Tron
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When brilliant video game maker Flynn hacks the mainframe of his ex-employer, he is beamed inside an astonishing digital world and becomes part of the very game he is designing. In his mission through cyberspace, Flynn matches wits with a maniacal Master Control Program and teams up with Tron, a security measure created to bring balance to the digital environment.
What critics thought
Tron divided critics sharply along a single fault line: nearly everyone agreed the visuals were groundbreaking, but they split hard over whether there was anything beneath them. Enthusiasts like Siskel and Ebert celebrated it as a genuinely exciting experience; detractors at Variety, the New York Times, and the Washington Post found the story hollow and the spectacle cold, arguing that dazzle alone couldn't carry a film.
“a dazzling movie from Disney in which computers have been used to make themselves romantic and glamorous. Here's a technological sound-and-light show that is sensational and brainy, stylish and fun”
Roger Ebert·Chicago Sun-Times
“a trip, and a terrifically entertaining one at that...It's a dazzler that opens up our minds to our new tools, all in a traditional film narrative.”
Gene Siskel·Chicago Tribune
“Tron is loaded with visual delights but falls way short of the mark in story and viewer involvement. Screenwriter-director Steven Lisberger has adequately marshalled a huge force of technicians to deliver the dazzle, but even kids (and specifically computer game geeks) will have a difficult time getting hooked on the situations”
Variety
“It's got momentum and it's got marvels, but it's without heart; it's a visionary technological achievement without vision”
Jay Scott·The Globe and Mail
“Fascinating as they are as discrete sequences, the computer-animated episodes don't build dramatically. They remain a miscellaneous form of abstract spectacle”
Gary Arnold·The Washington Post
Accolades
Genres
Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi
Cast & Crew
Steven LisbergerDirector
Jeff BridgesKevin Flynn / Clu
Bruce BoxleitnerAlan Bradley / Tron
David WarnerEd Dillinger / Sark
Cindy MorganLora / Yori
Barnard HughesDr. Walter Gibbs / Dumont
Dan ShorRam
Peter JurasikCrom
Vince Deadrick Jr.Warrior #2
Jackson BostwickHead Guard
Wendy CarlosComposer
Bonnie MacBirdWriterTron
When brilliant video game maker Flynn hacks the mainframe of his ex-employer, he is beamed inside an astonishing digital world and becomes part of the very game he is designing. In his mission through cyberspace, Flynn matches wits with a maniacal Master Control Program and teams up with Tron, a security measure created to bring balance to the digital environment.
What critics thought
Tron divided critics sharply along a single fault line: nearly everyone agreed the visuals were groundbreaking, but they split hard over whether there was anything beneath them. Enthusiasts like Siskel and Ebert celebrated it as a genuinely exciting experience; detractors at Variety, the New York Times, and the Washington Post found the story hollow and the spectacle cold, arguing that dazzle alone couldn't carry a film.
“a dazzling movie from Disney in which computers have been used to make themselves romantic and glamorous. Here's a technological sound-and-light show that is sensational and brainy, stylish and fun”
Roger Ebert·Chicago Sun-Times
“a trip, and a terrifically entertaining one at that...It's a dazzler that opens up our minds to our new tools, all in a traditional film narrative.”
Gene Siskel·Chicago Tribune
“Tron is loaded with visual delights but falls way short of the mark in story and viewer involvement. Screenwriter-director Steven Lisberger has adequately marshalled a huge force of technicians to deliver the dazzle, but even kids (and specifically computer game geeks) will have a difficult time getting hooked on the situations”
Variety
“It's got momentum and it's got marvels, but it's without heart; it's a visionary technological achievement without vision”
Jay Scott·The Globe and Mail
“Fascinating as they are as discrete sequences, the computer-animated episodes don't build dramatically. They remain a miscellaneous form of abstract spectacle”
Gary Arnold·The Washington Post
Accolades
Genres
Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi
Cast & Crew
Steven LisbergerDirectorJeff BridgesKevin Flynn / CluBruce BoxleitnerAlan Bradley / TronDavid WarnerEd Dillinger / SarkCindy MorganLora / YoriBarnard HughesDr. Walter Gibbs / DumontDan ShorRamPeter JurasikCromVince Deadrick Jr.Warrior #2Jackson BostwickHead GuardWendy CarlosComposerBonnie MacBirdWriterStream
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