Exploring Logan's Run - Classic Sci-fi from a different time

Good Bad Flicks looks into the history of Logan's Run. Directed by Michael Anderson.
◘ PATREON ► goo.gl/1Gmiur
◘ TEE SHIRTS ► tinyurl.com/y7...
◘ SUBSCRIBE FOR NEW VIDEOS ► t.co/hLZbW6FfZk
◘ TWITCH ► goo.gl/JWYlr9
◘ FACEBOOK ► goo.gl/qYrj7I
◘ TWITTER ► goo.gl/koijhV
◘ DISCORD ► discordapp.com...
◘ WEARY PINES ► wearypines.com...
◘ YOSHI ► / vuyoshi
◘ PSYCHOSTICK ► tinyurl.com/uy...
Want to see something specific? Check my Amazon Wish List ► goo.gl/zDoxnc
Movies, games, and the occasional editorial.
From A-Z list films, video games, and other overlooked goodness.

[@mygaffer]

Many of these "good bad flicks" are actually just... good flicks.

[@1000sofusernames]

Yeah this wasn't viewed as a trash at any point. It just looked instantly dated in terms of effects once Star Wars came out. Good 'bad' films is stuff like Deathstalker etc.

[@attackofthecopyrightbots]

if you really believe that you havent seen the terrible low budget horror movies hes covered unless you're into that...

[@javiergarcia4551]

This are the "exploring" movies

[@deathstrike]

Ironically there is an Anime version from Japan. It is a Macross Series movie called "Passionate Walkure". The premise is a distant planet called Windermere has a population that due to genetic tampering by the Protoculture (the reason is never revealed) the people live only about 30 years. Hence marriage and children in their early teens. Enter the protagonist a young blond haired girl named Freyja. She "runs away" from her world due to not wanting to marry at 14 to join a popular Earth singing group called Walkure. I won't spoil the rest, but there are a LOT of inferences to Logan's Run throughout the movie and series. If you like these kind of animated movies it isn't half bad.

[@afianarjuna]

@@attackofthecopyrightbots p

[@ajgiacobbe7472]

Love how the future.....everyone lived in a mall with escalators....

[@tophers3756]

Having an apartment that overlooked an indoor crush of humanity could be fascinating. I thought that during the first few episodes of "The Expanse" first season. Thomas Jane's character had that little apartment in the colony that was just above the public area, lit from the skylight above. I remember thinking how interesting to live in a climate controlled environment close to all the action yet secluded at the same time.

[@CelestialWoodway]

Filmed in hotel in downtown Houston.

[@gcooper642]

@@tophers3756 there's a town called Cumbernauld in Scotland that has a brutalistic shopping centre with apartments at the very top. Its very 60s. The apartments are no longer habitable, but most of the shopping centre still stands. kzbin.info/www/bejne/onm4eImEhJqrbaM

[@Bacopa68]

@@CelestialWoodway Was it the Hyatt? Kinda looks like the central shaft there. This same hotel was referenced in King of the Hill

[@ndz9818]

Yep, Id have to agree. Wall-e was ahead of its time.

[@swingset1969]

I remember, 6 years old, seeing Jenny Agutter in that dress for the first time and thinking "Girls aren't icky at all, I think I understand now".

[@davidrenton]

i think i had the same reaction with Jenny Agutter but at 7 with An American Werewolf in London, don't ask why my horror loving dad thought it was ok for a 7 year to watch that :)

[@stevemadden3642]

David Renton same reason my dad did I guess lmfao

[@MonteLeeMyPOV]

I only came for Farrah. I wouldn't have know about it if not for her. 7 year old love. My first crush!

[@sniper712]

Her eyes are mesmerizing... they just draw you in...

[@lynnkain]

Of course she is The Avengers and the Winter Soldier.

[@lexxstrum]

My favorite Logan's Run reference/parody was on the Simpsons, where some MTV Springbreak host says it's especially cool because today is her 21st birthday: she opens her hand and a blinking crystal is there. She screams that it's not fair or something as she's dragged off, and she's replaced with a cuter, younger host with a trendier name!

[@lexxstrum]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/aIrSdKWOotmAoMU

[@pokeygorilla9368]

I love this movie, really fun Sci Fi. Also Jenny Agutter is smoking hot, that outfit she's wearing, hot damn.

[@SRS1969]

She stole Farrah Fawcett's thunder. Farrah was supposed to be the eye candy. Jenny looked better.

