Tron

Send us Fan Mail In this electrified episode of Get Doc’d, your hosts jack into the neon-drenched mainframe of cinema history to discuss The Making of Tron (2002) and the OG digital fever dream, Tron (1982). We’re talking Jeff Bridges in a glowing jumpsuit, evil AIs with daddy issues, and special effects so experimental they made the Academy go, “Nah, that’s cheating.” (Yes, seriously—they disqualified it for using computers. Wild.) The hosts take you behind the scenes of this glitchy-yet-glorious cult classic, diving into the painstaking backlit animation process—aka hand-painting every frame like it’s a glowing flipbook from the future—and the real-world tech geniuses who helped bring the Grid to life. You’ll hear about how director Steven Lisberger’s video game obsession somehow turned into a Disney movie, why the documentary is just as fascinating as the film, and how Tron managed to inspire everything from The Matrix to your cousin’s NFT pitch deck. It’s a love letter to retro-futurism, digital dreams, and the brave souls who thought, “What if we put a frisbee in cyberspace and made it awesome?” So put on your lightcycle helmet, grab your identity disc, and get ready for a nostalgic joyride through one of the most ambitious, misunderstood, and glow-in-the-dark sci-fi films ever made. Thanks for listening! Follow us on Facebook.