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Logan's Run (1976)
Topic Started: May 6 2012, 03:14 PM (257 Views)
24thcenstfan
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I had a chance to see this movie for the first time this weekend. I thought I already had, but apparently not. I thought it was a pretty good movie for its time, but also thought they could have went a lot further with some of the subject material.

For instance, I would have liked to see a bit more incorporated into the story about the events leading up to how Earth had been so devastated. Who built the domed city and if they were that advanced, why weren’t the same kinds of technological advancements depicted (in remnant form) on the outside too. I learned this on the internet after the movie, but it wasn’t made very clear in the movie what Box’s purpose was (i.e. to collect food for the city) and then why he was freezing the runners…unless he thought they were food too.

The movie was thought provoking still. It bringing up the much debated man vs. machine debate and how much as a society should we allow technology/the machine to take over various functions of our lives.

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You never saw this before now?!?!?!?

Maybe you are remembering the short lived television series with Gregory Harrison?

A lot of the interiors for the domed city were shot at Eastridge Mall in San Jose. It was a very new facility then and had yet to fill up.

Clearly a product of its time, but indeed a very thought provoking movie. Rumors have been floating around for years that it is going to be remade, I hope not.

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^^ Yep, quite surprised I hadn't seen it yet.

Another thing that intrigued me about the society's rules was how easily so many 1) Never questioned the status quo and 2) How murder (under the guise of the Renewal/Carousel) was justified by the creators of this society to perpetuate the society as a whole. However, in the event that something catastrophic really does happen on Earth, it would not surprise me if something similar were to really happen. An already common theme can especially be found in movies, which is to see society/government picking out the best, brightest and wealthiest and allowing them to survive in the event of a major event (the movie 2012 immediately comes to mind).
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Though dated now, still one of my all-time faves. The books (a series of three) were ever better. The Harrison series was a typical T.V. embarrassment, except possibly for my fond memories of Heather Menzies in a flimsy micro mini skirt.

Man vs. machine? With the socio / political / economic shape the world is in today, I scarcely think we'll have the chance to build one that smart.

Good story though.
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truespock
May 17 2012, 04:33 PM
Though dated now, still one of my all-time faves. The books (a series of three) were ever better. The Harrison series was a typical T.V. embarrassment, except possibly for my fond memories of Heather Menzies in a flimsy micro mini skirt.

Man vs. machine? With the socio / political / economic shape the world is in today, I scarcely think we'll have the chance to build one that smart.

Good story though.


I remember the Harrison show. I remember wanting it to work so bad. I was in grade school at the time, but even then could see that it just did not measure up to the original film.

24thcenstfan
May 17 2012, 07:14 AM
^^ Yep, quite surprised I hadn't seen it yet.

Another thing that intrigued me about the society's rules was how easily so many 1) Never questioned the status quo and 2) How murder (under the guise of the Renewal/Carousel) was justified by the creators of this society to perpetuate the society as a whole. However, in the event that something catastrophic really does happen on Earth, it would not surprise me if something similar were to really happen. An already common theme can especially be found in movies, which is to see society/government picking out the best, brightest and wealthiest and allowing them to survive in the event of a major event (the movie 2012 immediately comes to mind).


It's one of those things I think when kids tell me about how "new" and original the "Hunger Games" is, I see the whole "Carousel" idea reflected in it.
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The books give more of the background on what happened ("The Little Wars"), but in the books there were no domes, you could still go all over the world, but it was overpopulated. Plus in the books you died at 21, not 30.

Bryan Singer has been involved with the proposed remake a couple of times, even all the way back to when he left it the first time to do "Superman Returns." Supposedly the remake will draw more from the books, possibly in the hopes of potential sequels.

The TV series unfortunately was CBS rehashing the "Planet Of The Apes" series, just replacing the astronauts and Galen with Logan, Jessica and Rem, and instead of being pursued by the gorillas, it was Francis and the Sandmen. Heroes wandering the wasteland come upon people with a problem, the heroes help the problem and then escape before the pursuers show up.

