Sam Flynn [Sam has entered the Grid, the digital world his father found twenty years ago. He has been captured by guards, and forced to fight in the arena.]
What am I supposed to do?
Gem Survive.
Most-quoted character in Tron: Legacy (2010): in 20 of its 32 quotes
Most scenes with: Kevin Flynn (9), Quorra (6), CLU (2)
Scenes with Sam
20 scenes Sam Flynn Gem Sam Flynn Where am I? Am I on the grid? Who are you? [CLU's helmet opens, revealing Kevin Flynn's face] Dad?
Sam. Look at you, man. Look at the size of you. How did you get in here?
Sam Flynn I got your message.
So it's just you?
Sam Flynn Yeah.
Just you. Isn't this something?
Sam Flynn You look the same.
Oh, a lot has happened, Sam. More than you can imagine.
Sam Flynn So, you were trapped in here.
That's right.
Sam Flynn And you're in charge.
Right again. Two for two.
Sam Flynn So, can we just go home?
Not in the cards. Not for you.
Sam Flynn [Surprised]
Well, that's a hell of a way to treat your son.
Oh, that. [Looks at Sam] I'm not your father, Sam. But I am very, very happy to see you.
Sam Flynn [realizing]
CLU. Where is he? What did you do to him?
Same thing I'm going to do to you. User.
Sam?
Sam Flynn Long time.
You have no idea. You're here. [hugs him] You're here.
Sam Flynn I'm here.
You're big.
Sam Flynn [looks up and down at his father, bewildered]
You're...
How did you get here?
Sam Flynn Alan came over.
Bradley.
Flynn shared them with me. I've read them all.
Sam Flynn Huh. Light reading. Tolstoy, Dovstoyevsky, I-Ching. "Journey Without a Goal." Must have a killer ending.
Flynn is teaching me about the art of the selfless. About removing oneself from the equation. But between you and me, Jules Verne is my favorite. Do you know Jules Verne?
Sam Flynn Sure.
The Miracle...You remember. ISOs, isomorphic algorithms, a whole new life form.
Sam Flynn And you created them?
[Laughs]
No, no. They manifested, like a flame. They weren't really, really from anywhere. The conditions were right, and they came into being. For centuries we dreamed of gods, spirits, aliens, and intelligence beyond our own. I found them in here, like flowers in a wasteland. Profoundly naive; unimaginably wise. They were spectacular. Everything I'd hope to find in the system; control, order, perfection. None of it meant a thing. Been living in a hall of mirrors. The ISOs shattered it, the possibilities of their root code, their digital DNA. Disease? History! Science, philosophy, every idea man has ever had about the Universe up for grabs. Biodigital jazz, man. The ISOs, they were going to be my gift to the world.
Sam Flynn So what happened?
CLU. CLU happened.
[Flashback sequence shows CLU's corruption, and Tron sacrificing himself to save Flynn.]
It was a coup. Tron, he fought for me. I never saw him again.
Sam Flynn So why didn't you fight?
He did.
CLU fed on my resistance. The more I fought, the more powerful he became. It was impressive, really. And my miracle? CLU saw the ISOs as an imperfection, so he destroyed them.
Sam Flynn Ice caps are melting, war in the Middle East, Lakers/Celtics back at it. I don't know, rich are getting richer, poor are getting poorer. Cell phones, online dating, Wi-fi.
What's Wi-fi?
Sam Flynn Wireless interlinking.
Of digital devices?
Sam Flynn Yeah.
Huh. I thought of that in '85.
[both laugh]
[Kevin Flynn and CLU confront each other at the portal] [Stretches his arm out to hold Sam back and walks towards CLU]
This is mine . . . [To CLU] Had a feeling you'd be here.
I did everything . . . Everything you ever asked!
I know you did.
I executed the plan!
As you saw it.
You! You promised that we would change the world . . . together. You broke your promise!
I know. I understand that now.
I took the system to its maximum potential. I created the perfect system!
The thing about perfection is that it's unknowable. It's impossible, but it's also right in front of us, all the time. You wouldn't know that because I didn't, when I created you . . . I'm sorry, CLU . . . I'm sorry.
Sam Flynn [CLU kicks Flynn to the ground]
No! [punches CLU, Clu throws him away]
Sam Flynn [CLU beats up Flynn, and separates the plates, cutting off Sam and Quorra from Kevin Flynn.]
Dad!
[taking Flynn's identity disc]
You knew I'd beat you. And still you did all this. For him? [CLU realizes that he is holding Quorra's disc] No! Why?
He's my son!
Sam Flynn No!
Sam, it's time.
Sam, it's what he wants.
Sam Flynn I'm not leaving you!
Take her!
[CLU climbs up, and runs toward the Portal. Kevin Flynn begins re-integration to stop him.]
NOOOO!!!
[Kevin Flynn re-integrates with CLU, the force of their detonation destroys the Grid]
Sam [After the security guard ‘corners’ him on top of the building]
Don’t sweat it. You’re boss is okay with this.
Guard
The hell he is!
Sam Your boss works for the CEO, and the CEO works for the shareholders. Now do you know who the biggest shareholder is?
Guard
I don’t know, some kid.
Guard
[Sam spreads his hands, indicating himself]
You’re Mr. Flynn? Why? This is your father’s company!
Sam Not anymore.
[jumps off the roof]
Sam Alan, you’re acting like I’m gonna to find him sitting there working. Just “Hey kiddo. Lost track of time”.
Alan
[Throws him the keys]
Wouldn’t that be something?
Sam [After being handed a lightcycle in its dormant form]
What’s this? What do I do with this?
I’ll give you a hint. Not that.
Computer Combatant 3 versus Rinzler.
Crowd
[Rinzler steps forward]
Rinzler! Rinzler! Rinzler!
Sam You got to be kidding me.
Sam [Rinzler reaches back and pulls out his disk and separates it into two. Sam tries the same thing, but can’t]
Oh, come on. Is that even legal?
Sam They’re turning around.
Not by choice. Their vehicles aren’t designed to work off-Grid. They’ll malfunction on this terrain.
Sam What about us?
She’s the miracle, man. Everything I ever worked for. “A digital frontier to reshape the human condition.”
Sam I always thought that was just a plug line.
Sam Oh, trust me. There’s no comparison.
What’s it like?
Sam The sun?
Yeah.
Sam Wow. I’ve never had to describe it. Warm. Radiant. [looks at her] Beautiful.
My disk is everything Sam. It’s the master key. The golden ticket. The way out. And not just for me.
Sam What do you mean?
Our worlds are more connected than anyone knows. Clu figures if I can be in…
Sam He can be out?
With my disk, it’s possible.
Sam And then what?
Game over. The guy doesn’t dig imperfection. What’s more imperfect than our world?
Sam Must have been something before Clu screwed it up.
No, no, he… He’s me. I screwed it up. Chasing after perfection. Chasing after what was right in front of me. [Turns to Sam] Right in front of me.
Sam Look what you’ve accomplished. It’s incredible.
[After escaping and realizing Kevin had lost his disk, Sam wants to go back to get it]
No, we stay together.
Sam Dad, I can do this.
You’ve done enough already! Sam, you’re really… You’re messing with my Zen thing, man.
Sam Oh, and, you were right, Alan.
Alan
About what?
Sam About everything.
So what’s next, Sam?
Sam I guess we’re supposed to change the world.
Sam We can go home. Don't you want that?
Sometimes, life has a way of moving you past things like wants and hopes.