[@jim405]

She’s also in another underrated film called “The Eagle has Landed” about a plot to kidnap Winston Churchill.

[@superlive98]

I liked the lack of an outfit. Although, if you remember the 1970's, you remember that women's clothing had less and less fabric as the decade wore on.

[@percussion44]

Some nice sidebum One of my favorite films. Also enjoyed York's performance in the 3 musketeers.

[@richmcgee434]

@@jim405 That's a pretty good film. Not quite as famous as Kelly's Heroes or Dirty Dozen or Where Eagles Dare, but solid.

[@Papa-eb1lt]

This, Soylent Green, the Omega Man, Planet of the apes, Dark Star and Silent running was never off my VCR

[@Michael-jo9jb]

Wow what a great list of movies. Never forget seeing silent running, I was devastated at the ending!

[@richardclarke376]

@@Michael-jo9jb that song, right. Hard to think of any recent films with a song of such power

[@theodoreroberts3407]

'Solent green is people!' The last film for Edward G. I found this film said something deeper also. One thing I've noticed about our future, from writers point of view, isn't good. One type of hell or another. Socialogicly we don't grow, we get worse. I would like to see a film where we advance and a more positive outlook in our future. Not necessarily more tech, but a better mindset. All I've ever had was Star Trek.

[@Zett76]

Silent Running is the one I don't know, I've never seen or even heard of. Did I miss something?

[@dysamoria]

@@Zett76 I've seen it once. I bought it on DVD some time in the early naughts, with my then-girlfriend who said she liked scifi (and we did indeed watch a lot of scifi together), but we never did watch Silent Running. It was so depressing that every time we considered it, it was turned down for something less depressing. I remember it as heartbreaking, and I have not gone back to see it a second time. The DVD still sits unwatched and unused. If you like sad tragedies, and like things set in space, it should be a treat for you.

[@slangislayer]

I started a running joke among my friends to gift a copy of the movie to everybody turning 30 The first receiver didn't know the movie and it caught him by surprise

[@claressalucas8922]

I absolutely adored this movie when I saw it in theaters at the age of 6. Yes, my parents had questionable standards about age appropriate media, but it led to an excellent Logan's Run themed 30th birthday party.

[@TheLisa-Al-Gaib]

Omg, I bet that party was amazing!!!!

[@frankienamosaki7547]

God damn it why didn't I think of that?!

[@Klm49]

Parents of preteens in the 70s and 80s were either super repressive or very open to watching whatever films with their kids! I'm happy there is someone else out there with the latter parents!! I also saw Logan's Run more than once when I was a little kid in the late 80s/early 90s. I was also watching movies like The Deer Hunter in 7th grade, talking about the directorial choices, Meryl's and the guy's amazing performances, and the importance of history and immigration in the context of the American dream. In some ways, my parents really rocked, and my cinematic education was one of those ways.

[@jamesnoland7821]

I was wondering if the movie was appropriate for my 4YO nephew; it's been a while since I've watched it.

[@claressalucas8922]

@@jamesnoland7821 There's some racy scenes at the beginning, but it's otherwise pretty tame by today's standards.

[@ericspencer8093]

Having both read the novel, and watched the film (more than a few times) I actually preferred the movie's version better. It was both streamlined and more logical than the world portrayed in the book. And the way it was done, it didn't need a backstory. Viewers got the gist in a few short scenes. Modern screen-writers (and productions) could learn a lot from this.

[@bpe-music]

Jerry Goldsmith's score to this film also had quite an interesting concept. For all the scenes playing within the dome, he would utilize only a string orchestra, piano, a few percussion instruments (such as Vibraphone) and lots of electronics (which was still rather new at the time), some cues being entirely electronic even. As soon as the dome is left and they come outside, he uses the full symphonic orchestra. Also 1976 he wrote his oscar winning score to The Omen, the same year this film came out.