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May 18 2012, 07:27 AM
The books give more of the background on what happened ("The Little Wars"), but in the books there were no domes, you could still go all over the world, but it was overpopulated. Plus in the books you died at 21, not 30.

Bryan Singer has been involved with the proposed remake a couple of times, even all the way back to when he left it the first time to do "Superman Returns." Supposedly the remake will draw more from the books, possibly in the hopes of potential sequels.

The TV series unfortunately was CBS rehashing the "Planet Of The Apes" series, just replacing the astronauts and Galen with Logan, Jessica and Rem, and instead of being pursued by the gorillas, it was Francis and the Sandmen. Heroes wandering the wasteland come upon people with a problem, the heroes help the problem and then escape before the pursuers show up.

Sci-fi on television certainly seems to be the genra's lowest common denominator.
Can't mention L.R. or P.O.T.A's without thinking about 'Fantastic Journey', though. As usual, it was anything but 'fantastic'!

I would LOVE to see a Logan's Run movie remake, but Singer would NOT be my first choice to helm the project. After the way he screwed up both the X-Men and Superman, I'd rather see just about anybody else do it...accept maybe Abrams.
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May 18 2012, 07:27 AM
The books give more of the background on what happened ("The Little Wars"), but in the books there were no domes, you could still go all over the world, but it was overpopulated. Plus in the books you died at 21, not 30.

Bryan Singer has been involved with the proposed remake a couple of times, even all the way back to when he left it the first time to do "Superman Returns." Supposedly the remake will draw more from the books, possibly in the hopes of potential sequels.

The TV series unfortunately was CBS rehashing the "Planet Of The Apes" series, just replacing the astronauts and Galen with Logan, Jessica and Rem, and instead of being pursued by the gorillas, it was Francis and the Sandmen. Heroes wandering the wasteland come upon people with a problem, the heroes help the problem and then escape before the pursuers show up.

Which was basically a formula common to the 60's (The Fugitive, the one that created the format), 70's (The Hulk was another in this format as was the original BSG), and 80's (The A-Team). Even now it is not an unheard of formula. The Sarah Connor Chronicles followed it, and I guess you could say that the rebooted BSG did at first too.

I can almost see, after the success of "The Hunger Games" an LR reboot getting fast tracked, especially to play up on the idea of 21 as the age cap.
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May 18 2012, 05:51 PM
I would LOVE to see a Logan's Run movie remake, but Singer would NOT be my first choice to helm the project. After the way he screwed up both the X-Men and Superman, I'd rather see just about anybody else do it...accept maybe Abrams.
I definitely agree with you on the "X-Men", I really feel he did not get them right (Wolverine supposed to be about 5'3"!, they should got Tom Cruise or Stallone insteadof Jackman! ;) ). With "Superman Returns", I don't think he screwed it up so much as just gave us a rehash of the first Superman movie. There are way too many scenes that were directly lifted from the first. The sad part is that I do think Brandon Routh made a good choice for the role.
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May 18 2012, 06:47 PM
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May 18 2012, 05:51 PM
I would LOVE to see a Logan's Run movie remake, but Singer would NOT be my first choice to helm the project. After the way he screwed up both the X-Men and Superman, I'd rather see just about anybody else do it...accept maybe Abrams.
I definitely agree with you on the "X-Men", I really feel he did not get them right (Wolverine supposed to be about 5'3"!, they should got Tom Cruise or Stallone insteadof Jackman! ;) ). With "Superman Returns", I don't think he screwed it up so much as just gave us a rehash of the first Superman movie. There are way too many scenes that were directly lifted from the first. The sad part is that I do think Brandon Routh made a good choice for the role.
I think "Superman Returns" rehashed a lot because they were trying to restart the franchise but wanted it clear it was the same reality from the first two Reeve movies. The downfall, I think their idea was too much having Brandon Routh play Christopher Reeve playing Superman, rather than just letting Routh be himself in the part.

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