First Time Watching Logan's Run (1976) - REACTION

[@Fool3SufferingFools]

What a cliffhanger!

[@richardb6260]

Surf Ninjas? Seriously?

[@BruceCarroll]

Alex needs to go full-on James T. Kirk on him!

[@richardb6260]

​@@BruceCarroll kill us both, Alex!

[@christopherholden7717]

My stepdad Michael Anderson directed Logan’s Run. Thank you guys for this.
Christopher Holden

[@targetaudience]

Wow! That’s awesome! The direction was definitely one of the better things about the movie

[@christopherholden7717]

@@targetaudience thank you. Dad loved directing Logan’s Run. One of his favourites he did. My favourite movie.

[@MAMoreno]

Ah, so your sister is Laurie Holden from The Mist and The Walking Dead?

[@christopherholden7717]

@@MAMoreno yes

[@Brenda-ho5hw]

This was on of my all time favorite movies when I saw it on TV. I named my son Logan because of this movie!

[@rogermwilcox]

In one of the deleted scenes for this movie (which sadly only appears in the shooting script), the number of frozen people in the Robot Box's ice cave was 1056 -- EXACTLY the same as the number of "unaccounted runners" the computer reported.
This went a long way to explaining the computer's thinking. It didn't realize that Box and his frozen people-sickles existed!

[@christopherholden7717]

Your right thanks for the love for my dads movie.

[@garymcgregor5951]

Never knew that. Thanks!

[@vincegamer]

I thought the fact that old food stopped coming and new food started coming was enough to get it across that the escaped runners are all being turned into food.

[@DocMicrowave]

Yeah, escaping runners never got past box.
And none returned to warn others.

[@vincegamer]

@@martinboyle9163 the 60s was obsessed with cannibalism in the future

[@RaynorBear]

... I will never forget when this movie was first shown on network TV. At the time, the show "Charlie's Angels" was all the rage, and one of the stars of the show was Farrah Fawcett. Now, Farrah's part in this movie, "Logan's Run," is very, very small, but because she was all the rage at the time of the movie being shown on network TV, the promos for the movie were "we now present Logan's Run, starring Farrah Fawcett." REALLY???? She was about as minor as minor could get in this movie, but because of her status in the hit TV series, she was now being called the "star" of the movie. That was over 45 years ago, and I still burst out laughing whenever I think of it.

[@mydnasample]

Logan's Run, I was 20, and it was groovy. Now I'm 67 and we are both old.

[@RetroRobotRadio]

There was a short lived TV series spinoff of this movie. It has Logan and some friends on the run, finding different pockets of human survivors in the world and having adventures, all while looking for Sanctuary.

[@Lethgar_Smith]

The TV show was fun and I enjoyed it for what it was. The actor who played the android, and was in John Carpenter's The Thing, was most notable.

[@trhansen3244]

Don't dismiss the tv series. Some quality writing and likeable actors. I like it more than the film.

[@m.e.3862]

I really liked it and it was something new to watch during the summer of 77. I liked how it expands the backstory of the city of the domes

[@reesebn38]

I was in love with Heather Menzies.

[@gaffo7836]

Gregary Harrison was in that if i recall.

[@keefer-k8266]

I saw the movie when it first came out. Your comments are spot on, and the last act flaws were as noticeable in 1976 as today.

[@reesebn38]

I saw this in the theatre too. I loved it because back then I would eat up any Sci-fi that came out. Remember a year later? Star Wars! Our minds were blown!! I bet you saw WestWorld in the theatre as well.

[@keefer-k8266]

@@reesebn38 You're right about Westworld. And for the record, here are some of other the sci-fi films I saw in theaters in my younger years -- Fantastic Voyage, Planet of the Apes, 2001 (many times), Omega Man, Soylent Green, Andromeda Strain/Silent Running (on a double billing, no less!), and, of course, Star Wars. If you lived in the 70's and loved science fiction movies, you know what a special time/experience it was watching these films on a huge screen in an actual movie theater. Nothing quite like it.

[@blanewilliams5960]

@@keefer-k8266 Same, I saw every one of those at the theater or drive-in. loved them all.

[@zipadeedooda7938]

My mom had to take me b/c I wasn't quite old enough to drive when it came out. I think I was more embarrassed about Agutter's nude scene then she was, but then she was an RN, so I'm sure she saw more that that in her career.

[@keefer-k8266]

@@zipadeedooda7938 How funny.