[@CybershamanX]

I would love to listen to the soundtrack. I only remember what I heard in the film and it's been a while since I last saw it. Yes, I remember it was really interesting. I'll have to watch the film again and keep in mind the points you mentioned about the locations. Thanks for sharing that! :)

[@bpe-music]

@@CybershamanX The score by Jerry Goldsmith can also be listened to here: kzbin.info/aero/OLAK5uy_nXj_LXNE7k8vSd7MLITLaSTno1vH5U94E

[@CybershamanX]

@@bpe-music Thanks! :) And if someone had to approve the comment with a URL in it... Thank you, too! :) Many channel owners have it set so that comments with URLs are flagged for approval. It's to prevent posting of links to "questionable" material. Something to keep in mind if you ever post something and nobody responds. It will look to you like your comment is there, but it's invisible until it gets approved. ;)

[@ManiacalForeigner]

Not to mention Chinatown, Alien, Star Trek: The Motion Picture, Poltergeist, First Blood, Gremlins, Total Recall - it'd be easier to list greatest movies ever that he didn't score!

[@CorbCorbin]

Goldsmith was fucking awesome. He did so many scores that are classics.

[@WoodyWilliams]

Wow! Thanks for mentioning Logan's Return and the fact that it was an eBook. We published that! My partner Dr Marcus Barccani set the whole thing up. I'll never forget getting that story to retailers. Man, this was before anyone knew what an eBook was :) I never spoke to Mr Nolan though he and Dr Barccani became great friends. I was responsible for laying out the limited-edition soft-bound print edition and convincing EVERYONE to read the eBook instead X)

[@GoodBadFlicks]

Very cool!

[@kamenanew9867]

That's pretty neat

[@Rafferty1968]

Loved this movie. How hot was Jenny Agutter?

[@MegaDcmp]

All of it

[@tomuppercut7101]

Hot enough for a Soviet nuclear engineer to deny seeing graphite on the roof.

[@Moonbeam143]

Them thinking Jenny Agutter being too young kind of blows my mind being that it was "Logan's Run". Everybody was young.

[@lexxstrum]

He said Jenny Agutter showed up at the studio, and everyone agreed she wasn't a kid anymore; trying to decide if that's kinda hot or kinda creepy.

[@wayneralph945]

she was awesome in American werewolf in London.

[@TF2CrunchyFrog]

How the times have changed... these days when Americans remake some movie or TV series (esp if they remake a British series as an American remake) they actresses can never be too young, it seems. Hollywood will cast mid-20s actors for roles that in the original were played by mid-forties actors (Flight of the Phoenix remake). Or they will rewrite characters who in the original have academic titles and are famous as teenagers or young tweens (looking at you, terrible Fantastic Four remake!). Worst case in point: The American remake of the British science/crime TV show 'Eleventh Hour' (2006) starring Patrick Steward as a renowned scientist, then 66 years old. Rufus Sewell, the actor in the American remake of 2008 who played Professor Ian Hood, was then only 41 years old! And the American actress who played the role of his trained bodyguard was 5 years younger than her British counterpart.

[@BigDaddyZakk420]

Lmao except literally ever actor looks like they’re in their damn 40’s. Still, always loved Logan’s Run.

[@DustinRodriguez1_0]

Everybody was supposed to be young.... but, it was still being produced in our society. And that meant they certainly weren't about to give some young actor or actress a big role. Even now, you'll notice if you look that most young actors get listed last in credits, actors are almost always significantly older than the age of their characters, etc. They want people to have "paid their dues" and not get ahead too quickly, especially in an arena like film where the number of stars outnumbers the available roles.

[@joshportal2808]

In Fallout New Vegas there was a reference to Logan's Run. When the Big Empty DLC came out it added two more Starting perks you can choose to have when creating a new character for the new play through. The one perk was literally called Logan's jewel. You would be immune to drug addictions, didn't have to eat or drink as much on Hardcore difficulty, you could not break a body part, all states were increased by +1 in SPECIAL and Max level was 30. If you played the Big Empty you could replace or just get rid of the perk. You get a few extra references from the movie in game depending on which faction you pick to beat the game with. The funniest Easter Egg most who played the game didn't know is if you played the game without Logan's Jewel and rank up to level 31 to 50 and then get the perk in the Big Empty, the game would reference even more. Basically once a day characters in black with laser guns would be trying to kill you. Also if you got the perk after level 31 you were stuck at the level you picked to get the perk. I love how Mr. House would say there is no Sanctuary like New Vegas, Logan. One Easter many to this day don't know.

[@andrejz8954]

Old World Blues* and Logan's Loophole*

[@jordanthomas4379]

Justin Timberlake kinda was in a “Logan’s run” movie, it was called “in time” and it wasn’t very good.

