Logan’s Run
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IMDB rating: 6.70 Plot: 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. |
Actors: York Michael,Jordan Richard,Browne Roscoe Lee,Anderson Jr. Michael,Ustinov Peter,Roberts Randolph,Morgan Gary,Westberg David,Lewis Greg,Drama,Fantasy,Romance,Sci-Fi,
The Logan's Run novels?
Has anyone read the book Logan’s Run? Is it similar to the film?
The novel Logan’s Run by William Nolan and George Johnson is far more brutal than the 1976 film. For example, the death age in the book is 21, while in the film it’s 30. The people in the book pretty much accept the death age and go to centers where they can die while reliving past memories – there’s no Carousel game
where they can "win" life.
Box is a insane cyborg in a frozen penal colony, not a robot seafood handler.
Logan and Jessica’s run is a cross country one – from somewhere on the west coast to Cape Canaverl , Florida. As such, they see and experiance many things "outside the system". The system itself is breaking down and the path Logan and Jess take is a sort of ‘underground railroad’.
There were two book sequels: Logan’s World and Logan’s search, as well as short e-book called Logan’s Return.
Arbiter | Aug 31, 2009
I would like to read the book since a remake of the movie is slated for 2010, but since it’s out of print, I can’t find a reasonably priced copy.
Kelley | Aug 31, 2009