One of the earliest feature films to reflect 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 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 last word in special effects back in 1982. Surprisingly, despite its long-range influence on the movie industry, the film was a box-office disappointment when first released.

Wow, only a couple of episodes in and we’re already trying out new on air talent! We welcomed Jeff Caddick as our guest Midnight Movie Crew member for this episode and of course discussed the Disney scifi film Tron.

Dan hadn’t actually seen Tron before this so it was interesting to get his take.

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Lee