Disneyís Landmark Computer-Animated Film, ""Tron,"" Returns For Special 10-Day, 70 MM Engagement At The El Capitan Theatre In Hollywood, California Starting May 6, 2004.

4-May-04

Hollywoodís legendary movie palace, The El Capitan Theatre, launches a special 10-day salute to Walt Disney Picturesí 1982 landmark computer animated feature, ìTron,î starting on Thursday May 6, 2004 with a fun-filled opening night event, it was announced by Lylle Breier, Senior Vice President of Worldwide Special Events for Buena Vista Pictures Distribution. An archival 70 mm print of the film (featuring six-track Dolby SR Stereo) will be shown throughout the 10-day engagement (May 6th - 16th, 2004), and original costumes, memorabilia, etc. from ìTronî will also be on display. The opening night panel discussion will be moderated by Academy Award nominated visual effects artist/filmmaker Harrison Ellenshaw, and will include such luminaries from the film as director Steven Lisberger, visual effects supervisor Richard Taylor (ìThe Lord of the Ringsî trilogy), and production designer/futurist Syd Mead. Tickets for the opening night event, which will take place at 7 p.m. on Thursday May 6, 2004 and for all shows during the regular engagement can be purchased at the El Capitan box office, on line at www.elcapitantickets.com or by calling 1-800-DISNEY6.  During the entire run of ìTronî at the El Capitan Theatre, multi-player disc battles & Light Cycles with ìTron 2.0î will be available to play, courtesy of Buena Vista Interactive. As part of the opening night activities, a live ìTron 2.0 Tournamentî will be played on the big movie screen. Original costumes from the film, along with posters, props and other memorabilia will also be on display.Commenting on the announcement, Breier said, ìWe are thrilled to be bringing ëTroní back to the El Capitan for the first time in five years. This is a rare opportunity for fans of the film to see a 70 mm Dolby Stereo print projected on the big screen at Hollywoodís premiere movie palace. Weíve got a great opening night panel to kick off this engagement in style, and lots of exciting displays, games and surprises for everyone throughout the 10-day run. Whether youíve seen the film dozens of times or are just discovering it for the first time, the El Capitan is the place to be for ten days in May.îìTronî broke new ground for the art of computer generated-imagery when it was first released in 1982. Although the technique had previously been used in ìStar Warsî and ìWest World,î ìTronî was the first film to create a three-dimensional world using this medium. A futuristic adventure set in cyberspace, the film follows the exploits of a young computer genius who gets blasted into an electronic world, where computer programs are the alter egos of the programmers who created them. Sentenced to die on the video game grid, he teams up with Tron (an electronic security program) to escape and destroy the Master Control Program and return to the ìrealî world. Jeff Bridges, Bruce Boxleitner, David Warner, Cindy Morgan, and Barnard Hughes star. The film was directed by Steven Lisberger and produced by Donald Kushner.For further information, please visit www.elcapitantickets.com.

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