[@reesebn38]

I saw this in the theatre , I was 12. I love Sci-fi, so I ate up anything that came out then. Good Sci-fi was hard to come by then. This won the Oscar for Special Effects. A year later Star Wars came out! So can you imagine how much our minds were blown!! Logan's Run is a perfect example of how much Star Wars changed everything in movies. Not just Special Effects, but sound, story telling and pacing. A great pre-Star Wars Sci-fi film from 1973 is "Westworld". Very cool. Michael Crichton's pre-Jurassic Park film that inspired The Terminator.

[@LaBlueStateGirl]

Great comment! I was the same age and the Oscar point is now one less thing for me to point out!

[@terrylandess6072]

When Lucas removed himself from the studio system after the success of Star Wars it also changed a LOT of things which we immediately see Steven Spielberg take advantage of with the creation of 'that' company which gave us hit after hit. I was a child of the '50's' scifi with Twilight Zone and Outer Limits on TV. Occasionally we'd get a good Scifi movie like Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea and later, Planet of the Apes, Soylent Green, etc.

[@reesebn38]

@@terrylandess6072 My first favorite tv show was when I was 4, it was Land of the Giants.

[@k33ism]

I was around your age when I saw it and I dragged anyone including my grandfather who would take me to see it again and again lol

[@davehelms1398]

It was Farrah's first talking role, it was filmed in a mall in Texas, fountain at end is in Ft Worth, it forshadowws 'Tinder' (Swipe Right) but not just photos, bodies. Its famous for its 'camp' factor, not for its acting or writing.

[@richardb6260]

She was in a series of Noxema shaving cream commercials before this that got her a lot of attention. The most memorable one also featured Jets quarterback Joe Namath.

[@christopherholden7717]

My family’s movie. My stepdad directed Logan’s Run and my stepbrother played Doc. ❤️

[@christopherholden7717]

Your right about that about Farrah Fawcett and the tinder. Thanks for the love for my dads movie. But it was not campy at all. Logan’s Run is my favourite that he directed.

[@damienkakoschke3099]

It is if Tinder/Grinder had a teleport function, LOLs.

[@davewilliams1157]

Also if you notice right at end some extra throws a Vulcan salute right in front of the camera. The story goes that the extra just wanted to be noticed and since it was only one take they had to leave it in!

[@targetaudience]

Haha that’s great!

[@PrimeSportsNetwork]

This reminds me a bit of Rollerball. Basically the time period and futuristic look. You dudes can't go wrong with the James Caan kicking ass in the mid-70s classic.

[@terrylandess6072]

SciFi went from campy to gritty in the late 60's on into the 70's.

[@matta5498]

Rollerball is much better.

[@PrimeSportsNetwork]

@@matta5498 Agreed! Not even close.

[@PrimeSportsNetwork]

@@matta5498 Jonathan!

[@blacbraun]

Hard to believe this came out only a year before Star Wars. Star Wars was a giant leap ahead in style and special effects.

[@christopherholden7717]

My stepdad other movie The Dam Busters helped influence Star Wars. ❤️

[@bradchoi9679]

I've always felt that the point of the story was that once folks come to accept certain "truths" propagated by whatever controlling entity (government, media, popular culture, etc.) is involved, folks tend not to question "what has always been". The old man represented the proof of the lie. Sounds kind of contemporary, huh? Just my opinion.

[@terrylandess6072]

It's not a new concept to be sure.

[@tomtortolani8082]

5k congrats!

[@targetaudience]

Thank you so much!

[@josecarrales2842]

I believe this was the last big budget Sci Fi film before Star Wars changed the rules on everything.

[@dawnstone610]

Peter Ustinov, the old man, is considered one of the greatest British actors. His poetry is from "Cats". I loved watching him.

[@robphillips1797]

It's a very important movie me.
Boy, Ustinov stole the show.
I think it had something to say.
Anyway, grade school me went back and watched it again by myself at the theater.

[@jamessatter7418]

I like how you two are able to figure out a film in the first few minutes!

[@targetaudience]

Sometimes we are dead wrong! Haha

[@swamihuman9395]

- CONGRATS ON 5K! :)
- Keep going; and wishing you continued success...

[@daniel385]

One of the co-writers wrote "The Man Trap" -- the first broadcast episode of Star Trek.

[@capnpooter]

Wait..Kid rating - 9 Adult rating 2..what the heck? I loved this movie as a kid..but now..what the heck..that was not anything like I remember..must have been the nudity 🤣..

[@TheAshMcG]

I love this movie. Reading the book explains some of the back story, like the Cubs and why they are called Sandmen, but the movie stands on its own. Great reaction.

[@williamozier918]

The plot works if you take into account the idea that the computer basically entered full malfunction about 200 years ago, and we are seeing the time when everything literally just falls apart.

