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Steven Lisberger

Steven Lisberger

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Biography

Steven M. Lisberger (born April 24, 1951) is an American film director, producer, and screenwriter. He is best known for writing and directing the 1982 film Tron. Description above from the Wikipedia article Steven Lisberger, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Known For

TRON: Ares
6.5

A highly sophisticated Program called Ares is sent from the digital world into the real world on a dangerous mission, marking humankind's first encounter with A.I. beings.

TRON: Ares

2025
TRON: Legacy
6.5

Sam Flynn, the tech-savvy and daring son of Kevin Flynn, investigates his father's disappearance and is pulled into The Grid. With the help of a mysterious program named Quorra, Sam quests to stop evil dictator Clu from crossing into the real world.

TRON: Legacy

2010
TRON: Uprising
7.5

Some time between 'Tron' and 'Tron: Legacy', a young program named Beck becomes the skillful leader of a revolution inside the computer world of The Grid.

TRON: Uprising

2012
Tron
6.6

When brilliant video game maker Flynn hacks the mainframe of his ex-employer, he is beamed inside an astonishing digital world and becomes part of the very game he is designing. In his mission through cyberspace, Flynn matches wits with a maniacal Master Control Program and teams up with Tron, a security measure created to bring balance to the digital environment.

Tron

1982
Hot Pursuit
5.7

High school student Dan Bartlett misses the plane he was supposed to be on with his rich girlfriend and her family on the way to a Caribbean vacation during a school break. He flies there alone, and runs into a series of characters and misadventures as he tries to catch up.

Hot Pursuit

1987
Slipstream
4.3

In the near future, where Earth has been devastated by man's pollution and giant winds rule the planet, bounty hunter Matt kidnaps a murderer out of the hands of two police officers, planning to get the bounty himself.

Slipstream

1989
Visualizing TRON
5.5

A focused look at TRON: Legacy's production design, examining the importance of light, the work of director Joseph Kosinski, the ideas behind the story, the evolution of the film's special effects, the combination of practical and digital sets and effects, the unique aspects of the costumes, shooting in 3D, creating a young Jeff Bridges, and more.

Visualizing TRON

2011
Animalympics
6.1

Animalympics is all about the Animal Olympics Contest where all the animals around the world gather to take part in everything from skiing in North America to the very long marathon race in humid conditions.

Animalympics

1980
The Making of Slipstream
N/A

The making of Steven Lisberger's 1989 Sci-Fi film Slipstream

The Making of Slipstream

1989
Installing the Cast
5.5

A pat-on-the-back featurette that looks at the work of the actors on TRON: Legacy.

Installing the Cast

2011
1982: Hollywood Summer
6.0

In the 1980s, Hollywood cinema was revolutionized. Especially the summer of 1982 changed the entertainment cinema with nine grand films forever, as the documentary shows.

1982: Hollywood Summer

2019
The Making of TRON
7.0

This made-for-video documentary treats science fiction fans to a behind-the-scenes look at the making of Tron, Disney's classic live-action film about a programmer who must fight for his life against killer programs after being pulled inside of his company's computer. Includes interviews with the cast and crew of the film who share their experiences from working on this unique project, as well as discuss the special efforts that went into bringing it to completion.

The Making of TRON

2002
Computers Are People, Too!
7.0

This movie explores the possibilities of interaction between man and computer, with some historical background. It demonstrates techniques introduced in the Disney movie Tron (1982), combining computer-synthesized animation and real-life object photography.

Computers Are People, Too!

1982
Photo Tronology
N/A

Tron director and Legacy producer Steven Lisberger and his son, Carl, visit the Disney archives to dig through the concept art and materials the studio saved from the original Tron.

Photo Tronology

2011
Visual Futurist: The Art & Life of Syd Mead
4.0

Enter the world of Syd Mead, legendary "VISUAL FUTURIST" behind such films as "Blade Runner", "TRON", "Aliens", "2010", and experience his art like never before. Explore his life and career spanning the entire design spectrum from his early beginnings at Ford, and designing consumer products for Philips, to 747 interiors in the Middle East, including a yacht for Donald Trump. This feature length documentary offers a compelling portrait of a man revered around the world, and a detailed look into the field of design, including work by the artist which has never been seen, until now...

Visual Futurist: The Art & Life of Syd Mead

2006
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5.0

The first sequence of the Hearst Castle was rotoscoped from Steven Lisberger's film and animated in Cosmic Cartoon. Lisberger did much of the matte painting, figure rotoscoping and airbrush painting, and Eric Ladd did the Earth rotation animation.

Cosmic Cartoon

1973
Launching the Legacy
N/A

Producer Steven Lisberger introduces the test trailer he and his fellow filmmakers created to sell the viability of a Tron sequel to the studio, some two-and-a-half decades after the debut of the original film. (The full test trailer is included and, in many ways, is more riveting than Legacy.) From there, the featurette kicks into high-EPK gear as the filmmakers quickly dissect the new story, touch on the science behind their vision, and offer their thoughts on the final film

Launching the Legacy

2011
The Early Development of Tron
N/A

a look at The Early Development of Tron an Early Lisberger Studios Animation logo, a Computers are People Too television short from 1982 (with a sneak peek at Tron), "Early Video Tests" commissioned by the studio, and a Development Gallery of original concept art, sketches and storyboards

The Early Development of Tron

2002