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"Tron" (1982) was one of the first films from a major studio to use computer graphics extensively and spawned an entire franchise of video games, action figures and comics. When I was 8 years old I really couldn't comprehend just how revolutionary the film was but, like most kids my age, but watching the light cycle scene served as one of those pinnacle moments in my life that led to a life long obsession with motorcycles.



Disney finally released the official trailer for the long rumored "Tron Legacy," which has a release date of December 2010. With a Ducati SportClassic racing around the real world and new and improved light cycles in the virtual world, I can't help but wonder how many 8 year old kids sitting in the audience will be infected with the same passion for bikes as I was 28 years ago.



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The man in black in his acting debut, the 1961 film noir Five Minutes To Live.

In the film, Johnny plays a cold hearted, guitar playing killer tasked with holding a bank manager's wife hostage while his partner holds up the bank. The plan, of course, runs into a few hiccups. One of which being the bank manager's affair with another woman. This makes it pretty hard to get the manager to comply as allowing his wife's death gives him an obvious out in his marriage so he can be with his mistress.

Johnny Cash is surprisingly good in the role. However, it should be noted that the role he is playing is pretty much Johnny Cash with a mean streak and a gun. His character is sadistic and disgusted with suburbia and his sole redeeming quality is his care for children. But this is more so brought on buy guilt for causing the death of another child than actual love.

Look for a very young Ron Howard as Robbie, the bank manager's son.

... it happens to the best of us

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