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Tron (20th Anniversary Collector's Edition) - Disney DVD - $15 (Fullerton)
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Product 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 measured 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!
A new 90-minute documentary on the origins and making of Tron anchors this two-disc, 20th-anniversary set, and does a good job of showing the remarkable odds the filmmakers faced. The 15 minutes of computer graphics in the film were developed when this science was in the infant stages; programming often came down to punching numbers into a spreadsheet. Many fans will be surprised to learn how much of the film relies on backlight compositions and "old-fashioned" hand-drawn animation, not a computer. Hundreds of production stills and two deleted scenes will keep aficionados entranced, while the new motion menus are entertaining in their own right.
Aspect Ratio: 2.20:1
MPAA rating: PG (Parental Guidance Suggested)
Director: Robert Meyer Burnett, Steven Lisberger
Run time: 1 hour 36 minutes
Release date: January 15, 2002
Actors: Jeff Bridges, Bruce Boxleitner, Roger Allers, Billy Crystal, Harrison Ellenshaw
Subtitles: Spanish, French
Studio: Walt Disney Video
Number of Discs: 2