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** Or "make damn sure you delete your incriminating files, lest you be blackmailed with them."
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** First, Alan and Lora show up at Flynn's arcade. Flynn acts a little overly familiar to them both (even if Lora's his ex), snarking that "nothing classes up the joint like a clean-cut young couple." Once they're upstairs, he casually changes his shirt in front of them, remarks Lora isn't one for small talk, and asks Alan if she still leaves clothing on the floor. The end of the scene is Lora brandishing a set of car keys and asking, "Shall we dance?".
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** First, Alan and Lora show up at Flynn's arcade. Flynn acts a little overly familiar to them both (even if though Lora's his ex), snarking that "nothing classes up the joint like a clean-cut young couple." Once they're upstairs, he casually changes his shirt in front of them, remarks Lora isn't one for small talk, and asks Alan if she still leaves clothing on the floor. The end of the scene is Lora brandishing a set of car keys and asking, "Shall we dance?".
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** The other ones come from the tie-in games. {{Intellivision}} got an early draft of the script to work from, so ''Tron: Deadly Disks'' depicts the title character as an ''orange'' figure cutting down ''blue'' colored "enemies." Simple color goof in 1982, but considering what happens later...
** The other one was Maze-A-Tron, again from Intellivision. Playing Flynn, you're alone and trapped in a circuitry maze. There is no way to win this game, just keep playing until an enemy recognizer or other obstacle does you in. Again, consider the sequel...
** The other one was Maze-A-Tron, again from Intellivision. Playing Flynn, you're alone and trapped in a circuitry maze. There is no way to win this game, just keep playing until an enemy recognizer or other obstacle does you in. Again, consider the sequel...
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* ChaoticGood: Flynn in a nutshell. Rules seem to be for other people, he's about 30 and acts like a teenager (even Lora points this out), uses his hacking skills to get out of parking tickets and phone bills...but he's still a good-intentioned guy. The ending (and sequel) seem to indicate that he clawed his way up to NeutralGood.
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* LawfulGood: As a computer security program, [[ThePaladin Tron fights for the Users]].
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** Except that when he said that to Sark, he meant it as a ''compliment.''
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* VisualEffectsOfAwesome: The special effects are revolutionary for their time, and are still impressive, especially if you consider the fact that they were made on computers slower than your cell phone.
** Not only that, but this was one of the first major uses of outsourcing as [[WangFilmProductions a certain Taiwan animation company]] were the guys behind the familiar Tron lines.
** Not only that, but this was one of the first major uses of outsourcing as [[WangFilmProductions a certain Taiwan animation company]] were the guys behind the familiar Tron lines.
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** Not only that, but this was one of the first major uses of outsourcing as [[WangFilmProductions a certain Taiwan animation company]] were the guys behind the familiar Tron lines (and did most of the other coloring as well).
** Not only that, but this was one of the first major uses of outsourcing as [[WangFilmProductions a certain Taiwan animation company]] were the guys behind the familiar Tron lines (and did most of the other coloring as well).
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** Not only that, but this was one of the first major uses of outsourcing as [[WangFilmProductions a certain Taiwan animation company]] were the guys behind the familiar Tron lines.
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** Once Flynn's in cyberspace, there's buckets of HoYay when he allies himself with Ran and Tron. The scene at the [[HealingSpring Power Pool]]? Three pretty men in skintight, neon-lit spandex gasping and giggling over how good [[ICantBelieveItsNotHeroin power from a "pure source"]] is.
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** Once Flynn's in cyberspace, there's buckets of HoYay when he allies himself with Ran Ram and Tron. The scene at the [[HealingSpring Power Pool]]? Three pretty men in skintight, neon-lit spandex gasping and giggling over how good [[ICantBelieveItsNotHeroin power from a "pure source"]] is.
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* ThreeYay: Has to set a minor record, despite being a {{Disney}} flick.
** First, Alan and Lora show up at Flynn's arcade. Flynn acts a little overly familiar to them both (even if Lora's his ex), snarking that "nothing classes up the joint like a clean-cut young couple." Once they're upstairs, he casually changes his shirt in front of them, remarks Lora isn't one for small talk, and asks Alan if she still leaves clothing on the floor. The end of the scene is Lora brandishing a set of car keys and asking, "Shall we dance?".
** Once Flynn's in cyberspace, there's buckets of HoYay when he allies himself with Ran and Tron. The scene at the [[HealingSpring Power Pool]]? Three pretty men in skintight, neon-lit spandex gasping and giggling over how good [[ICantBelieveItsNotHeroin power from a "pure source"]] is.
** And after [[spoiler: Ram dies]] and Flynn's found Tron and Yori? Well, see the arcade scene above. Tron and Yori are doppelgangers of Alan and Lora and in an established relationship already. Doesn't slow down any of the HoYay from earlier, nor does it stop Flynn from giving Yori a very passionate LastKiss before making [[spoiler: what he believes to be]] a HeroicSacrifice to save them all.
