Tron
Front Cover
Rating:
20.020.020.020.020.0
Medium:
DVD
Release Date:
1/15/2002
Theatrical Date:
7/9/1982
Date Imported:
11/25/2007
List Price:
$14.95
Genre:
Science Fiction
Studio:
Walt Disney Video
Cast:
Bridges, Jeff / Boxleitner, Bruce / Warner, David / Morgan, Cindy / Hughes, Barnard
Director:
Lisberger, Steven / Burnett, Robert Meyer
Audience Rating:
PG (Parental Guidance Suggested)
Aspect Ratio:
2.20:1
DVD Region:
1
Running Time:
96
Format:
Anamorphic / Closed-captioned / Collector's Edition / Color / DVD-Video / Widescreen / NTSC
Language:
French (Subtitled) / Spanish (Subtitled) / English (Dolby Digital 5.1)
EAN:
9780788830655
ISBN:
0788830651
UPC:
786936161878
Tag:
Hollywood
Description:

Amazon.com The surprising truth about Disney's 1982 computer-game fantasy is that it's still visually impressive (though technologically quaint by later high-definition standards) and a lot of fun. It's about a computer wizard named Flynn (Jeff Bridges) who is digitally broken down into a data stream by a villainous software pirate (David Warner) and reconstituted into the internal, 3-D graphical world of computers. It is there, in the blazingly colorful, geometrically intense landscapes of cyberspace, that Flynn joins forces with Tron (Bruce Boxleitner) to outmaneuver the Master Control program that holds them captive in the equivalent of a gigantic, infinitely challenging computer game. Disney's wizards used a variety of cinematic techniques and early-'80s state-of-the-art computer-generated graphics to accomplish their dynamic visual goals, and the result was a milestone in cyberentertainment, catering to technogeeks while providing a dazzling adventure for hackers and nonhackers alike. Appearing just in time to celebrate the nascent cyberpunk movement in science fiction, Tron received a decidedly mixed reaction when originally released, but has since become a high-tech favorite and a landmark in special effects, with a loyal following of fans. DVD is a perfect format for the movie's neon-glow color scheme, and the musical score by synthesizer pioneer Wendy Carlos is faithfully preserved on the digitally remastered soundtrack. --Jeff Shannon

Description A masterpiece of breakthrough CGI ingenuity, Disney celebrates the 20th anniversary of TRON, a dazzling film at the flashpoint of a continuing revolution in its genre. This special collector's edition showcases an epic adventure inside a brave new world where the action is measureed in microseconds. When Flynn (Jeff Bridges) hacks the mainframe of his ex-employer to prove his work was stolen by another executive, he finds himself on a much bigger adventure. Beamed inside by a power-hungry master control program, he joins computer gladiators on a deadly game grid, complete with high-velocity "light cycles" and Tron (Bruce Boxleitner), a specialized security program. Together, they fight the ultimate battle with the MCP to decide the fate of both the electronic world and the real world!

Notes:
(20th Anniversary Collector's Edition)