In the film, Sam reunites with his thought-to-be-lost father in the Grid, and they join forces to take down Kevin Flynn’s rogue security program, Clu.
Although Tron failed to make a serious impact at the box office, the film was praised by critics and audiences for its performances and visual effects. The film’s cult following is arguably what led Disney to greenlight the follow-up, which saw Garrett Hedlund take the lead role as Sam Flynn, the son of the original protagonist, who was joined by Olivia Wilde’s Quorra.
Bridges and Boxleitner would also reprise their roles.