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Release Date:
23 June 1976 (USA)
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Welcome to the 23rd Century more
Plot:
An idyllic sci-fi future has one major drawback: life must end at 30. full summary | full synopsis
Awards:
Nominated for 2 Oscars.
Another 7 wins
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2 nominations
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A science fiction film that gives the genre a run for its money
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Cast
(Cast overview, first billed only) | Michael York | ... | Logan |
 | Richard Jordan | ... | Francis |
 | Jenny Agutter | ... | Jessica 6 |
| Roscoe Lee Browne | ... | Box |
 | Farrah Fawcett | ... | Holly (as Farrah Fawcett-Majors) |
| Michael Anderson Jr. | ... | Doc |
 | Peter Ustinov | ... | Old Man |
| Randolph Roberts | ... | 2nd Sanctuary Man |
| Lara Lindsay | ... | The Woman Runner |
 | Gary Morgan | ... | Billy |
| Michelle Stacy | ... | Mary 2 |
| Laura Hippe | ... | Woman Customer |
| David Westberg | ... | Sandman |
| Camilla Carr | ... | Sanctuary Woman |
 | Greg Lewis | ... | Cub (as Gregg Lewis) |
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Runtime:
120 min
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Color (Metrocolor)
Aspect Ratio:
2.20 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
70 mm 6-Track (70 mm prints) |
Stereo (with Dolby noise reduction) (35 mm prints)
Certification:
Iceland:L |
West Germany:12 |
Italy:T |
Canada:PG (TV rating) |
Australia:G (alternate rating) |
Australia:PG (original rating) |
Canada:AA (Ontario) |
Canada:PG (Manitoba) |
Finland:K-16 |
Norway:16 |
Singapore:PG |
UK:PG |
USA:PG |
Canada:G (Quebec) |
UK:A (original rating) |
Canada:A (Nova Scotia) |
Netherlands:12
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Before producing the film himself, 'Saul David' shopped the property to producer 'Irwin Allen', who picked up the book rights as an option. Unfortunately, Allen was at the top of his game with his legendary disaster films The Poseidon Adventure (1972), and The Towering Inferno (1974) and so put "Logan's Run" on the back-burner. Unfortunately, the property rights lapsed and so the film was eventually produced by David himself. Interesting note: Producer David used Irwin Allen's trusted special effects man L.B. Abbott on "Logan's Run". And when David was at 20th Century-Fox during the 1960s making movies like Fantastic Voyage (1966) and Our Man Flint (1966), L.B. Abbott was the man responsible for the FX in those films as well.
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Continuity: When Logan and Francis are chasing the runner in the open-air lobby, the runner climbs up one floor and starts to clamber over the railing. As shown from below, the support column next to the place where he's climbing up is about flush with the railing. Then the shot changes and the runner is shown still clambering over the railing. However, now the support column extends a few feet back from the railing, and there's a large potted plant next to it that wasn't there before.
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Quotes:
[first lines]
Logan: [tapping on a glass window of maternity room] Wake up.
Francis 7: Logan, you are here. I couldn't believe it when they told me. What are you doing?
Logan: [indicates baby] Logan 6. Well it's not everyday that they authorize a new sandman. I tell you Francis,
[indicating baby]
Logan: that's him.
Francis 7: Well maybe, maybe not. What does it matter? Anyway, he isn't yours anymore.
Logan: [continues tapping lightly on the glass]
Francis 7: All right, you want me to wake him?
[bangs loudly on the glass with his baton]
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Logan: [tapping on a glass window of maternity room] Wake up.
Francis 7: Logan, you are here. I couldn't believe it when they told me. What are you doing?
Logan: [indicates baby] Logan 6. Well it's not everyday that they authorize a new sandman. I tell you Francis,
[indicating baby]
Logan: that's him.
Francis 7: Well maybe, maybe not. What does it matter? Anyway, he isn't yours anymore.
Logan: [continues tapping lightly on the glass]
Francis 7: All right, you want me to wake him?
[bangs loudly on the glass with his baton]
[...]
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Movie Connections:
Referenced in "Hill Street Blues: The End of Logan's Run (#4.17)" (1984)
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Beyond the entrapment of lavish special effects (for which "Logan's Run" won an Oscar anyway), few science fiction films actually present a good story, much less one that makes you think and/or presents new ideas. "Logan's Run" is one of those few.
Before "Stars Wars" enraptured audiences with its stunning special effects and created a precedent for a string of similarly effects-laden knock-offs and genre wanna-be's (mirroring what "The War of the Worlds" had done for audiences in the 50's), true science fiction films such as "Logan's Run" were giving us stories simply complimented by special effects, not about them. I say "true" because "Star Wars" is of the fantasy genre; it is not a science fiction story, though it does share some common elements.
"Logan's Run" presents us with a vivid, somewhat horrifying vision of a possible future. It doesn't take place "a long time ago in a galaxy far, far away." It happens on earth in a believable time frame. It doesn't ask us to greatly suspend disbelief by accepting alien races and magic powers. Instead, it presents us with a chilling fast forward of our own technology, attitudes, and policies. Concerning the latter, the film includes an almost creepy euthanasia undertone to it.
Though, in all honesty, I care more about and become more closely associated with the characters in "Star Wars," the disassociation I feel for LR's characters somewhat aids the lack of individuality that the story tries to convey. The actors, however, give great performances.
Beautiful cinematography and settings greatly compliment the film's mood and timeframe, from the sterile domed city to the decimated Washington D.C., which still provides one of (if not) the best visuals of a post-apocalyptic world that I've ever seen. It's right there with "The Planet of the Apes'" Statue of Liberty.
Another thing that SW does well is disassociate itself from the decade in which it was created. You have to overlook this aspect in LR because like so many films of the 70's, it carries its decade's time stamp.
Though minor, another thing I, in particular, enjoy about LR are the weapons. Unlike every other weapon in and out of science fiction history, LR's "blasters" do not actually shoot anything. There is simply an explosion at their designated target. It may be campy (or corny), but it's definitely different and a fine example of real, working props.
Another interesting note: the film varies greatly from the original novel, but most people agree that the film is much better. I tend to agree with them.
For me, in terms of science fiction, "Logan's Run" takes its place among such decade-defining films as "The War of the Worlds" (50's) and "The Planet of the Apes" (60's) and among such thought-provoking science fiction as "Soylent Green" and "Gattaca."
Ask yourself this: what or where is "sanctuary?" Isn't that what we're all looking for? Answer both, and you'll have the film's theme.