Greetings, Programs! The TRON Watch Party has officially begun. Follow this thread for fun facts and insightful crew quotes to enhance your Watch Party experience. First up, did you know… #TronMovie

Flynn’s Arcade was created inside a real building, called the “The Hull Building,” in Culver City, California. The creators wanted something “cluttered and organic-looking” compared to the rest of the movie. #TronMovie

Enter Sark! #TronMovie

I love this detail! Inside the vehicles, like the tanks and Recognizers, you’ll see a detail that’s very familiar: barcodes! #TronMovie

Although Clu stands for “Codified Likeness Utility” in the world of TRON, CLU (short for “CLUster”) is also the name of a programming language created by Barbara Liskov and her MIT students in 1974-1975. #TronMovie

Clu's scream is literally what I imagine when any program crashes in my computer! #TronMovie

I always found it interesting how Jeff Bridges (as Clu) started tearing up during this torture scene, making it look like a Program was more than just a Program. #TronMovie

What a cool way to transition into the real world by having a helicopter that looks like it came out of the elecTRONic world! #TronMovie

Dillinger has boring interior design tastes, but there’s a reason for that! #TronMovie

Saying “End of line” is how I want to end my conversations. #TronMovie

Fun Fact: 16 cubicles were made at Disney’s Stage 4 for this scene, but the other hundreds of cubicles were painted by matte artist, assistant producer, & visual effects supervisor Harrison Ellenshaw (also known for his work on A New Hope and The Empire Strikes Back). #TronMovie

Writer and director Steven Lisberger originally created Tron (or “Electronic Man”) as part of a radio ad for his Boston-based animation studio. He later transformed Tron into a protector from a digital world with the help of Bonnie MacBird. #TronMovie

Steven Lisberger was inspired by a PBS broadcast that featured the Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory and the laser experiments they were conducting. They ended up filming in the lab and officials were excited about a movie being shot in their facility. #TronMovie

Jeff Bridges: actor and video gamer. #TronMovie

Iconic #TronMovie quote!

It’s wild that I don’t have a “Flynn’s” shirt. I need to fix that ASAP. What’s the coolest piece of Tron merch any of you own? #TronMovie

Speaking of “Flynn’s,” the iconic neon sign sitting outside of the arcade is one of the few surviving props located at Disney Studios. See its story and restoration in Episode 2 of the Disney+ series #PropCulture. #TronMovie

Such a fascinating moment about computers and religion. Peel back the video game aesthetics and you’ll find some deeper parallels and messages at work in TRON. #TronMovie

I mean, he’s not wrong. #TronMovie

Love seeing the “Gort, Klaatu Barada Nikto” sign in Alan’s cubicle. In case you didn’t know, it’s from the movie The Day the Earth Stood Still (1951). Gort is a robot who protects Klaatu. Tron is a security program who also protects! #TronMovie

For Flynn’s transition into the digital world, effects animators John Van Vliet and Allen Blythe replaced photos of Flynn with ones showing an empty laser lab to show him disappearing bit by bit. #TronMovie

TRON was the first to use backlight compositing throughout the movie to color characters and environments. Needless to say, it was A LOT of hard work. #TronMovie

When Sark said he’d been hoping the MCP would send him “somebody with a little bit of guts,” he probably wasn’t thinking literally! #TronMovie

Raise your hand if you have this entire quote memorized! #TronMovie

Sam Schatz, a frisbee specialist and national champion frisbee player, choreographed the identity disk fights, and alongside stunt coordinator Dick Butler, performed many of the disk stunts. #TronMovie

The scoop arm the players hold in the Ring Game made a brief appearance in Episode 2 of the Disney+ series #PropCulture! #TronMovie

Bruce Boxleitner nearly turned down the role of Tron because he didn’t want to be cooped up in sound stages, but his first wife convinced him to reread the script. He ended up liking the digital frontier and “Old West” aspects and took up the role. #TronMovie

Originally, “good” Programs were yellow and “bad” were blue, but the colors were changed during production. Good became blue and bad became red/warm colors, but some scenes ended up with the original color scheme. #TronMovie

Syd Mead appreciation post! #TronMovie

Did you spot the Pac-Man? #TronMovie

I want what they’re having, please and thank you! #TronMovie

Recognizers were originally designed by John Norton and pretty much remained unchanged throughout the production of the movie since its initial design. #TronMovie

I love when Ram has that moment of realization that something is different about Flynn. At least he got to meet a User before derezzing. #TronMovie

Steven Lisberger wanted translucent sails for the Solar Sailer because he wanted it to look ethereal, magical, and elegant. #TronMovie

Yori! Here’s concept art of Yori by Syd Mead. #TronMovie

Surprisingly, Bit went through several design changes during production. John Norton designed the final version we see in the movie, and Judson Rosebush of Digital Effects created Bit’s “yes” and “no” moments. #TronMovie

Many of the costumes in the digital world were the work of costume designers Elois Jenssen and Rosanna Norton. Both received Academy Award nominations in 1982 for their work in TRON. #TronMovie

In case you missed it, @CollectDST recently announced the Tron Deluxe Action Figures Series 1 is back in stock, including Infiltrator Flynn! #TronMovie https://shop.diamondselecttoys.com/tron-movie-select-action-figures-series-1-set

Barnard Hughes spent some of his time with computer programmers at Information International. He discovered they had a mystical-like approach when it came to their machines and he brought that to his role as Dumont. #TronMovie

I love the religious implications of this scene with Dumont who looks very “bishop” like in his costume and acts as a middle person between the User (a god-like being) and the Program (the creation). #TronMovie

Gotta love the guy who pretty much figured out it wasn’t worth it and just threw himself off the edge, lol! #TronMovie

Fun Fact: Syd Mead’s initial inspiration for the Solar Sailer was a Spanish Galleon. #TronMovie

Did you spot the giant Mickey Mouse head? #TronMovie

There goes Flynn, risking himself for the good of the mission. Reminds me of someone else who needed recovery while traveling on a Solar Sailer… #TronMovie #TronLegacy

The music gets very intense here. Speaking of music, Wendy Carlos is the composer for all of the original music in TRON. #TronMovie

Here’s what Syd Mead said about the MCP in ‘The Art of TRON’! #TronMovie

I really appreciate this insight into Cindy Morgan’s characters from Cindy Morgan herself. #TronMovie

There goes Flynn again, risking himself for the good of the mission and how he doesn’t change one bit in #TronLegacy.

#FlynnLives

You lose, Dillinger. End of line. #TronMovie

Love that time lapse at the end of the movie. It’s like a giant circuit board! #TronMovie

Thank you so, so much to everyone who joined in and tweeted along. I hope you enjoyed tonight’s Watch Party! Make sure to set your alarms for Thursday’s #TronLegacy Watch Party! End of line. #TronMovie