Tron (1982)

	Directed by: Steven Lisberger	COUNTRY USA GENRE Science fiction NORWEGIAN TITLE Tron RUNNING TIME 96 minutes
	Produced by: Donald Kushner
	Written by: Steven Lisberger Bonnie MacBird

Cast includes:
CHARACTER	ACTOR/ACTRESS	RATING
Keith Flynn	Jeff Bridges
Alan Bradley	Bruce Boxleitner
Ed Dillinger	David Warner
Dr. Lora Baines	Cindy Morgan	-
Dr. Walter Gibbs	Barnard Hughes	-
Ram	Dan Shor	-
Crom	Peter Jurasik	-

Review

Although visually astounding in its crude, crisp way, this 1982 sci-fi yarn for kids mostly falls flat in its quest to merge the perceived inner workings of computers and video games with familiar storytelling concepts of protagonists versus antagonists. The main problem isn’t necessarily writer/director Steven Lisberger's uninspired and messy plotting, but rather the overwhelming lifelessness with which it’s all imbued. The actors try their best to deliver their lines with conviction amid the emptiness, but it seems unlikely that they understood much of what was going on. The film gained a cult following among kids who were probably just happy to see their burgeoning world of gaming dealt with on the big screen – with the added pleasure that their parents most definitely didn’t get it at all.