** First, Alan and Lora show up at Flynn's arcade. Flynn acts a little overly familiar to them both (even if Lora's his ex), snarking that "nothing classes up the joint like a clean-cut young couple." Once they're upstairs, he casually changes his shirt in front of them, remarks Lora isn't one for small talk, and asks Alan if she still leaves clothing on the floor. The end of the scene is Lora brandishing a set of car keys and asking, "Shall we dance?".
** Once Flynn's in cyberspace, there's buckets of HoYay when he allies himself with Ran and Tron. The scene at the [[HealingSpring Power Pool]]? Three pretty men in skintight, neon-lit spandex gasping and giggling over how good [[ICantBelieveItsNotHeroin power from a "pure source"]] is.
** And after [[spoiler: Ram dies]] and Flynn's found Tron and Yori? Well, see the arcade scene above. Tron and Yori are doppelgangers of Alan and Lora and in an established relationship already. Doesn't slow down any of the HoYay from earlier, nor does it stop Flynn from giving Yori a very passionate LastKiss before making [[spoiler: what he believes to be]] a HeroicSacrifice to save them all.
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* PutOnABus: Alan and Lora, after Flynn is sucked into the computer. They don't show up again until the ending, although Tron learns how to defeat the MCP by contacting Alan from Dumont's I/O tower.
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* CultClassic: Despite a disappointing box-office turnover, the movie didn't fade from memory and developed a devoted cult following. Its cult status is one of the reasons why it got a $170 million sequel almost 30 years later.
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** An inversion since the arcade game came out just shortly before the movie did.
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* ChaoticGood: Flynn in a nutshell. Rules seem to be for other people, he's about 30 and acts like a teenager (even Lora points this out), uses his hacking skills to get out of parking tickets and phone bills...but he's still a good-intentioned guy. The ending (and sequel) seem to indicate that he clawed his way up to NeutralGood.
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* LawfulGood: As a computer security program, [[ThePaladin Tron fights for the Users]].
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** [[EvenEvilHasStandards Even the MCP thinks]] Sark has become "brutal and needlessly sadistic," however.
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* CompleteMonster: Master Control is indulging in religious persecutions, rounding up Programs that believe in the Users, forcing them into [[InvoluntaryBattleToTheDeath killing each other]] in sadistic games - witness the match between Flynn and Crom. He's severely rationed power (nutrients) to the system, brainwashed a good deal of other Programs into {{Mooks}} or drones (see the scene where Tron snaps Yori out of her brainwashing), and planned on taking over both the Pentagon and Kremlin because he was ''bored'' with corporate systems. Of course, Clu borrows that playbook and adds a few new nasty tricks...
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* CompleteMonster: Master Control is indulging in religious persecutions, rounding up Programs that believe in the Users, forcing them into [[InvoluntaryBattleToTheDeath killing each other]] in sadistic games - witness the match between Flynn and Crom. Those who aren't sent to the Games are [[ColdBloodedTorture tortured to the point of de-rez]] (Dumont, Clu 1.0). He's severely rationed power (nutrients) to the system, brainwashed a good deal of other Programs into {{Mooks}} or drones (see the scene where Tron snaps Yori out of her brainwashing), and planned on taking over both the Pentagon and Kremlin because he was ''bored'' with corporate systems. Of course, Clu borrows that playbook and adds a few new nasty tricks...
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* CompleteMonster: Master Control is indulging in religious persecutions, rounding up Programs that believe in the Users, forcing them into [[InvoluntaryBattleToTheDeath killing ''each other'']] in sadistic games - witness the match between Flynn and Crom. He's severely rationed power (nutrients) to the system, brainwashed a good deal of other Programs into {{Mooks}} or drones (see the scene where Tron snaps Yori out of her brainwashing), and planned on taking over both the Pentagon and Kremlin because he was ''bored'' with corporate systems. Of course, Clu borrows that playbook and adds a few new nasty tricks...
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* CompleteMonster: Master Control is indulging in religious persecutions, rounding up Programs that believe in the Users, forcing them into [[InvoluntaryBattleToTheDeath killing ''each other'']] each other]] in sadistic games - witness the match between Flynn and Crom. He's severely rationed power (nutrients) to the system, brainwashed a good deal of other Programs into {{Mooks}} or drones (see the scene where Tron snaps Yori out of her brainwashing), and planned on taking over both the Pentagon and Kremlin because he was ''bored'' with corporate systems. Of course, Clu borrows that playbook and adds a few new nasty tricks...
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* FunnyAneurysmMoment that mixes it with GoneHorriblyRight: {{Tron}}, Flynn is communicating with his hacking program, Clu. Knowing what [[TronLegacy Clu 2.0]] [[CompleteMonster turns into]]...
