A young man at odds with his society s mandatory death sentence for all those turning 21 plots a daring escape on the eve of his fateful birthday. Aug 28, 2016 logan s run tells the story of a futuristic society confined to a domed city where all of your wildest fantasies can come true, as long as you are willing to sacrifice yourself on your 30th birthday. It depicts a utopian future society on the surface, revealed as a dystopia. New photography portrait people freckles ideas people photography, beauty. Warner bros sets up logans run with hunger games writer peter. A bed of crispy nacho chips, smothered in fresh salsa, onions, jalapenos, black olives and monterey jack cheese. Weve been saying for years that logans run would be the perfect. Logan s run is a film i can watch any time and it is on quite a lot on channel 5, tcm, film 4 etc it is just that perfect film before star wars but even if think it is one of the best films ever, it is totally flawed and full of tons of crazy potholes and a truly odd ending that still leaves me utterly confused. Jun 10, 2012 a logans run remake is like mark twains weather everybody talks. Sky night the moon and stars are visible, but as camera looks down, the screen fills with dark, billowing clouds. Logans run screenplay by david zelag goodman producer.
Michael york movie 1976 hd by movieclips classic trailers. 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. Logans run is a film i can watch any time and it is on quite a lot on channel 5, tcm, film 4 etc it is just that perfect film before star wars but even if think it is one of the best films ever, it is totally flawed and full of tons of crazy potholes and a truly odd ending that. The story takes place in a manmade, selfcontained city, where there is no. Mar 03, 2018 the reboot model of filmmaking is stronger than ever, and it looks like logan s run, a 1976 scifi film based on a novel of the same name, is next in line to get a second chance with a modern. An idyllic science fiction future has one major drawback. Released january 27th, 1998, logans run stars michael york, jenny agutter, richard jordan, roscoe lee browne the pg movie has a runtime of about 1 hr 58 min, and received a score of 53 out of. Warner bros remake of logans run, doctor strange set for phase 3 of the marvel films and terminator 5 joins the packed lineup of films for 2015 the. Abbott and glen robinson regarded carrousel as the most difficult part of the film to portray, requiring hidden wires to. Logan s run is a 1976 american science fiction film, directed by michael anderson and starring michael york, jenny agutter, richard jordan, roscoe lee browne, farrah fawcett, and peter ustinov. Science fiction classic logan s run has long been rumored to be grinding its way through the remake machine, and now theres some fresh intel to be had. That happens about an hour into the film, but even the first half isnt bad if youre a fan as i am of special effects and cities of the future and ray guns and monorails whizzing overhead. Read the logans run movie synopsis, view the movie trailer, get cast and crew information, see movie photos, and more on.
From left are director michael anderson, michael york, peter ustinov, jenny agutter. This remake version of logans run will feature a woman in the lead role. What makes it great is the genuine energy and seriousness put into it. Logans run is a vast, silly extravaganza that delivers a certain amount of fun, once it stops taking itself seriously. See the official website, movie poster, photos, synopsis and release date. Scifi film logans run 1976 starring british actress jenny agutter. Warner bros remake of logans run, doctor strange set for phase 3 of the marvel films and terminator 5 joins the packed lineup of. Tom and jenny discuss the 1976 scifi classic logans run, starring michael york and jenny agutter. New york was also negative, writing that the film was yet another of those tiresome worldaftertheholocaust bits, and hardly a hop for your. Todays entry in the mrgn is that retro classic of 1976, logans run. Science fiction classic logans run has long been rumored to be grinding its way through the remake machine, and now theres some fresh intel to be had. Every other year they announce a new writer for it and it never moves. April 30, 1975 please note the crystal will be used in the left hand of all characters.
The original logans run was directed by michael anderson and starred michael york and jenny agutter, based on the novel by william f. A young man at odds with his societys mandatory death sentence for all those turning 21 plots a daring escape on the eve of his fateful birthday. 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. Are you still young enough to enjoy a movie rewatch of great nostalgia. Logan s run trailer 1 a hitandmiss futuristic film about a world in which nobody is allowed to live past 30 years. As scifi, it is not even terrible, but rather is fun as far as the concepts go.
That new logans run movie is indeed still happening. Had more attention been paid to the screenplay, the movie might have been a stunner. The new movie is expected to be lowtech science fiction in a futuristic setting and hew closer to the book than the 1976 movie. May 08, 2020 a few quick movie updates in the news. Entertainment comes in the form of casual sexual liaisons and gladiatorial games in which those who do not wish to undergo euthanasia at the age of 30 vie for the illusory chance of continued life. Set in an idyllic future society, everything is hunky dory and hedonistic, but the drawback. Aug 15, 2017 tom and jenny discuss the 1976 scifi classic logan s run, starring michael york and jenny agutter. Logan kills francis, who is simply a sandman in the movie and not a rebel leader, and leads the old man back to remain. Logan takes the ankh to the computer, where he is told it is a symbol for a secret group who helps the runners find sanctuary. Yet in the case of logan s run, the overall story and purpose of the original novel had little to do with the actual sex of logan. A logans run remake has been in the works for well over a decade, and though it has stalled time and time again, the brewing project has just taken a big step forward. With michael york, jenny agutter, richard jordan, roscoe lee browne. However, it is forbidden for humans to live beyond thirty, and you are given two choices, either to go through a ritual called carrousel with the promise of being renewed, or go on the run and risk being hunted down by an. The original logan s run was directed by michael anderson and starred michael york and jenny agutter, based on the novel by william f.
