Tron (1982)
Tron (1982)
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Cast & Crew.
Jeff Bridges
Kevin Flynn / Clu
Bruce Boxleitner
Alan Bradley / Tron
David Warner
Ed Dillinger / Sark / Voice of Master Control Program
Cindy Morgan
Lora / Yori
Barnard Hughes
Dr. Walter Gibbs / Dumont
Dan Shor
Ram/Popcorn Co-Worker
Peter Jurasik
Crom
Tony Stephano
Peter / Sark's Lieutenant
Craig Chudy
Warrior #1
Vince Deadrick Jr.
Warrior #2
Sam Schatz
Expert Disc Warrior
Michael Dudikoff
Conscript #2
Jackson Bostwick
Head Guard
Wendy Carlos
Original Music Composer
Steven Lisberger
Director / Screenplay / Story / Visual Effects Design Consultant
Harrison Ellenshaw
Producer
Donald Kushner
Producer
Ron Miller
Executive Producer
Bruce Logan
Director of Photography
Jeff Gourson
Editor
Pam Polifroni
Casting
Syd Mead
Production Design
Dean Mitzner
Production Design
John B. Mansbridge
Art Direction
Al Roelofs
Art Direction
Roger M. Shook
Set Decoration
Rosanna Norton
Costume Design
Bonnie MacBird
Story
Jean Giraud
Conceptual Design
Richard E. Butler
Stunt Coordinator
James LaRue
Production Sound Mixer
Lee Minkler
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Lorry Richter
Costumer
Nedra Rosemond-Watt
Costumer
Chris Wedge
Visual Effects
John Beach
Visual Effects
Tom Bisogno
Visual Effects
Nancy Hunter Campi
Visual Effects
Larry Elin
Visual Development
Liza Moon
Digital Compositor
John Aardal
Visual Effects Camera
Richard 'Dr.' Baily
Systems Administrators & Support
Don Baker
Visual Effects Camera
William Dungan Jr.
Visual Effects
Art Durinski
Digital Compositor
Kris Gregg
Visual Effects Camera
Patric Kenly
Visual Effects Camera
Jeffrey Kleiser
Digital Supervisor
Bill Kovacs
Systems Administrators & Support
Donald Leich
Animation
Larry Malone
Visual Effects
Tim McGovern
Systems Administrators & Support
Malcolm McMillan
Visual Effects
Gene Miller
Animation
Kenny Mirman
Visual Effects Supervisor
Craig Reynolds
Visual Effects
Craig Reynolds
Visual Effects
Frank Vitz
Systems Administrators & Support
Lynn Wilkinson
Production Coordinator
Christopher Dusendschon
Camera Supervisor
John Hughes
Technical Supervisor
Peg Hunter
Visual Effects Camera
Barry Cook
Animation
Bill Kroyer
Visual Effects Coordinator / Storyboard Artist
Jerry Rees
Visual Effects Coordinator / Storyboard Designer
Darrell Rooney
Animation
John T. Van Vliet
Animation
Roger Allers
Pre-Visualization Supervisor
Andrew Gaskill
Storyboard Artist
Chris Lane
Conceptual Design
Peter Mueller
Conceptual Design
John Norton
Concept Artist
Media.
Details.
Release DateJuly 9, 1982
StatusReleased
Running Time1h 36m
Content RatingPG
Budget$17,000,000
Box Office$33,000,000
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Tron (stylized as TRON) is a 1982 American science fiction action adventure film written and directed by Steven Lisberger from a story by Lisberger and Bonnie MacBird. The film stars Jeff Bridges as Kevin Flynn, a computer programmer and video game developer who is transported inside the software world of a mainframe computer where he interacts with programs in his attempt to escape. It also stars Bruce Boxleitner, David Warner, Cindy Morgan, and Barnard Hughes. Tron, along with The Last Starfighter, was one of cinema's earliest films to use extensive computer-generated imagery (CGI).
The inspiration for Tron dates back to 1976, when Lisberger became intrigued with video games after seeing Pong. He and producer Donald Kushner set up an animation studio to develop Tron with the intention of making it an animated film. To promote the studio itself, Lisberger and his team created a 30-second animation featuring the first appearance of the title character. Eventually, Lisberger decided to include live-action elements with both backlit and computer animation for the actual feature-length film. Various studios had rejected the storyboards for the film before Walt Disney Productions agreed to finance and distribute Tron. There, backlit animation was finally combined with the 2D computer animation and the live action.
Tron was released on July 9, 1982. The film was a moderate success at the box office, and received positive reviews from critics, who praised its groundbreaking visuals and acting but criticized its storyline as being incoherent. Tron received nominations for Best Costume Design and Best Sound at the 55th Academy Awards. It was however disqualified from the Best Visual Effects category because at the time the Academy felt that using computer animation was "cheating". Tron spawned multiple video games (including an arcade tie-in released shortly after the film), and as it became a cult film, a multimedia franchise including comic books. A sequel titled Tron: Legacy, directed by Joseph Kosinski, was released in 2010, with Bridges and Boxleitner reprising their roles and Lisberger acting as producer. A commercial success, it was followed by the XD animated series Tron: Uprising in 2012, set between the two films. A third installment, Tron: Ares, is scheduled to be released on October 10, 2025.