Tron (1982) A Deep Dive into the Film

For our series on the 1982 film Tron we go inside the world to discover the origins, the making, the politics involved in it's release, the marketing, box office and eventually the many details inside the film. For this video there were many books utilized in our research and if you want further details check out: The Making of Tron by William Kallay, Tron novel by Brian Daley and The Art of Tron by Michael Bonifer as well as the many special features and DVD/Blu-Ray commentaries. For exclusive content and early access to videos join our Patreon at: patreon.com/RepresentThis Chapters 0:00 The real origin of Tron 4:35 Animalympics 7:33 Bonnie Macbird 10:21 Further Collaborators and failed pitches 14:28 An early Tron vision 26:09 A test for Steven 27:38 Casting 32:38 Principal photography 34:32 An amateur's view on effects 37:06 A changed release date and marketing 41:43 Wall Street and film critics 43:37 The summer of 1982 50:16 The computer world and a hacker 54:22 MCP, Digitizing and romance 57:17 Big doors, colors and clothes 58:23 Computer politics and disk skills 59:59 RAM and Yori 1:02:08 Dumont and more religious themes 1:03:23 Helmets, User disguise and 3 things 1:06:36 Lake Mickey, kisses and aftermath 1:07:48 1982 A younger person's view 1:09:01 Tron gets a second chance 1:10:50 Digging for details