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First Use of ComputerGenerated Animation | 1982 | Steven Lisberger
Best Costumes | 1983 | Rosanna Norton
Best Special Visual Effects | 1983 | Harrison Ellenshaw
Best Overall New Extra Features Library Release | 2003 | Jeff Kurtti
Original Retrospective Documentary Library Release | 2003 | Robert Meyer Burnett
Budget 17,000,000 USD
Box Office Collection 33,000,000 USD
The film was disqualified from receiving an Academy Award nomination for special effects, because the Academy felt at the time that using computer generated effects was "cheating".
While the film was a commercial failure, the arcade video games based on it proved to be a tremendous hit and actually out-grossed the film.
The state-of-the-art computer used for the film's key special effects had only 2MB of memory and 330MB of storage.
To inspire the actors, arcade games were placed on the production sets and could be played during downtime. Jeff Bridges apparently was the most adept at the games and found it hard to tear himself away from a game to shoot a scene.
Jeff Bridges produced too much of a bulge in the crotch area in his computer outfit, so he was forced to wear a dance belt to conceal it.
"Alan Bradley: [about the digitizing laser] Great. Can it send me to Hawaii? Lora: Yep, but you gotta purchase your program 30 days in advance. How's it going upstairs? Alan Bradley: Frustrating. I had Tron almost ready, when Dillinger cut everyone with Group-7 access out of the system. I tell you ever since he got that Master Control Program, the system's got more bugs than a bait store. Dr. Walter Gibbs: [laughs] You've got to expect some static. After all, computers are just machines; they can't think. Alan Bradley: Some programs will be thinking soon. Dr. Walter Gibbs: Won't that be grand? Computers and the programs will start thinking and the people will stop."
"[a Bit flies around Flynn's head in a Recognizer] Kevin Flynn: Hey! Hold it right there! Bit: Yes. Kevin Flynn: What do you mean, "yes"? Bit: Yes. Kevin Flynn: Is that all you can say? Bit: No. Kevin Flynn: Know anything else? Bit: Yes. Kevin Flynn: Positive and negative, huh? You're a Bit. Bit: Yes. Kevin Flynn: Well, where's your program? Isn't he going to miss you? Bit: No. Kevin Flynn: *I'm* your program? Bit: Yes. Kevin Flynn: Another mouth to feed. Bit: Yesyesyesyesyes!"
