Tron Plot Summary and Details

Plot

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.

MPAA Rating:

Genre(s):

Action,Crime and Mystery,Science Fiction

Run Time:

96min.

Theatrical Release Date:

07/09/1982

DVD Release Date:

12/12/2000

Director(s):

Steven Lisberger

Starring:

Jeff Bridges , Bruce Boxleitner , David Warner , Cindy Morgan , Barnard Hughes

Themes:

Virtual Reality,Experiments Gone Awry,Fighting the System,Technology Run Amok,Finding a Way Back Home

Tone:

Bright,Fanciful,Slick,Stylized,Tense

Keywords:

against-all-odds,business,competition,computers,corruption,dimension-travel,genius,gladiator,investigator,oppression,rampage,revenge,role-switching,technology,video-games

Language:

English