S16 Ep823: Tron (1982)

“Bury me at Flynn’s Arcade” - SteveOn this week’s show, we’re finally talking about the landmark special effects movie/ride, Tron! This is the film where a computer programmer, played by the handsome as all get-out Jeff Bridges, gets pulled into his own computer system and has to battle for the freedom of… accounting software? How incredible are the cinematic vibes here? Is it any surprise Bridges needed the codpiece adjusted? How many Star Wars references can you find here? And thank The User we didn’t have to deal with an over-explanatory opening scroll or narration, get that outta here and let us use our brains! PLUS: Never ride in a helicopter with a cast member from Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles II: The Secret of the Ooze! Tron stars Jeff Bridges, Bruce Boxleitner, Cindy Morgan, Barnard Hughes, Dan Shor, and the late, great David Warner as Dillinger/Sark/Master Control Program; directed by Steven Lisberger.This episode is brought to you in part by Rocket Money. Cancel your unwanted subscriptions and reach your financial goals faster with Rocket Money. Go to RocketMoney dot com slash whm today. That’s RocketMoney dot com slash whm.And by ASPCA Pet Health Insurance. To explore coverage, visit A-S-P-C-A pet insurance dot com slash WHM That’s A-S-P-C-A pet insurance dot com slash WHM. Eligibility restrictions apply. Visit ASPCA PET INSURANCE DOT COM SLASH AMAZON TERMS for more info.Be sure to pick up our digital show on Terminator: Dark Fate, available now in our Patreon shop!Don’t sleep on snagging your tickets to our 15th Anniversary show this December where we’re talking all things Arnold in Total Recall! It’s gonna be a gas and we wanna see you there! Click through for tickets now!Throughout 2025, we’ll be donating 100% of our earnings from our merch shop to the Center for Reproductive Rights. So head over and check out all these masterful designs and see what tickles your fancy! Shirts? Phone cases? Canvas prints? We got all that and more! Check it out and kick in for a good cause!Original cover art by Felipe Sobreiro.