[@KryptKicker5]

@Ben A ^This, the end really ruined it for me. I surprisingly really enjoyed everything until then and I wasn't expecting much to begin with. I still watch it, just knowing it won't have the pay off the story deserved. :(

[@rayhopkins4691]

While he was attached to a Logan reboot, "In Time" is not like Logan's Run at its core. Where in Logan's Run at 21 or 30 depending on how you saw/read it, you had to go...no exceptions. In "In Time", your time clock started ticking down from 21, and you could stave off death indefinitely if you traveled in the right circles because time was currency.

[@magusxxx]

@Ben A That movie was based on the much superior movie "The Price of Life" which you can see here...kzbin.info/www/bejne/pYPYo41tidF0ecU

[@tallbeard7111]

@@rayhopkins4691 , The clock started ticking at the age of 25 my friend :).

[@CanItAlready]

Juni Post Have you seen the shot-for-shot remake of Psycho? Some things are better left alone.

[@HorrorMetalMaestroRedrusty66]

If any movie deserved and extended/director's cut with all the cut scenes put back in, it's this movie. What a joy an extended restored cut would be,

[@suzannedixon5438]

Logan's Run was my favorite movie as a pre-teen and teenager. Thanks for bringing back such great memories. I had a classmate who's parents were in the movie business at the time. And when Michael York did his Dallas scenes, he stayed at their house! Wish I could have met him as he's a great talent.

[@GoodBadFlicks]

Thanks for watching!

[@AndyCarlValentin]

My prom was at the Dallas Apparel Mart. Blew my mind when I saw Logan's Run the first time.

[@foxandbarrettshow6916]

It's a beautiful structure yes and the fort Worth water gardens are another wide sweeping backdrop of the movie

[@efrenarevalo2025]

"It''s so easy to give up and die at the age of 30" HEY! You're not wrong.

[@MentalDeviant]

At 30 I was fine. I would say at 40 it feels easy but you still want to live even if you don't have the energy.

[@dysamoria]

I didn't relate to this, while I was living what is supposed to be a normal life. I was fine approaching 30, and I didn't know why everyone lamented it. I was content... until my then-girlfriend of 7 years dumped me. EVERYTHING fell apart. I lost an entire decade to the shitstorm that followed, and she was the catalyst (more specifically, having sociopaths ruin my job and getting on an SSRI wrecked everything, but she was the trigger for me being coerced onto psych drugs and they changed my personality for a while). Here I am soon to be 45 and my life has only marginally improved (getting off all pharmacology, and having better friends, of non-selfish, non-arrogant egoists type, helps a lot, but the situation otherwise is a financial prison keeping me in a place I hate). I've tried to die several times back when it was really bad, but the reality is that I want to live; I just want something BETTER. I think that is what most struggling people want. I don't understand the notion of it being easy to give up at 30 or 40 UNLESS life is really shitty and there's no sign of even potential for improvement. That seems to be getting more and more common now. Our culture is so toxic.

[@dinoflagella4185]

Fish, plankton, sea greens and protein from the sea. Fresh as harvest day.

[@FingerBreakerWu]

My only gripe about the film is that Francis is killed by getting hit by a flagpole...in the butt. Yes, the tragic antagonist of the film died from a spanking.

[@shainewhite2781]

3:00, Saul David even wrote the action classic novel, THE WARRIORS, which was released in 1979. I meant Sol Yorick, the author of The Warriors. Sorry about the confusion.

[@thomaslao3411]

This movie drags at the end and loses its charm after we escape the dystopian society we were introduced to.

[@TheJayrockerr]

I agree. I love the movie, up until that point. The part with the old man was too long. No disrespect to Peter Ustinov, of course.

[@thewomble1509]

@@TheJayrockerr Agreed. it really loses it's own plot there. The whole thing lacks cohesion and conviction imo.

[@LowellLucasJr.]

I absolutely love the concept of Logan's Run! A Utopian city that has a very ugly underbelly of how it governs his people has always been a great concept! If you get a chance, I would highly recommend you watch Close Enough, as they made some hilarious nods to this movie!

[@MentalDeviant]

It's kind of like our society. People praise the police even though they enforce victimless. Homeless people choose to be homeless even though it's built into the system for people to fail. But if you fail it's your fault. We praise Hollywood but turns out the producers and directors are sexually assaulting women and molesting kids. All of the free land is owned by corporations to exploited and governments to protect it. When it should be free to live on. You never own anything because even when you retire you have to pay property tax. ECT.