[@nimbusco8956]

I saw this movie and/or its spin-off tv series as a kid. As a nostalgic GenXer, I bought the DVD years ago. It’s a fine example of a certain goofy 70s SF aesthetic. The synth soundtrack is a pretty awesome series of analog noises. An early 1970s SF movie that had a lasting effect on me when I saw it as a kid was “Silent Running” starring Bruce Dern as a “space gardener”. Definitely a “message” movie, but one you might find worth watching.

[@m.e.3862]

You can see why Star Wars was such a game changer in sci-fi when it came out in 77. Most sci-fi looked like this where everything looked clean and the props looked like toys. Star Wars presented a world that looked beat up and lived in and the guns actually looked like guns because they were just modified machine guns.
The movie tries to jam the book into a movie and it doesn’t really work, but that’s okay. I still like it and I remember all the kids at school pretending they were Sandmen at lunch hour. Farrah Fawcett was a 70s icon and her poster and haircut was the standard of beauty back then. An entire generation of girls got that feathered haircut and the poster was actually on a bunch of merchandise including the cover of school exercise books/binders and t shirts.

[@davidkessinger1581]

And people are amazed to find out that just one year before Star Wars, this movie won a Special Academy Award for visual effects.

[@m.e.3862]

Well deserved IMHO. The city of the domes model is a great piece of work 🙂

[@rogermwilcox]

I must protest, sir! The flameguns in _Logan's Run_ were awesome.

[@inhumanmusic1411]

The blonde in the New You shop was Farrah Fawcett who's poster hung in every teenage boy's room in the 70's.

[@shawnkildal3151]

Yes indeed. I had the poster as well

[@donaldcordner1936]

LOL! LOVED the unexpected bit at the end with Q&A Josh!!!

[@brachiator1]

Very interesting reaction. It was wild that you didn't know Farrah Fawcett, who became a huge media personality. I appreciate that your expectations are grounded in your own contemporary views of movies and TV.

[@Lethgar_Smith]

I've read the book.
It is somewhat different than the movie.
In the book, there are no domes. The Earth is in fact highly populated. Logan races around the entire globe seeking Sanctuary and running from Francis. Box is described more like a Saw Gerrera type character, half man and half machine and just a little crazy. Also, life ends at 21 rather than 30. So everyone is mostly teenagers except a few "oldsters" who are 20. Jessica is 14, if I remember and yes they have sex.
The slim novella is mainly an exploration of a world where the counter culture hippies take control of the world and institute their own bizarre form of totalitarianism. Citizens are executed upon reaching adulthood.

[@richardb6260]

There are two sequels to the novel.

[@m.e.3862]

I think the books are available online for free.
The film suffers from trying to jam the entire novel into a movie. It’s too bad because the book was interesting and it would have been cool to see that world on screen

[@christopherholden7717]

My stepdad directed Logan’s Run

[@LaBlueStateGirl]

Funny story about my Logan's Run movie quest. I saw the trailers on TV and wanted so see it so badly! I was 12 when the movie came out and my Dad got word that it might be a little too close to that R rating for what he wanted his daughter to see, so no matter how much I cried, no movie for me. Luckily, Mom secretly bought me the paperback. Well... (Blush) as anyone that has read the book can tell you, it was my introduction to a lot of sexy time acts that were for more extreme than a little pink fog and a few bodies in the movie! Lol Oh, and I did end up seeing the movie sometime before Star Wars came out.
Anyway. I've reread the book(s), and book 1 at least is worth a read if anyone is interested. It's kind of late 60s Time Capsule. Part of the premise: a war that killed off all old people that were a drain on society and not running things the way the young, that had a larger population, but would like.

[@michaelevans6669]

In the books, twenty one is the oldest you're allowed to get.

[@christopherholden7717]

My stepdad changed it to 30 when he directed it. ❤️

[@michaelevans6669]

@@christopherholden7717
Yes I know about the change of age, I saw the movie in the theater as a teenager, I liked it fine, until I read the books, no offense, but alot of 70's sci-fi movies were kind of cheesey, until Star Wars changed that in 1977.

[@christopherholden7717]

@@michaelevans6669 except Logan’s Run. Did you know my dads other movie Dam Busters helped influence Star Wars you can google it. Star Wars Dam Busters. 😊

[@christopherholden7717]

My stepdad changed it to 30 when he directed the movie.

[@shawnkildal3151]

The lead actress Jenny Agutter was actually in the MCU. In Captain America The Winter Soldier, she played a member of the World Security Counsil. Black Widow / Natasha was disguised as her towards the end of the movie fooling the Robert Redford character.

