On this date in 1982, Walt Disney’s Tron, one of the first films from a major studio to use computer graphics extensively, premieres. It stars Jeff Bridges as Kevin Flynn (and his counterpart inside the electronic world, Clu), Bruce Boxleitner as Alan Bradley (and Tron), Cindy Morgan as Lora Baines (and Yori) and Dan Shor as Ram. Tron features the music of Wendy Carlos and Journey. (Despite earning $33 million in North America on its original release, it’s “poor box office performance” will earn Ron Miller, then Disney CEO and Walt’s son-in-law, the unaffectionate nickname of “Tron” Miller.)

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