[@julius-stark]

I hope this never gets remade.

[@SuperFingas]

You know it will :/

[@Melvinshermen]

Senior Woodz Can some make Sam space into movie

[@davids8aff]

It was the influence for The Island (2005), but Fahrenheit 451 was influence for Logan's Run.

[@SoullessAIMusic]

its only a matter of time, unless hollywood finally goes broke.

[@petermerchant4439]

I dunno. I'd love to see them do the book as a movie. They could put in all the stuff that really wouldn't have been able to happen back in the 1970s. Things like the Gypsies and their Devilsticks. Get rid of the whole "Domed City" rubbish, bring back the Francis/Ballard stuff, there is a sanctuary, etc.

[@The-Man-On-The-Mountain]

Amazing exploration of a movie that has always obsessed me. I love those aesthetics, that 70´s futurism is thousands of times more interesting that the modern styles nowadays. This is one of my favorite movies of all time.

[@quintessenceSL]

Yeah, when I first saw this, I thought "this is what the future will look like", and that still kinda holds true today. Then Blade Runner came and my outlook for the future got even more bleak.

[@jamiebraswell5520]

The modern style = dark, dreary, color-corrected, depressing, boring...all set to bland Hans Zimmer music.

[@noeldivad]

dude, you gotta do david lynch's dune before the new one comes out

[@markoyamashitach]

I loved this movie as a kid. There's something to be said about the "old" sci-fi versus today's movies and once again, you nailed it. Thanks for the vid!

[@iDEATH]

I totally agree. I watched this movie so many times back when it used to run on late night TV in the late 80s. Loved the book too. It's just classic sci-fi, a deceptively simple premise as catalyst, add humans, watch the ensuing insanity. I think that's one of the things a lot of modern sci-fi gets wrong, they just overdo everything, add "twists" just for the sake of adding them, crap like that.

[@jamiebraswell5520]

I prefer the old sci-fi movies, even ones from the 50s that were more straight cut and clean. There is just something alluring about the big ideas that existed back then, as well as the ingenuity it took to bring them to life on screen. And the future wasn't a constant onslaught of dark, bleak, depressing, mundane, overly-realistic, dreary, uninspired dreck that it is today.

[@akildukes7499]

RENEEEEEEEEEEW.

[@mihirlavande]

Jesus, a book in a month. GRRM should take some pointers.

[@efxnews4776]

Write a book isn't the hardest part, the hardest part is publishing...

[@billtree52]

I'm sure LSD had nothing to do with it. Haha. Probably a lot easier to hammer out between two guys. 🤷‍♂️

[@RideAcrossTheRiver]

The background work probably took several years.

[@khathaway414]

Love Jenny Agutter in this film.

[@XantroyX]

@Bill Whittaker ....Her eyes?

[@simonbellamy67]

Everybody does. Yeah i used to pause that film alot

[@whyjay9959]

You might like the uncut Walkabout too...

[@khathaway414]

@@whyjay9959 I do. But this is where I first saw her. And that green toga dress is burned into my memory.

[@FingerBreakerWu]

@@XantroyX Her tonsils, of course!

[@Lillian2167]

I watched this as a kid on TV, I thought it was a great film. :'''D

[@CantankerousDave]

21:45 - wow, the authors aged into Saruman and the wizard from Dragonslayer. (Hm, has he covered that example from Disney’s “scare the shit out of the kiddies” era?)

[@VinnieRattolle]

"I'm shocked they thought they could do the sex shop scene and still get a PG." 1980's The Apple got a PG-rating despite its shockingly tacky "I'm Coming" musical sequence. I would imagine the missing scene was somewhere along the same lines, so its removal may be a blessing.

[@Bacopa68]

PG was amazingly broad and arbitrary in the seventies. I think they thought parents really would do their research and make their own decisions.

[@TOAOM123]

Gotta remember: pg13 didnt exist

[@misterprickly]

This is easily one of my most favorite films. I was a child when I saw it at my grandmothers and it stuck with me all these years later. I even bought the VHS version when I was old enough and had the money. The closest I've seen to a remake was the Timberlake movie "In TIME". It's nowhere as good.

[@KadenQuinnAgain]

I guessing the Justin Timberlake Logan’s Run reboot somehow morphed into that “In Time” movie lol

[@1pcfred]

Yeah why pay royalties when you can just butcher the story?