[@terrylandess6072]

I remember Jenny from An American Werewolf in London. Her appearance in the MCU was a pleasant surprise.

[@MichaelJohnson-vi6eh]

I loved the movie! Hope you do as well. It's very 70's. It asks many questions and leaves you to answer them. Jerry Goldsmith provides a great musical score.

[@christopherholden7717]

Thanks my stepdad directed Logan’s Run

[@blanewilliams5960]

I loved it as well, so different from anything else. And you're right, Alex and Josh were waiting for answers that weren't coming...lol

[@themoviedealers]

Yes, that was Farrah Fawcett, just before she rocketed to superstardom on Charlie's Angels.

[@craigplatel813]

Need to add roller ball to your list
"JONATHAN! JONATHAN!!"

[@m.e.3862]

Seconded 😊👍

[@markreed392]

Yes, that was Farrah Faucet

[@garymcgregor5951]

Congrats!🍻

[@MarkMcLT]

You didn't know what Farah Fawcett looked like??? Ah, these youngsters! :)

[@visaman]

I died inside when I heard that.

[@TheNeonRabbit]

My favorite line in this movie, one I've repeated many times:
𝐈 𝐡𝐚𝐭𝐞 𝐨𝐮𝐭𝐬𝐢𝐝𝐞!

[@visaman]

"Macavity, Macavity, there's no one like Macavity,"
If that sounds familiar, it's a line from the TS Elliot poem. It's also from the movie Cats. If you think this was a stinker of a movie, just watch Cats! 😅

[@vanfreedom7348]

At 65 yrs old it's a funny feeling when people view my younger days as antique. LOL

[@alexflores7652]

Factoid the guy playing Francis was also in the 1984 Dune movie. His character name was Duncan Idaho and the Senator in The Hunt for Red October.

[@mikeg2306]

This is pretty much the last Sci Fi movie of the pre-Star Wars/CGI era. It’s cool to see how they’re still using 1950’s Buck Rodgers type effects like the guns that shoot sparks.

[@jamesodonnell3636]

"Every American summed up!" LOL -- nail on head. Thumbs up for that comment alone 🙂

[@owenmadden7577]

I had a horrible day yesterday. The building l work in was hit by a (at least) F-3. Tornado. Fortunately made it out more or less okay, but half of the city was wiped and I may or may not have a job to go back to...
So you can't imagine my delight at seeing today is the day for this. I put in a link to all the LOGAN'S RUN fan groups on Facebook. For the first time since 2 pm yesterday I smiled and laughed out loud! Looking forward to it guys!

[@targetaudience]

Glad that you are ok I am sorry that happened

[@rogermwilcox]

It was your link in the LOGAN'S RUN FAN CLUB group that led me here!

[@glenaleksis4589]

Read the book as a kid and loved it, loved the movie too, in the 70s we had to take what we could get..

[@BeachcomberNZ]

Look for images of the model city with designers walking around it. The whole thing is huge.

[@caseyanne967]

The movie isn't perfect but that doesn't stop me from loving it. Peter Ustinov (the old man) was a great actor and I enjoyed his scenes. Movies in the 60's and 70's had scenes that weren't always fast paced.

[@glennjohnson-barnes9452]

The first time I saw this as a kid was maybe 1977 on network tv, and it was billed as Logan’s Run “starring Farrah Fawcett” as she had hit it big by then lol! I remember thinking wait, isn’t she in the rest of the movie??

[@Visionary1970]

I did see it in the theatre a few years ago during a digital film festival. In a pre CGI world it works really well. This was one of the last big sci-fi releases before Star Wars. If you're into Farrah Faucet check out 1980's Saturn 3.
Just discovered your channel guys. It's like watching a movie with old friends, thanks.

[@1monki]

Yeah, they didn't have narratives nailed down in those days. There were some great scripts and fantastic filmmakers, but there were also films without a story, just a collection of "cool" events or random social commentary. And Logan's Run was created when utopias-are-secret-distopias were the fad, "Oh, you want a better future? Well, let me tell you why it sucks." Still, I hold a warm place for this film, mostly for its futuristic 70s design aesthetic

[@mjducharme]

Logan's Run was, for whatever reason, a huge hit with a younger crowd at the time. There were conventions and everything. I remember watching an episode of a TV series from 1977 (I forget what series) and the episode had the backdrop of a Logan's Run convention where all these young people were dressed up as "runners". It gave a real sense of how big the fandom was around this movie and how much of a hit it was. As huge as it was, it seems to have disappeared almost as quickly, apparently subsumed by Star Wars mania the following year. The critics reviews of "Logans Run" were much more mixed.

