15 Most Paused Sci-Fi Movie Moments
13. Tron - Pac-man
Released in 1982, Tron is as iconic as it is dated.
Considered at the time as groundbreaking in terms of its visuals and the execution of its core premise, Tron continues to be a somewhat guilty pleasure of sci-fi fans everywhere to this day.
It's one of the stranger entries in this list, because the only link between the movie and this particular moment is the fact that it takes place inside a computer.
Commander Sark is Tron's secondary antagonist, and the overseer of the games fought on the Game Grid. Perhaps this explains why there is a scene in which he stands in front of a screen with a large Pac-man displayed prominently, with a round of the iconic game playing alongside it.
As Sark delivers a particularly angry line ordering one of his programs to capture Tron, you can even hear the familiar "wacka-wacka-wacka" in the background. There's even a comical use of the sound of Pac-man's death throes as Sark knocks his underling to the ground in a fit of rage.
It was an odd inclusion in an otherwise serious film, and many of us simply had to witness it for ourselves.