[@Davidsworldtravels]

Yea better to have him end up in that mess than to ruin the name of a classic

[@LOGNAG72]

I’m named after the book and movie, so yeah this is a special one to me! Haha

[@flybeep1661]

Would've been a better story if you were named after the Wolverine tbh.

[@daytripperhd]

I watch this movie at least once a month. My daughter absolutely hates it. For her 21st birthday, I got her a Logan's Run movie poster. Amazon makes tormenting your offspring quite convenient.

[@GF_Baltar]

If you're exploring 70's sci-fi, you *have* to do "Soylent Green". Spoiler: It's made of PEOPLE!!

[@viewtiful1doubleokamihand253]

And has to do with overpopulation control, too ! Huh, almost as if... uh... people fuck too much or something.

[@wimvanderstraeten6521]

Rollerball is another 70's sci fi movie that would be worth exploring.

[@qqq1701]

Soylent White. Guy: I'm sure glad the government supplies us all with this fine soylent white paper to use. Heston: Soylent white is people! IT'S PEOPLE!

[@FingerBreakerWu]

You got the line wrong...

[@CaveyMoth]

soylent grün ist menschenfleisch!

[@tupacshakur7325]

Would love to see you do a video on Tourist Trap (1979)!

[@lasvegasnextexit1230]

I remember seeing Logan's Run in the theater when I was a kid and LOVED it. I started reading the book after I saw the movie and thought the script was much more interesting. Great job on the Exploring video

[@erictaylor5462]

I live with and care for my 76 year old father. I'm 50. Last month I got a surprise and real scare when I suffered a major heart attack. All I could think about was who was going to cook breakfast for my dad! Personally, I feel that, if our parents earn it, by caring for us as we grow up, we owe them a debt, to care for them when they get old. I think adult children who were not abused and who place their parents in care homes are skipping on a debt owed.

[@mb2000]

Funny that Lindsay Wagner got considered to be in this film, who was the Bionic Woman. Then the wife of Lee Majors, the Bionic/Six Million Dollar Man, gets a part.

[@BrianReeves2]

When the movie came out at the theater I remember the sign saying Logan's Run starring Michael York and Farrah Fawcett-Majors. Then we watched the movie and she had such a little part.

[@knightjedi666]

OOHHH YEAH! I love this movie, fantastic video my friend.

[@richardclarke376]

The book Logan's Run is great and reads like a very long poem, and the film is beautiful and still holds up very very well

[@sinkhole_of_happiness]

“Let's take our clothes off first, before they freeze on us.” Jessica (Jenny Agutter)

[@rexmundi3108]

Makes perfect sense.

[@Becka_Harper]

And lo a massive crush began.

[@white-dragon4424]

Logan said that.

[@RobotacularRoBob]

This is actually recommended to people who wave fallen through ice as a means to prevent hypothermia. Convenient for the horny toads in the audience but it helps by keeping freezeable moisture off the body.

[@garyda1]

That's what she said.

[@irishjoe2941]

I wanna see you and Brandon do more videos together it would be great! Decapitatiooon!!!!!’n

[@MrShaclakclak]

You need to do Beastmaster. The production of that movie looks like a lot of fun

[@TheLisa-Al-Gaib]

I love this movie. I even dressed as a runner for Halloween when I was in high school (and yes, I rigged up a crystal for my hand). I am open to a remake. It might be fun to see re-imagined as a limited series instead of a movie.

[@johnellizz]

The movie "The Island" with Ewan McGregor has a lot of similarity to "Logan's Run".

[@Whalewraith]

I think it was actually supposed to be a logans run reboot, I mean he was actually called Logan.

[@FizzyMcPhysics]

@@Whalewraith Actually he was called Lincoln, and the girl was called Jordan. But Lincoln 6 Echo and Jordan 2 Delta are super similar to Logan 5 and Jessica 6! I made the connection between the two films instantly, but somehow it's similarity to a B Movie called Parts got a lot more attention!?

[@Whalewraith]

@@FizzyMcPhysics I stand corrected.

[@TheRealNormanBates]

it actually rips off a movie called *Parts: The Clonus Horror,* of which Michael Bay and the production company was successfully sued by the original creators.

[@Humbertusmarius]

The one movie I've ever seen that is so much better than the novel.

[@daytripperhd]

Yes, in the book there IS a sanctuary? No!

