In 1982, Bridges starred in one of his better-known roles in the science fiction film "Tron", in which he played Kevin Flynn, a video game programmer. That same year, he starred in "Kiss Me Goodbye", an American romantic comedy film directed by Robert Mulligan, with Sally Field. In 1984, he was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Actor for playing an alien in "Starman". He was also acclaimed for his roles in the thriller "Against All Odds" (1984) and the crime drama "Jagged Edge" (1985).