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As we hurtle towards the October release of TRON: Ares, the Slice of Cherry Guys go back to the simple days of 1982 when a weird little film from Disney left a lasting mark on pop culture despite its mixed reception. Where else can you see Jeff Bridges being sucked into a computer, or David Warner's character channeling big fascist energy with a glowing frisbee, or those *amazing* Tron Lines that are now staples of laser tag venues worldwide?

Does it hold up? Chris thinks so - and will threaten anyone who disagrees - while Dave's not quite as convinced. But given its influence on pop culture and the many computer stories that came in its wake (ReBoot, anyone?), it's safe to say TRON is still a very important film.

And yes, Homer, we have seen the movie TRON.

Tell us what you thought at sliceofcherryguys@gmail.com!

EXTRA LINKS:
Archived link to a 1982 New York Times story on special effects in filmmaking, with a particular look at the then-unreleased TRON: https://archive.md/20120915031719/http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9F00E3DB123BF937A35754C0A964948260&sec=technology&spon=&pagewanted=all

Archived link to a 2012 retrospective piece from Creative Planet Network about TRON's impact on filmmaking: https://archive.md/20120707112440/http://digitalcontentproducer.com/dcc/revfeat/video_tron/

Roger Ebert's original review of TRON: https://archive.md/20120915031736/http://rogerebert.suntimes.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/19820101/REVIEWS/201010350/1023

Wayback Machine link to 1982 interview with Wendy Carlos and Michael Fremer on the music of TRON: https://web.archive.org/web/20101202105815/http://wendycarlos.com/other/PDF-Files/KbdOnTRON*.pdf

TRON (Slice of Cherry Guys #68)

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