[@christopherholden7717]

Favourite movie my stepdad directed for me. My stepbrother played Doc. ❤️

[@sparky6086]

"Logans Run" was sort of like a drawn out Star Trek episode. It wasn't great in it's time but may have had some success because for some, it was a novelty & for others who wanted to see attractive actresses. Also, Michael York was fairly popular in the 1970's.

[@christopherholden7717]

Logan’s Run was amazing best movie my stepdad directed. ❤️

[@rogermwilcox]

It also has the distinction of being the last high-budget Science Fiction film released BEFORE _Star Wars_.
(_Close Encounters_ was wrapping up production when _Star Wars_ first hit the theaters, but it didn't get released first. If it HAD ...)

[@terrylandess6072]

I was pleased when Richard Jordan would occasionally make an appearance in some high profile or fun flick. Dune, The Secret of my Success, The Hunt for Red October.

[@SG-js2qn]

I can't say I'm shocked that "Logan's Run" didn't translate to a modern audience. I think you'll find that "Time After Time" and "Dark City" will translate better. But this is kind of a classic, however schlocky, and referenced a bit in later works, as you guys noticed while watching. And it echoes earlier films as well, like the original "Planet of the Apes," and books like "Brave New World."
As for the computer, I believe the older audience would interpret the situation as this: that it was given original programming about the state of the world ... that there was a sanctuary, and that runners could escape to it. So some human in the past who programmed the computer believed this was true. When it was confronted with evidence from Logan's mind that was contrary to its basic programming, it faulted (went into an endless loop, overheated, and blew up). As you have probably noticed from watching Star Trek, this was an early assumption about AI: that it would have comprehension of what it was talking about. Assumptions about AI are different these days. Like with ChatGPT, people call it AI, but it's just a language processor that has no comprehension, it's just shuffling symbols. ChatGPT is a fake AI - at least according to previous definitions - that can't discern what is truthful and what is delusion. All ChatGPT "knows" is what words have been used in association with other words in its database. It doesn't know the meaning of any of the symbols, and it has no idea what it is telling you. It's more like a simulation of true AI, kind of like how the "steam man of the prairie" type figures attached to a vehicle were simulating a robot (like the Tin Man of "The Wizard of Oz").

[@pauld6967]

Don't you guys understand computer logic?
There are 1,056 missing runners. Runners are seeking Sanctuary.
Population balance must be maintained within permitted fluctuation limits. 1,056 is outside the accepted variation.
Therefore denial of the existence of Sanctuary must be rejected as there are 1,056 missing runners.

[@greenmonsterprod]

Now look for the movie "Free Enterprise", which has a couple of neat "Logan's Run" callbacks, and features Shatner. (Oh, the city's computer self-destructed because it was utterly certain that Sanctuary existed, but couldn't accept that it was wrong, that Sanctuary didn't exist, and the missing runners were all dead.)

[@glennjohnson-barnes9452]

Someone may have already mentioned, but the original book was written by George Clayton Johnson, who also wrote “the Man Trap” the premiere episode of Star Trek the original series.

[@darrelllane796]

What a treat you had. Science Fiction a year before Star Wars.

[@davidkessinger1581]

OMG ... A Dawn of the Dead and Tom Savini reference! Now this really is my favorite channel.

[@grife3000]

'I have no idea what Farrah Fawcett looks like, but I'll call Farrah Fawcett "Farrah Fawcett" for the rest of the film."
Jenny Agutter, also letting young men know their sexuality at a young age.
The old guy is exactly how I picture the ruler of the universe in "Hitchhikers' Guide to the Galaxy" novels.
I remember the novel being kinda fluffy, not much more than the film.
I appreciate y'all being stuck watching the cheesy sci-fi that were the only bits and pieces we had available to us. However, I can't think of a lot to recommend after this. Barbarella and 2001, just to experience them. But I'm not a fan of the Planet of the Apes films, or the Capricorn One film, or ... Things started picking up with Terminator, at least.

[@wkgmathguy218]

The novel was completely different, the culture was world wide. Of course when the movie came out, there might have been a novelization of it. The original book was quite good.

[@grife3000]

@@wkgmathguy218 The one I read was 148 pages by William F Nolan and George Clayton Johnson. It's been 40 years since I read it, but I don't remember thinking "this was way better than the movie."

[@wkgmathguy218]

@@grife3000 It could be; it's been a long time since I read the book too.

[@scottareevesrecords]

In the final book, if I remember (I haven't read them in awhile), Sanctuary was revealed to be on...the moon!

[@PsychedelicChameleon]

WooHoo! 5000!

