From SyFy Wire
One would think, since the Logan’s Run movie opens with people being killed in the most fantastical way possible, it would mean nothing after those scenes could be surprising.
About midway through the movie as the lead characters, Logan 5 and Jessica, get closer to freedom, they encounter a frozen cave adorned with popsicle humans. There they find a robot named Box who was uploaded with the nightmare version of the Mr. Belvedere protocol.
Box looks like something put together for a science fair at the very last minute. It’s as tall as Shaquille O’Neal and has car wash vacuum cleaner inspired arms with a head that still manages to somehow look like an older Patrick Stewart. Box was programmed to capture food from the outside world to feed the city, Sanctuary, but there is a plot twist. Those human popsicles aren’t there for decoration. Box began capturing runners and freezing them for food after the main food sources ran out. It doesn’t help that the robot’s voice has a Hannibal Lecter quality to it sending Box to the top 10 of terrifying dystopian artificial intelligence.
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From Forbes
In February 1950, Popular Mechanics released an issue that imagined the world of the future, through technology. The Amazon Echo Show being a glaring example. However, in the world of science fiction, you can take almost any story and the future tech predictions just spill out like espresso from your Nespresso when you forget to put a mug below the spigot. So today that science fiction story is Logan's Run.
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the movie (1976) differed wildly from the book (released in 1967) but the overall concept is mostly the same. It's probably been decades since I've read the book, but it's only been two days since I've seen the movie. While I've been making "Carrousel" [sic] jokes for years, some of the actual technology not related to anti-gravity death in a mystical palm flower chamber reminds me a lot of technology we have available (or almost available) today.
Of course, Logan's Run was in-line with much of the science fiction material written in the 1960s and 1970s. A futuristic utopia with amazing technology that makes life more convenient while underlining the ignorance of the populace, unwittingly oppressed into a dystopian and ageist hellscape, the lid of which is slowly pulled back by our intrepid and curious hero. For the sake of brevity, I'm going to ignore most of the societal impacts that the story commented on.
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Vol 5, No. 1, #17. A Boy and his Dog cover art by Jim Thomas. A Boy and His Dog back cover photo. L.Q. Jones and Harlan Ellison discuss the making of A Boy and His Dog. Feature on Black Moon. An Open Letter to Dino De Lorentiss about King Kong. Reviews: The Reincarnation of Peter Proud, Demons of the Mind, Bugs Bunny Superstar, The Bed Sitting Room, and more. Logan's Run feature. Contributions from Fred Olen Ray and Bill Warren. 48 pgs. Spring, 1976.
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A peek behind the scenes of dystopian cult-classic ‘Logan’s Run’
From Far Out
The 1976 American science fiction film, Logan’s Run, has gathered a strong cult following in the 40 years since its release. It remains a figure in many minds (including FrIends character Ross Geller) as one of the sexiest sci-fi films of all time, with the script allowing for a cast of young models amid this utopian society.
The film was directed by Michael Anderson and had starring roles for Michael York, Jenny Agutter, Richard Jordan, Roscoe Lee Browne, Farrah Fawcett, and Peter Ustinov. The screenplay for the film was written by David Zelag Goodman as an adaptation of the George Clayton Johnson and William F. Nolan’s book Logan’s Run.
The story depicts a seemingly utopian society, bathed in modernism and beauty it becomes a story we know all too well as the seemingly perfect society soon gives way to something far scarier. As the big reveal looms it becomes apparent that the balancing act of resource consumption is counterweighted by the loss of human life. This equilibrium is achieved by killing everyone who reaches the age of thirty. A terrifying thought.
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Duncan Jones Asked Twitter About ‘Logans Run’ Remake, and We’re Here For it
From Bleeding Cool News
We’ve been saying for YEARS that Logan’s Run would be the perfect 70’s science fiction property to get a remake. Obviously, other people thought the same thing–there was the 2012 attempt that was set to star Ryan Gosling and be directed by Nicolas Winding Refn but that didn’t work out. At one point Bryan Singer was working on one (thank goodness THAT didn’t happen).
Last we heard, the most recent attempt to remake/reboot/reimagine the property was moving forward at Warner Bros. Pictures with Hunger Games: Mockingjay Part 1 and 2 writer Peter Craig tackling the script, with Simon Kinberg reportedly looking to direct. That update was in March of 2018, so, it’s about time for some additional information on that front to make its way out of the Carousel.
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LOGAN'S RUN: EVERYTHING YOU DIDN'T KNOW ABOUT THE '70S SCI-FI CLASSIC
For geeks of a particular age who grew up in the Swingin' '70s, MGM's Logan's Run exists on an ethereal plane prior to the Star Wars supernova exploding into mainstream entertainment.
Released on June 23, 1976, right before America's bicentennial and heavily marketed with striking depictions of a gleaming domed utopia where life is grand if you're under 30, this sci-fi classic, based on the best-selling novel by William F. Nolan and George Clayton Johnson, has had an amusing effect on cinephiles that has not diminished with time.
It was directed by veteran British filmmaker Michael Anderson (Around the World in 80 Days, Orca, Operation Crossbow) with a glossy disco-era style and respect for the original 1967 source material.
Besides the impressive set design and SFX miniatures, Logan's Run features solid performances by Michael York, Richard Jordan, Jenny Agutter, Peter Ustinov, Farrah Fawcett, and Roscoe Lee Browne as the evil chrome robot Box.
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