Apart from a briefly naked jenny agutter, the greatest cultural contribution of the 1976 scifi film logans run was its premise. Welcome to the 23rd century, where life is perfect. Nolan and george clayton johnson, logans run appeared in the mid70s, after the grim scifi explorations of stanley kubrick, but before the populist success of george lucas. Francis, logans former partner, is sent in pursuit as they make their way through an unfamiliar world. The story follows the actions of logan, a sandman charged with enforcing the rule, as he tracks down and.
Published in 1967, the novel depicts a dystopic ageist future society in which both population and the consumption of resources are maintained in equilibrium by requiring the death of everyone reaching the age of 21. Falling artistically as well as chronologically between those two. Logan s run is an action adventure scifi that never lets up. Using the ankh to unlock a door, logan and jessica escape from the city through the water system and find themselves in an icy cave. Logans run box scene uncut with complete ice sculpture. Logan s run rebirth download ebook pdf, epub, tuebl, mobi. Nolan and george clayton johnson, published in 1967 edit. Click download or read online button to get logan s run rebirth book now.
Logans run is an action adventure scifi that never lets up. Nolan george clayton johnson at the best online prices at ebay. Being the rebel that i am, i enjoy the more obscure robots in film more than most. Here it is the missing cut dialogue from the infamous box ice sculpture scene with pictures, exclusively hosted at the world of logans run website this video is about mb and requires an mv4 movie player of some sorts to view it properly such as itunes, quicktime, etc. It depicts a utopian future society on the surface, revealed as a dystopia. Logans run is a novel by william f nolan and george clayton johnson.
Logan s run is a 1976 american science fiction action film directed by michael anderson and starring michael york, jenny agutter, richard jordan, roscoe lee browne, farrah fawcett, and peter ustinov. Nolan and george clayton johnsons book, logan s run, could work as a. You may think at first im mad as a hatter, when i tell you that each cats got three different names. 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. The screenplay by david zelag goodman is based on the book logan s run by william f. Ive recently rediscovered the joys of the 1976 scifi classic logan s run. Taking its basic premise and characters names but little substance from the 1967 novel by william f.
Logans run by michael anderson michael anderson, michael. Logans run is a 1977 american television series, a spinoff from the 1976 film of the same name. First published by dial press in 1967, it depicts a dystopic ageist society in which both population and the consumption of resources are maintained in equilibrium by requiring the death of citizens who reach a particular age. In the future, people have crystals in their palms, and when they turn 30, the crystal goes black and theyre scheduled for execution. Though vividly presented, there isnt much on the futuristic side i would consider prescient, the writing is uneven, often paced in a streamofconsciousness kind of way, and logan and jessica are reduced to. This is the logan trilogy written by william nolan. Before he can freeze them too, logan and jessica escape the cyborg, causing the cave to collapse and destroy box. Logans run by johnson, george clayton,nolan, william f. The story follows the actions of logan, a sandman charged with enforcing the rule, as.
Now on the run, and hunted by his partner and best friend francis 7 richard jordan, logan and a woman named jessica 6 jenny agutter, working for a underground resistance group that are helping all runners search for sanctuary, escapes from the domed city and find themselves in a devastated washington, d. Logan and jessica travel to cities and sites all across north america on their run. For me personally, if i was going to make a video game based off logans run, it would be closer to the book than to the movie. The latter is a favorite ive probably seen 15 or 20 times since i. Logans run an idyllic scifi future has one major drawback. It is impossible to read this book without comparing it to the movie. Most people agree now that 30 is ridiculously young to think of even pruning the weeds. One would think, since the logans run movie opens with people being killed in the most fantastical way possible, it would mean nothing after. Keeping in the tradition of our popular uncut logans run lost movie clip series heres the infamous cut logans run ice sculpture scene dialogue with pics since the actual complete. Logans run tv series 197778 clip with heather menzies, gregory harrison, and angela cartwright duration.