Logans run 1976logan micheal york meets jessica jenny agutter for the first time. Vintage movie classics a vintage movie classic by william f. Logan s 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. Cast and crew members of the movie logans run take a break on the fort worth water garden set in 1975. In a hermetically sealed postapocalyptic urban environment several centuries hence, logan 5 michael york and his friend francis 7 richard jordan lead unquestioning lives of hedonism.
A logans run reboot is on the way and the project just took a major step. Even a film with as thrilling and everrelevant a premise as logans run isnt immune to the troubles of development hell but there may finally be some renewed progress at last. All citizens get a chance of being renewed in a civic ceremony at their 30th birthday, unless they run and escape before. Warner bros is remaking logans run written by hunger games writer peter. Fort worth water garden featured in 1976 logans run.
The general belief is that when each person turns 30, they are reincarnated. Farrah fawcettmajors plays beautician holly, michael anderson jr. Inspired designs on tshirts, posters, stickers, home decor, and more by independent artists and designers from around the world. Logans run 2014 movie trailer, posters, plot, cast, news. The reboot model of filmmaking is stronger than ever, and it looks like logans run, a 1976 scifi film based on a novel of the same name, is next in. In the year 2274, young residents enjoy an idyllic, hedonistic lifestyle within the protective confines of a domed city. The science fiction genre may be undergoing something of a renaissance in hollywood these days, but that doesnt mean that every scifi property, reboot, or remake is getting fasttracked. Duncan jones asked twitter about logans run remake, and we. A bona fide cult classic, the 1976 movie logans run is based on the 1967 novel by william f. Forsaking the movies firm conclusion in favor of a more openended one, the new logans run was formatted as a weekly onthelamstyle tv series, much like other scifi tv series of the time, including 1974s planet of the apes tv series and 1977s the incredible hulk. Logans run is less interested in logic than in gadgets and spectacle, but these are sometimes jazzily effective and even poetic. Logans run remake taps hunger games writer hollywood. Amazon second chance pass it on, trade it in, give it a second life. Mar 05, 2018 the original logans run was directed by michael anderson and starred michael york and jenny agutter, based on the novel by william f.
The logans run remake just got a directorwho may be. The screenplay by david zelag goodman is based on the book logan s run by william f. See more ideas about logans run, logans run movie and logan. Logan s run is a vast, silly extravaganza that delivers a certain amount of fun, once it stops taking itself seriously. Logans run remake gets a new writer in ryan condal colony cocreatorshowrunner condal will pen the script from simon kinbergs treatment by spencer perry on july 22, 2015. It is the dubious premise of logans run, the sciencefiction fantasy that opened yesterday, that by the middle of the 23d century overpopulation and air. Released january 27th, 1998, logan s run stars michael york, jenny agutter, richard jordan, roscoe lee browne the pg movie has a runtime of about 1 hr 58 min, and received a score of 53 out of.
Jul 23, 2015 a logan s run remake has been in the works for well over a decade, and though it has stalled time and time again, the brewing project has just taken a big step forward. Fresh boneless chicken lightly battered and golden fried, served with your choice of dipping sauce or tossed in our signature honey buffalo sauce. See more ideas about logans run, logan and logans run movie. I loved much of imagery used in the 76 film and would love to see some of those updated and used, but would like to a new film story based. The logans run remake just took a huge step forward. Logans run trailer 1 a hitandmiss futuristic film about a world in which nobody is allowed to live past 30 years. Logans run tells the story of a futuristic society confined to a domed city where all of your wildest fantasies can come true, as long as you are willing to sacrifice yourself on your 30th birthday. An enforcement operative at odds with his societys mandatory death sentence for all those turning 21 plots a daring escape on the eve of his fateful birthday. A security guard michael york and his girlfriend jenny agutter escape a domed city. All orders are custom made and most ship worldwide within 24 hours.
Hollywood has been trying to remake logans run for years, and today, a new creative team has reportedly locked a deal to do just that. The plot involves a future society in which people go for renewal i. Spawned out of the 1960s free love revolution, the novel s dystopian future society in which every citizen is executed once they reach the age of 30 was a criticism of contemporary government and culture. Kinberg, whose jessica chastainfronted xmen movie comes out in. Later, he meets jessica 6, a girl also wearing an ankh pendant. Oh, and fish and plankton and sea greens and protein from the sea. Logan is a sandman who is fast approaching that fateful age, and when he decides to run, the stage is set for the ultimate chase. In the year 2274, after the world has been decimated by a holocaust, a new society is built and resides in a domed city. Logan s run is less interested in logic than in gadgets and spectacle, but these are sometimes jazzily effective and even poetic. The logans run remake has taken a big step forward.
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