[@Asher8328]

Not much to say about this one other than I liked it as a kid and had the biggest crush on Jenny Agutter. lol
Oh, and someone once told me that it won the Oscar for Best Visual Effects the year before Star Wars won, which goes to show you how much of game changer Star Wars was when you compare the effects of both movies.

[@christopherholden7717]

My stepdads other movie Dam Busters helped influence Star Wars look it up. 😊

[@richardb6260]

I saw this at the theater and thought it was OK. Of course we were starved for any Sci Fi then. Then I read the books and they were much better. The characters aren't as stupid and there actually is a Sanctuary. But it was one of the last of the early 70s message Sci Fi films before Star Wars turned the genre to action and special effects (though Lucas had his own message/issue themed Sci Fi of that time with THX 1138). Some better films from that time are Soylent Green, Silent Running, and Colossus: The Forbin Project.

[@christopherholden7717]

My stepdad Michael Anderson directed Logan’s Run he also helped influence Star Wars from his other movie Dam Busters you can google it. Star Wars Dam Busters.😊

[@richardb6260]

@@christopherholden7717 Dam Busters is great. I remember watching it and realizing when they got to the bombing run at the end that the trench run at the end if Star Wars was based on thar scene. They even used some of the same radio chatter about the number of guns on the surface and in the towers.
I'm familiar with a lot of Michael Anderson's films. He directed the TV mini-series adapting Ray Bradbury's Martian Chronicles. He also directed a nifty time travel movie based on John Varley's book Millenium. I also think his 1984 is still the best adaptation of that book. Other films of his I like are Operation: Crossbow and The Quiller Memorandem. I do have some quibbles about his Doc Savage movie. The casting and design were perfect. But it was done in a campy style like the old Batman TV show. If it had been done straight, it would have been the film Doc Savage fans had hoped for. I learned later that it may not have been his fault. Apparently he was against that approach but the producers insisted and a lot of the campier elements were added in post production.

[@christopherholden7717]

@@richardb6260 you know lots of my stepdads movies thanks for the love. My sister Laurie played Marie Wilder in dads Martian Chronicles and my stepbrother Michael Jr played David Lustig. Millennium was shot in Toronto where I live. Dad also did the original 1984 in 1956.

[@terrylandess6072]

Without any pomp and circumstance - the original 'The Andromeda Strain' was as slow but still compelling Sci-fi I managed to sit through for someone born in 58. I appreciate it much more now.

[@richardb6260]

@@terrylandess6072 A
The Andromeda Strain is great. I also liked Phase IV. A surprisingly good thriller about super intelligent ants. It's later than the early 70s, but Demon Seed is also intelligent Sci Fi about a rogue A.I.. I suppose some would include The Man Who Fell to Earth. But that movie never appealed to me. I did like Zardoz, but I don't find many others who like it. There's another I like called The Final Programme aka The Last Days of Man on Earth. It feels like a Ken Russell film. Though we'd have to wait Altered States before we got a smart Sci Fi film from Russell.

[@daniel385]

I'm old enough to remember seeing this is the cinema. I was 12 and I loved it!

[@LaBlueStateGirl]

So many of us were 12 in '76! Wasn't 13 a great age for Star Wars?

[@daniel385]

@@LaBlueStateGirl Loved Star Wars but I was so obsessed with Star Trek and I couldn't understand why they wouldn't make a Star Trek movie. My dream came true in 1979. Those were great times to be a sci-fi fan.

[@LaBlueStateGirl]

@@daniel385 If I had to rank them, I have to go with Star Wars, but I am still loyal to Star Trek! My favorite birthday present each year back then was my ongoing subscription to Starlog! Oh, to still have all of those issues!

[@GeraldWalls]

16:00 or so... The early to mid 1970s was the Eco-Disaster Movie era. Were a decade away from ecological collapse, according to Hollywood. Soylent Green and Silent Running are two top-notch examples.

[@danielepps8729]

If you look closely in the very end when the whole crowd is there someone puts up the 🖖🏽 Spock hand sign

[@0PsychosisMedia0]

Rollerball from 1975. Is another classic from this era.

[@johncase2408]

Soylent Green is the product, Carousel 🎠 is the process. Has anyone ever had a friend named Logan?

[@MrDeathpilot]

There are only 3 movies where I read the book before the movie even existed: Jurassic Park, Jaws and Logan's Run.

[@williamozier918]

This movie is A on the ideas, B on the execution. Still a classic.

[@terrylandess6072]

They can keep the billion dollar budgets today and focus on the ideas more.

