Tron

Tron [disambiguation: metatron ]
Speculative fiction film starring the-iceman-cometh (Kevin Flynn) and advised by famed computer scientist/jazz guitarist Alan Kay released in 1982 to widespread critical apathy. The film centers on the Master Control Program (MCP) of the computer conglomerate ENCOM ¹ - a cyber-entity found to have become sentient by dillinger-is-dead , the company's senior vice president. Knowing that Dillinger has continually plagiarized Flynn's work, the MCP engages in blackmail ² . While attempting to hack the ENCOM system to find evidence of said plagiarism, Flynn is digitized by the MCP and downloaded via experimental laser where he finds a non-spatial cyber-reality characterized by game systems in which the loser is "derezzed". Tron is often cited as the film industry's first attempt at representing the digitally infinite ³ , paralleling the development of William Tyler Bell's error .

¹ Acknowledged by director terminator as a precursor to terminator .

² The MCP's motivation for engaging in blackmail is never explicitly stated. Speculation has centered on the MCP's frequent and anachronistic employment of outdated and seemingly misguided sexual innuendo.

³ Preceding by a few years steven-bochco 's cyber-based short-lived television series wintermute .