Tron is a 1982 American science fiction film written and directed by Steven Lisberger, and released by Buena Vista Distribution. It stars Jeff Bridges as protagonist Kevin Flynn; Bruce Boxleitner in a dual role as security program Tron and Tron's "User", computer programmer Alan Bradley; Cindy Morgan in a dual role as program Yori and her "User", Dr. Lora Baines; Barnard Hughes in a dual role as the tower guardian Dumont and his "User", Dr. Walter Gibbs; Tony Stefano in a dual role as Ed Dillinger's secretary Peter and Sark's otherwise-nameless Lieutenant; and Dan Shor as Ram. David Warner... plays all three main antagonists: the program Sark, his "User", Ed Dillinger, and the voice of the artificially intelligent Master Control Program. The film also features cameo roles by Jackson Bostwick and Michael Dudikoff . Development of Tron began in 1976 when Lisberger became fascinated with Pong. Along with producer Donald Kushner, he set up an animation studio to develop Tron with the intention of making it an animated film. Lisberger decided to include live-action elements with the computer animation.
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| Release date: | July 9, 1982 |
| Directed by: | Steven Lisberger |
| Rated: |  |
| Runtime: | 96 Minutes |
| Producer: | Donald Kushner |
| Editor: | Jeff Gourson |
| Music by: | Wendy Carlos |
| Cinematography: | Bruce Logan |
| Screenplay by: | Steven Lisberger |
| Estimated budget: | $17,000,000 |
| Adapted from: | Tron |
| Genre: | Science Fiction, Thriller, Action, Adventure |