One of the earliest movies to mirror 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 right 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 final word in effects in 1982. Surprisingly, despite its long-range influence on the movie industry, the film would be a box-office disappointment when first released. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi
One of the earliest movies to mirror 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 right 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 final word in effects in 1982. Surprisingly, despite its long-range influence on the movie industry, the film would be a box-office disappointment when first released. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi
One of the earliest movies to mirror 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 right 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 final word in effects in 1982. Surprisingly, despite its long-range influence on the movie industry, the film would be a box-office disappointment when first released. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi
One of the earliest movies to mirror 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 right 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 final word in effects in 1982. Surprisingly, despite its long-range influence on the movie industry, the film would be a box-office disappointment when first released. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi
One of the earliest movies to mirror 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 right 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 final word in effects in 1982. Surprisingly, despite its long-range influence on the movie industry, the film would be a box-office disappointment when first released. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi
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