Box is a character in logans run in the cave, they meet box roscoe lee browne, a cyborg designed to capture food for the city from the outside. Discover delightful childrens books with prime book box, a subscription that delivers new books every 1, 2, or 3 months new customers receive 15% off your. And the ending is completely satisfying, but since it has no connection to anything that happens in the movie i wont spoil things by giving it away here. The original book of logan s run was written very quickly and it shows since the first book has a lot of manic energy and the world is only imperfectly developed. Logans run is a 1976 american science fiction action film directed by michael anderson and starring michael york, jenny agutter, richard jordan, roscoe lee browne, farrah fawcett, and peter ustinov. See more ideas about logans run, logan and richard jordan. Only after soylent green and westworld found success at the box office did the powersthatbe at mgm believe that william f. The series starred gregory harrison as the titular character logan 5. Logans run, michael york, jenny agutter, farrah fawcett, peter ustinov, dystopia, future, science fiction in the year 2274, the remnants of human civilization live in a sealed domed city, a utopia run by a computer that takes care of all aspects of their life, including reproduction. On the plus side of casting, logans run gave the world the first featured role of farrah fawcett, who hadnt read for charlies angels yet, but who was clearly going to be a star. This site is like a library, use search box in the widget to get ebook that you want. Box is a character in logan s run in the cave, they meet box roscoe lee browne, a cyborg designed to capture food for the city from the outside.
Eliots old possums book of practical cats the naming of cats is a difficult matter, its not just one of your holiday games. Characters main characters minor characters other charactersplacesthings recent storylines. Ive recently rediscovered the joys of the 1976 scifi classic logans run. Financial analysis of logans run 1976 including budget, domestic and international box office gross, dvd and bluray sales reports, total earnings and profitability. The latter is a favorite ive probably seen 15 or 20 times since i 1st saw it at the movies. Found box ice sculpture scene the logans run circuit. The screenplay by david zelag goodman is based on the book logans run. It seems like logans run is a reflection of the kinds of economic problems that were common at that time, which was more malthusian worries about population growth ala ehrlichs population bomb published in 1968, only one year after logans run book publication date. Logans run has been overshadowed by later 1970s scifi movies star wars and close encounters a year later, alien at the decades end but is worth a look to see how hollywood tackled the same topics we get hit over the head with daily in the news. Opening shots of the domeenclosed metropolis reveal a vast but patently phony miniature cityscape no more realistic than those seen in.
His job was to freeze animals to provide food for the dome. Nolan went on to write two sequels, logans world 1977 and logans search 1980. The book covers logans run through the complex maze toward sanctuary put up by the underground that does not agree with the youth culture and wants things back the way they were. After the death battle with harry 7, jessica and logan hear of box, and decide to brave the arctic wilderness. As scifi, it is not even terrible, but rather is fun as far as the concepts go.
What makes it great is the genuine energy and seriousness put into it. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. Before box can freeze logan and jessica, they escape, causing the cave to. In the cave, they meet box roscoe lee browne, a cyborg. They have a close call with a homicidal robot named box roscoe lee browne, who captures runners and freezes them they see a long corridor lined with people hes frozen. Contentsshow publication dates last issue logans run. See more ideas about logans run, logan and logans run movie. Box from logans run page best viewed at 800 by 600 resolution. Story by gerry conway from the screenplay by david zelag goodman which was based on the novel by george clayton johnson and william f.
Its got pretty much everything i look for in a film. Logans run no performances an idyllic scifi future has one major drawback. I always thought his name was bogs, but while researching for this page i found i was wrong. Logans run complete series on dvd it didnt take long for the 1976 film logans run to be adapted for a tv series. While the rest of the movie is a goofy hodgepodge of youthculture satire and heavily ironic science fiction, that central idea. However, box has also captured runners that have made it this far and keeps them frozen naked. Michael york is a fine actor, but he was probably too old at that point to be playing 29. Nolan and george clayton johnsons book, logans run, could work as. Box s place in this world makes some sort of sense.
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