[@jclcrow2621]

I was on some of those sets as a kid. They were impressive. Another disastrous decision concerning the film was the producers attempt to market the costumes as an actual line of clothing. They promoted all these styles on various national morning shows. Good luck finding any of them tho.

[@chadkimmel8957]

Before I proceed I must state that Jenny Agutter was smoking in this movie.

[@Project1nol]

@John Kugelfischer by "they" you mean people or all biological beings?

[@voiceofreason1208]

I always thought that the 30 year old thing had to do with the old hippie saying "don't trust anyone over 30", seeing as there was a big free love feel to the society. And frankly, there really should have been an "adult" version.

[@FingerBreakerWu]

This wasn't tame by any stretch of the imagination. The themes of ritualistic executions disguised as benevolent sacrifice, society run by an AI that is systematically wiping out the last humans by stoking their hedonism and ignorance, implied cannibalism from Box, and others show this movie was as adult as they come for a 70s sci-fi adventure. And with the exception of Francis' extremely lame death, people died quite badly. . . . . . . . . Ohhhh. You just wanted to see breasteses. My bad. 🙄

[@1pcfred]

21 would have never worked in my mind. You're not running a lemonade stand with a society below the age of 21. Not even with a Mom making the product. At least not for any length of time. But with people up to 30 yeah a little then.

[@Sheol-uk3bu]

Well, I haven't watched this entire video yet, so I have no idea what these two are going to say about this flick, but I already HATE the TITTLE.

[@GoodBadFlicks]

You hate the title Logan's Run?

[@Sheol-uk3bu]

@@GoodBadFlicksOf your program.

[@eduardo_corrochio]

This is an informative retrospective with solid narration and pacing. Frankly, nowadays with so many movie _Making Of_ or review videos on KZbin that are dripping with snark or mockery and always peppered with little video asides from South Park or trendy memes popping up every minute, this is refreshing and very enjoyable. Logan's Run is such an interesting cult classic of its time. It has a lot going for it but also is often the target of naysayers and critics who can't appreciate it. I first saw it on television back in the 1980's as a teen and I was amazed at the subject matter and some of the elements ... really dark and dire stuff at times. That might be why I liked it so much! I do wish its lead man had been someone more appealing, sexy and likable than Michael York. You know, you want someone who you care about for the role of Logan ... not a guy who gives off a vibe that he's always about to ask someone to fetch him a cup of Lapsang souchong tea (that will inevitably disappoint him). 😄 Oh, and that musical score by Jerry Goldmsith .... unforgettable, and one of the best things about the movie.

[@Paineinyourblank]

Liked before I even watched. One of my favorite channels reviewing one of my fav classic movies? Yes please!

[@GoodBadFlicks]

:)

[@irwin3381]

Can you do Stephen Kings “ Dreamcatcher “ when you can

[@KuriusOranj]

Excellent episode!! I really appreciate all the effort you put into research. Lots of info in here that I had no idea about, and I am a big fan of the film. Thanks!

[@michaelelsy2209]

Wow I'm surprised it turned out to be a really good movie after all this movie went through. I'd love to see the full uncut version.

[@Billman66]

Ditto, it's a damn shame that often the best parts of movies end up on the cutting room floor.

[@cantsay8894]

@@Billman66 and in those days into the garbage. Movie executives then as now never really understanding what they have till years too late

[@yogisie]

Logan’s Run was the very first movie I ever saw in a theater. I was 5 years old, and the renewal scene scared the crap outta me! For your next Exploring video, could you please do either Soylent Green, or The Omega Man?

[@Madbandit77]

The Charlton Heston sci-fi trilogy is remarkably brilliant. Apes, zombies, and cannibals. What's not to like?

[@patrickmartin7692]

I always wonder who gives a thumbs down to this gentlemen's content and why? You're literally getting a free lesson in the history of films full of insight, trivia, and fun. Whoever y'all are, lighten up.

[@actionvestadventure]

How dare he make an informative review of a classic sci-fi movie that's before my time and doesn't even have decent CGI! 😜

[@whyjay9959]

I don't think everyone who downvotes means to say "I hate it, it shouldn't be on KZbin". Could be a reminder to himself that he didn't find it interesting for when he stumbled on it later. It's your vote to do with as you will.

