's creator, Steven Lisberger, came up with the ideas while playing a game in an arcade in the late 1970s.
• The film's visual effects were one of the first films to use computer-aided animation (CGI) technology. Most scenes were created using a computer program specifically designed for the movie.
• During the making of the movie, the computer animation was so slow that only a few pixels could be rendered per second. Therefore, the shooting of the film was completed with the use of lighting effects and laser beams.
• Tron is inspired by some popular video games. The title of the movie comes from the word "Tron", short for "Electronic Games".
• The soundtrack of the movie is one of the first soundtracks made using the Moog synthesizer. Their music was composed by Wendy Carlos.
• Tron became the first PG-rated movie from Disney studios. It was also Disney's first science fiction movie.
• Tron was revived in the 2010 sequel, Tron: Legacy.

Director : Steven Lisberger
Writers : Steven Lisberger, Bonnie MacBird, Charles S. Haas
Director of Photography : Bruce Logan
Music : Wendy Carlos
Production : 1982 - USA - 96 m.
Genre : Action / Adventure / Science Fiction

CAST :

Jeff Bridges

Bruce Boxleitner

David Warner

Cindy Morgan

Barnard Hughes

Dan Shor