[@pauld6967]

Hamburgers, steak, ham, turkey,....yummy.
Speaking of yummy, yes the doctor's assistant was indeed played by Farah Fawcett.

[@tomyoung9049]

Was just thinking, watching you explore this. It has always been an interesting movie.
But, with the city being destroyed there are now hundreds of them with NO practical teaching. The man knows some but seems to be struggling with some mental issues. In a very short time, many of them would simply starve .

[@terrylandess6072]

It a fairy tale. Believe it or not there was a time when movies were made for fun and usually had some light moral message. The key there is fun. Today they seem to remove fun and double down on the messaging.

[@Lumibear.]

As a kid, I thought they were crazy to destroy such an amazing utopia, but then, 30 seemed like a lifetime away back then.

[@zqxzqxzqx1]

When someone says, "you have to remember it was the 60s" (or 70s, or what have you,) it's not just about effects, etc. Both movies and TV were significantly less sophisticated, overall. Plots were black and white, with few shades of gray, and things were generally much more experimental (particularly in the 60s and early 70s.) Things are better now because we learned what worked or didn't back then.

[@artboymoy]

Yup. That was Farrah Fawcett. Jenny Auger as Jessica can be seen in Captain America Civil War. As cheezy and plodding as the movie is, its still a favorite of my boyhood years. Josh has the right response for the 60s and 70s sexy costuming and set design. The movie does have the hallmarks for it. Outside was pretty fun for me and seeing what the world was like is something we really didn't see back then. Since then we've had so many movies that have shown us post apocalypic worlds that watching this is nothing new, and that's fair. I think it could possibly stand up to a remake, but it would probably have to really be changed alot.
Some other notes on the actors. Michael York who played Logan could be seen in the Austin Powers movies and Richard Jordan has a small part in The Hunt For Red October as the Defense Secretary. Which, If you haven't seen it, I recommend it.

[@terrylandess6072]

I remember Jenny most from another film made close after - An American Werewolf in London. It was fun to see her in the Marvel movies - so many actors, so few parts.

[@shannonmcdougall478]

I saw this when it was released...love it.

[@richardspears6849]

Never heard of Farrah Fawcett!! Now that makes me feel old. Had her poster in my room, The girl (Jenna Aquetter?) played in Avengers Movies Especially Captain America Winter Soldier. Black widow took her place to get to the bad guy.

[@visaman]

I had that poster too. And Cheryl Tiegs!

[@lewi7275]

Guys, there is a television series based on this movie 13 episodes in it was canceled but it’s stars Gregory Harrison. You should check it out.

[@BobCtabtree-pl6xq]

The novel goes into more detail and explains how this society came to be...its also quite poetic in parts.And then you have the stunt casting...Farrah Fawcett..okay,she had the hair,but that was where her talent ended.Anyway...I'd want to read the book too.Like the film version of The Shining..only in that case,it would definitely be better to read the novel.

[@wrorchestra1]

Basil Exposition trying to get exposition out of someone!

[@Keraejis]

The rumor I heard was the movie The Island (2005) was supposed to be sort of a remake.

[@GeraldWalls]

Post Discussion: Don't forget this was made Pre-Star Wars. Films such as 2001: A Space Odyssey were true gems decades ahead of their times. You really should compare this to the 1960's and early 1970s B Sci-Fi films as opposed to anything from the 1980s onward. This was LONG before Terminator or Robocop.

[@harrybroos5691]

When I was a kid Star Wars was blowing up and all my friends had seen it but my parents were too cheap so when my friends wanted to play Star Wars we would pick characters and when it was my turn I said Logan, cuz besides Star Trek Logans Run was the only sci-fi I had seen lol, what a nerd. I haven't seen this in like 25 years, and man, it hasn't aged well lol

[@christopherholden7717]

Sorry some of you guys didn’t like my stepdads movie I loved it. Logan’s Run is my favourite movie. ❤️

[@robphillips1797]

A lot of us love it. He did a great job!

[@blanetalk]

I was born in 1958. In the 1970's the sci-fi movie pickings were slim so lots of people were accepting of a lot of things that were not that good. This was one of those movies, and I didn't find it to be any better at the time than you found it now. There were production features that were good, but overall the story let us down.

[@terrylandess6072]

Aye, then you probably remember our options went from cheesy 50's movies, to the occasional attempt in the earlier 60's (Fantastic Voyage, etc.) and then they started getting quite gritty with Soylent Green etc. Forbidden Planet was the first Sci-fi movie I remember (on TV in B&W). Those footsteps in the dirt - forever imprinted in my mind.

[@blanetalk]

@@terrylandess6072 - It was a slow, uphill climb for sure. Star Wars changed everything.

