San Antonio’s Collins Garden library showing 1982 sci-fi classic Tron for free this Friday

With the release of the science fiction movie Tron: ARES looming this October, the Collins Garden Branch Library is offering a free showing of the original Tron (1982) — one of the earliest films to make extensive use of CGI — as part of its Friday Retro Movies series.

The storyline of the first of the three full-length Tron films follows genius computer engineer Kevin Flynn, played by Jeff Bridges, who discovers a co-worker has been stealing his designs. When Flynn accesses the system, he’s downloaded into the digital world and competes against his rival’s computer program.

The original movie became a cult classic partially due to its distinctive special effects, which were state-of-the-art for the era.

Free, 2-4 p.m., Collins Garden Branch Library, 200 N. Park Blvd., (210) 207-9120, mysapl.org.

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