In the year 2274, after the world has been decimated by a holocaust, a new society is built and resides in a domed city. However, it is forbidden for humans to live beyond 30 and you are given two choices, either to go through a ritual called Carousel with the promise of being “renewed”, or go on the run and risk being hunted down by an elite police force known as Sandmen. Logan 5 is just such a man, and when he and his partner Francis 7 find and kill a runner, Logan takes an ankh symbol which identifies a person as a runner. When the computers of the city find out that Logan is in possession of the amulet, they order him to go undercover and find Sanctuary, the place where all the runners go to live out the rest of their lives. To ensure this, the computer adds four years to the time crystal on his palm to make it appear that he is on the verge of turning 30. Logan then meets up with Jessica 6, a member of the underground group that helps runners escape to Sanctuary. Logan then begins to run, but in the process realizes that there is much to live for and that he is just entering the prime of his life.

Logan's Run (1976)
  • Rating: (20,011 votes)
  • Taglines:Welcome to the 23rd Century » The only thing you can't have in this perfect world of total pleasure is your 30th birthday . . . Logan is 29. »
  • Runtime:119 minutes
  • Director: Michael Anderson
  • Country:USA
  • Actors:
    Logan
    Michael York
    Francis
    Richard Jordan
    Jessica
    Jenny Agutter
    Box
    Roscoe Lee Browne
    Holly (as Farrah Fawcett-Majors)
    Farrah Fawcett
    Doc
    Michael Anderson Jr.
    Old Man
    Peter Ustinov
    2nd Sanctuary Man
    Randolph Roberts
    The Woman Runner
    Lara Lindsay
    Billy
    Gary Morgan
  • Genres:Action, Sci-Fi, Thriller
  • Producers:
    Hugh Benson
    associate producer  
    Saul David
    producer  
  • Plots: It's 2274 and on the surface, it all seems to be an idyllic society. Living in a city within an enclosed dome, there is little or no work for humans to perform and inhabitants are free to pursue all of the pleasures of life. There is one catch however: your life is limited and when you reach 30, it is terminated in a quasi-religious ceremony known as Carousel. Some, known as runners, do try to escape their fate when the time comes and it's the job of a Sandman to track them down and kill them. Logan is such a man and with several years before his own termination date, thinks nothing of the job he does. Soon after meeting a young woman, Jessica-6, he is ordered to become a runner himself and infiltrate a community outside the dome known as Sanctuary and to destroy it. Pursued by his friend Francis, also a Sandman, Logan and Jessica find their way to the outside. There they discover a beautiful, virtually uninhabited world. Logan realizes that he must return to the dome to tell them what he's found and be set free. Written by garykmcd
Logan's Run
  • User's comment:Somehow, I'm not sure how, but this is a great flick! by danger-mouse



    Okay, it's got a hoaky plot with lots of holes in it, special effects made from matchbox sets, some mediocre acting (Farrah Fawcett?!?) and dialogue, a big ole "this was made in the 70's" stamp all over it, and I think the editing, direction and sound track are lousy too. And yet somehow it all works. I love this movie! Maybe it's the campy cornball that gets me every time. I dunno. Yet by the end I feel uplifted and even touched. What a great scene with the timid girl touching Ustinov's beard at the end with Logan and Jessica in each other's arms looking on.

    While the acting is average (or perhaps its the lousy script) there are exceptions, thankfully mostly among the main cast. Richard Jordan is just great as the relentless and unremorseful sandman. And Ustinov is a lot of fun as the kooky old man. Michael York, who've I've always liked, is servicable as our hero (thankfully they don't ask him to stretch his acting skills too much here). But without a doubt the real jewel is Jenny Agutter as Jessica-6. I can't recall a part more perfectly cast. Ms. Agutter is the epitome of beauty, youth and doe-eyed innocence. And her underlying sensuality is impossible to miss in every scene she is in. And as if that weren't enough she can act to boot!

    Of course there's a lot that I don't like about the movie, it's quite easy to pick apart. But again, I don't know how, "Logan's Run" is much better than the sum of its parts.

    I hope they get the rumored remake off the ground, there's some good underlying sci-fi to be explored here and with a tightened up script, upgraded effects, better direction and editing you could have *real* winner. I just don't think they'll ever match the original casting job for Jessica-6.


  • Quotes: Logan: NO! Don't go in there! You don't have to die! No one has to die at 30! You could live! LIVE! Live, and grow old! I've seen it! She's seen it! Logan: Well, look! LOOK! LOOK, IT'S CLEAR! Jessica: No! Don't! Don't go! Listen to him! He's telling the truth!
  • Also known as: Fuga en el siglo XXIII (Argentina), Fuga en el siglo XXIII (Venezuela), Flucht ins 23. Jahrhundert (West Germany), Flugten fra fremtiden (Denmark), Flykten från framtiden (Sweden), Fuga en el siglo 23 (Mexico - imdb display title), Fuga no Século XXIII (Portugal - imdb display title), Hayal sehir (Turkey - Turkish title), I megali exodos (Greece - transliterated ISO-LATIN-1 title), L'âge de cristal (France), La fuga de Logan (Spain), La fuga di Logan (Italy), Logan futása (Hungary - imdb display title), Logan szökése (Hungary), Loganov beg (Serbia - imdb display title), Loganov bijeg (Yugoslavia - imdb display title, Croatian title), Loganov pobeg (Slovenia - imdb display title), Pako tulevaisuudesta (Finland), Ucieczka Logana (Poland - imdb display title),

What do you think of this movie? Leave a comment.