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* CompleteMonster: Master Control is indulging in religious persecutions, rounding up Programs that believe in the Users, forcing them into [[InvoluntaryBattleToTheDeath killing ''each other'']] in sadistic games - witness the match between Flynn and Crom. He's severely rationed power (nutrients) to the system, brainwashed a good deal of other Programs into {{Mooks}} or drones (see the scene where Tron snaps Yori out of her brainwashing), and planned on taking over both the Pentagon and Kremlin because he was ''bored'' with corporate systems. Of course, Clu borrows that playbook and adds a few new nasty tricks...
* CultClassic: Despite a disappointing box-office turnover, the movie didn't fade from memory and developed a devoted cult following. Its cult status is one of the reasons whyit's getting it got a $170 million sequel almost 30 years later.
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-->'''Flynn:''' ''I wrote you. I taught you everything I know about the system...Now, you're the best program that's ever been written. You're dogged and relentless..."''
-->'''Flynn:''' ''I wrote you. I taught you everything I know about the system...Now, you're the best program that's ever been written. You're dogged and relentless..."''
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* VideoGameMoviesSuck. Flopped on release, though acknowledged to be a classic now. [[SubvertedTrope It made it on to G4's ''Movies That Don't Suck''!]]
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* CultClassic: Despite a disappointing box-office turnover, the movie didn't fade from memory and developed a devoted cult following. Its cult status is one of the reasons why it's getting a $170 million sequel almost 30 years later.later.
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* AccidentalAesop: Do not keep ALL your work in one file with no backups.
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** "I Fight for the Users"
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* NarmCharm: Aspects of this film's visuals, acting, and dialogue have not aged well. But many find this cheesy camp to be a great reason to watch the movie!
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* NarmCharm: Aspects of this film's visuals, acting, and dialogue have not aged well. But many find this cheesy camp to be a [[SoBadItsGood great reason to watch the movie!movie]], while others don't find anything cheesy about it.
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* AwardSnub. The Academy said ''TRON'' "cheated" for using computers. Then ''YoungSherlockHolmes'' was nominated three years later, and ''TheAbyss'' won six years later, both for computer digital effects. Now, the only winner of Best Visual Effects are CGI effects.
* BigLippedAlligatorMoment: The Grid Bugs appear briefly on-screen with Yori explaining that "if [they] get us, we've had it". However, they never appear or get mentioned in the rest of the movie.
** There was supposedly a scene in the original script where the heroes did battle with the bugs, but it was cut.
* BigLippedAlligatorMoment: The Grid Bugs appear briefly on-screen with Yori explaining that "if [they] get us, we've had it". However, they never appear or get mentioned in the rest of the movie.
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* SeinfeldIsUnfunny: ''TRON'' is a manifestation of the power of CGI... and a testimony to how quickly they become dated.
** Ironically, much of it has held up surprisingly well, in part because a lot of practical effects were used to achieve the TronLines and green-screen environments; the CG rotoscoping and vehicles look great. But the fully-CG environments used in a couple scenes to "show off" ironically look their age.
* VindicatedByHistory. It may have been a flop at first, but now it's considered a classic revolutionary pioneering effort in film science fiction and visuals. [[{{Pixar}} John Lasseter]], in an interview which is part of ''The Making Of Tron'', stated that "without ''Tron'' there would have been no ''ToyStory''."
* VisualEffectsOfAwesome: The special effects are revolutionary for their time, and are still impressive, especially if you consider the fact that they were made on computers slower than your cell phone.
** Ironically, much of it has held up surprisingly well, in part because a lot of practical effects were used to achieve the TronLines and green-screen environments; the CG rotoscoping and vehicles look great. But the fully-CG environments used in a couple scenes to "show off" ironically look their age.
* VindicatedByHistory. It may have been a flop at first, but now it's considered a classic revolutionary pioneering effort in film science fiction and visuals. [[{{Pixar}} John Lasseter]], in an interview which is part of ''The Making Of Tron'', stated that "without ''Tron'' there would have been no ''ToyStory''."
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* TearJerker: [[spoiler: Ram's death]]. Even Flynn looks ready to cry.
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* EveryOneIsJesusInPurgatory:
** Much is made of the "Users" being godlike to the programs, and Flynn himself seems to parallel the life and accomplishments of Jesus (especially at the end of the film, which is the Harrowing of Hell in all but name). A lot of scenes also seem to be reminiscent of ''Ben Hur'' and other big Christian epics of the 50s.
** Sark is red, ''has devil horns'', and keeps hammering on the enslaved programs that users don't exist, like those DirtyCommunists.
* EveryOneIsJesusInPurgatory:
** Much is made of the "Users" being godlike to the programs, and Flynn himself seems to parallel the life and accomplishments of Jesus (especially at the end of the film, which is the Harrowing of Hell in all but name). A lot of scenes also seem to be reminiscent of ''Ben Hur'' and other big Christian epics of the 50s.
** Sark is red, ''has devil horns'', and keeps hammering on the enslaved programs that users don't exist, like those DirtyCommunists.