[@racookster]

Alex and Josh had a kinder reaction to it than I did when I first saw it at the age of 17. While I liked the actors' performances, I didn't like the character of Logan. I hated the arc the writers gave him, such as it was. ("It's different now that it's MEEEEEE!" Wow, you're a deep, dedicated guy, aren't you, killer? Why does Jessica even like you?) Also, the film didn't seem to have an... uh, *target audience* - heh. Was it a kids' film or an adult film? There was nudity in the original release, and even more of it that ended up on the cutting room floor, but big parts of the film seemed to be aimed at twelve-year-olds. I just never thought it was very good.
Here's some fun stuff off the top of my head, though: The book is similar in that it's just one damn thing after another, but Logan isn't any more honorable, and it's A LOT sexier and bloodier. There are no domed cities; Logan and Jessica end up running all over the United States, which still exists... sort of. There is no "old man," either, or not very old, and there's one hell of a twist regarding him. The ending is completely different.
Finally, the nonsense the old man is spewing is from T. S. Eliot's "Old Possum's Book of Practical Cats," which later became a good Broadway musical and a terrible film, but few people knew what he was babbling about back in 1976.

[@Analog_Mind47]

Great to see, hope you get that defective robot fixed

[@Panzer4F2]

The city had been run by an Artificial Intelligence for many years. All people, energy and resources strictly controlled for the continuation of the population ... except for 1,056 people. Where did they go ? That many people represents significant resources. When it filtered through Logan's memory, I think the AI was mortified to learn that the city had been eating it's citizens, which went against it's sole purpose. Like the runner body decomposed away in the shopping area, there is no indication that the runners or people killed during the Carrousel ritual were ever turned into food. The AI believed that the Ocean was still providing Plankton and Fish, but the food processing robot confirmed that this form of food had stopped, and had been replaced by runners. Also, those survivors at the end would be helpless, and soon be eating that fellow's Cats, and each other. Good movie though.

[@bozzutoman]

This I have a nostalgic love of this film, but I definitely agree the script falls short in the third act... despite the presence of the ever delightful Peter Ustinov.

[@monsterhobbies]

The Computer was Landru!

[@sftommy01]

the old man in the US House with the books.....my favorite scene of the movie....how much literature will survive into the next generation? It's a library of Alexandria moment.
Also, royalty get a silk garrote...assuming Alex was granted that dignity?

[@targetaudience]

Glad you found something about that scene that resonated with you. Everyone experiences movies differently so our least favorite part being your favorite part is what makes watching movies great!

[@GregPrice-ep2dk]

What a sad ending when you realize that none of them have the survival skills to live outside of the City (that does everything for them).

[@brettharris7696]

Lots of ties to Trek.
George Clayton Johnson who co-wrote the original novel wrote the first broadcast Trek (The Man Trap).
The spin-off tv show featured stories by DC Fontana (Journey to Babel and many more), David Gerrold (Trouble with Tribbles) and Harlan Ellison (City on the Edge of Forever).
I highly recommend both the novel and series.

[@vincentpuccio3689]

The old man that they can find is Peter Ustinov, he was one of the great character actors in his day and was in a lot of movies should look them up

[@terrylandess6072]

I remember him first from an older 'Roman era' movie. There were so many I forget - either the Charlton Heston epics or another made around the same time.

[@garyd3278]

The special effects for this movie were about or slightly above average for 1976. 1 year later Star Wars set an entirely new standard.

[@jeffjaeger739]

I saw this movie on tv, YEARS ago... I'm sure the full film might be different than what I remember.

[@christopherholden7717]

Take Care Alex and Josh

[@phohead]

You guys should read the books. They are short quick reads, but in a good way.
Logan's Run
Logan's Search
Logan's World

[@michaelvincent4280]

Looks like you missed my favorite easter egg......at the end of the film, the old man waves at Logan, and in that shot one of the extras waves back using.........the Spock live long and prosper hand salute! Big as life!

[@BruceCarroll]

That was, indeed, Farrah Fawcett.

[@jonathanmurphy3141]

While Sara F' got much of the glory and glamor, then in the 1970's, my choice is Jessica 6, who is Jenny Agutter. She is notable for the Australian film "Walkabout" (1971), "Ana American Werewolf in London" (1981), The Avengers & Cast' America: W.S. where she is on the council of SHIELD, and Black Widow imitates her, and has been the head medical-Nun on "Call the Midwife" -and quite a few other roles.

[@jonathanmurphy3141]

Farrah F' -not Sara (bloomin' SpellCheck!!!) 🤨