Review of Logan's Run (1976) by Stuart K — 05 Feb 2009

Now this is the kind of Science Fiction film you don't get anymore. The bright and colourful camp kind, but for all it's mad, psychedelic visuals, it's does have a very serious message about overpopulation, and it does prove to be a good antidote to Star Wars, which would follow a year later.

Set in the year 2274, the film is set in a utopian futuristic society where babies are born with lifeclocks, which changes colour as they grow older. When it turns red, they're taken to the Carousel, where they go to be reincarnated.

Logan 5 (Michael York), is a 'Sandman', who chases 'runners' who resist going to the Carousel. But, Logan soon learns something is not quite right about it all, then when he teams up with Jessica 6 (Jenny Agutter), who both decided to see if they can venture outside the city walls.

It is a bit camp and cheesy now, but it looks good visually, and director Michael Anderson has fun with the visuals, Brits York and Agutter do sound a bit odd with American accents, but it is a product of it's time, but it does feature appearances from Farrah Fawcett as Holly and Peter Ustinov as Old Man.