[@patrickmartin7692]

@@whyjay9959 I agree that it is your vote to do with what you will. However I disagree about it being a reminder that you didn't like what you saw. Maybe my memory is better than some but I've yet to run across something that I didn't like that I had to use a sticky note to remind myself of my displeasure.

[@thrummer1953]

I took a lovely girl to see this when it first came out. It was a brand new theater, and we went on my motorcycle. It's a marvelous movie, and I have a copy on Blu-Ray, which I have watched with my Daughter. Not too long ago I drove by that theatre while on a trip to the mountains, in my big old Camper. I guess I was feeling nostalgic. It's out of business and all run down. Kinda like me, I suppose. I have no idea where the girl is, but in my imagination, I see her as going on to live a wonderful life. I hope that was the case, anyway.

[@RickySteels]

I'm so happy your channel exists. You go so in-depth! It's been awesome to see you evolve and improve over time!

[@GoodBadFlicks]

Thanks!

[@bennygerow]

What is that amazing metal outro music???? #psychostick 🇺🇸🖤🇺🇸🖤🇺🇸🖤🇺🇸🖤

[@brianartillery]

I have watched 'Logan's Run' more times than I care to think about. I have the DVD, and always, always wanted a 'Sandman' gun - one which had the cool muzzle flare when fired. I was even fond of the rather shonky TV series of the late 1970's. The movie is so very 1970's, though. The effects are fine, the main cast are great, and likeable - Peter Ustinov is superb - what a wonderfully warm performance he gives: Roscoe Lee Brown's 'Box' is sinister, and benefits from Brown's superb voice, even when treated. And Jenny Agutter's clothes allergy is present again, which is sad (I'm lying, of course). Michael York as Logan is a good hero - one who suddenly realises that (1) Everything he knows is wrong, and (2) He has been constantly lied to, and that 'Sandmen' (of which he is one) are actually the bad guys, and 'Runners' are the good guys. It's a fun movie, which will make you think - it's basic premise is terrifying - and it's a good way to spend a couple of hours. For a far bleaker spin on a similar idea, try George Lucas' (yes, that guy) 'THX 1138'.

[@Madbandit77]

THX 1138 is criminally underrated.

[@Madbandit77]

@Ken Hudson That's the one.

[@2fathomsdeeper]

THX 1138 really gets the point of the danger of the pharmaceutical companies across. You are guilty of being undermedicated!

[@shainewhite2781]

Thanks for the video!! See you later!! Stay safe.😉

[@theylied1776]

They really needed to increase the age from 21 to 30. A society run basically by teenagers would look more like the Lord of The Flies and less like an Advanced Utopia.

[@FatNorthernBigot]

And no one wants to see a spotty Michael York.

[@Mboone1994]

I've always thought 28 is a fair compromise. To keep with the 7 year age breaks of childhood, adolescence, adulthood of the book. Just make 21-28 old age.

[@theylied1776]

@@mezzb Even that would be a stretch for me. Even though a computer is running things, you're turning over the day to day operations of an entire society to college-aged freshmen and sophomores that are taking drugs every day. Raising the age to 30 makes a lot more sense.

[@theylied1776]

@Kerry Howard Worse, Florida.

[@Chris.Davies]

12:14 80-square feet is a square 9 feet wide by 9 feet long. Perhaps you mean 6,400 square feet, being 80 feet on each side. DUH.

[@MarshalTennerWinter]

Ive wondered for a long while why this hasnt been remade yet. Also, I love the look to the future with the sex booth for hooking up with strangers.

[@whyjay9959]

That's an amazingly mundane use for a teleporter.

[@MarshalTennerWinter]

@S R What if it teleported you but with no clothes?

[@GG-ou7it]

So it’s easy mode Tinder

[@jeffumbach]

@S R how much bread?

[@patbaker399]

Greatly appreciate these "explore" videos. Please keep up the good work. and yes Jenny Agutter was smoking hot in Logan's Run.

[@anduhdrea917]

Love this movie! I got to show it to a high school film class as an example of societal depiction in science fiction. They loved it!

[@DB-sd3cw]

Trump 2020

[@RonJohn63]

They loved Jenny Agutter and Farah Fawcett.

[@RideAcrossTheRiver]

@@RonJohn63 No, the girls would sneer at them.

[@rogergriffin9441]

Just seen you in that "in search of darkness" documentary. So glad it's now available to stream (on shudder).

[@nostromer]

I've never clicked on something so fast as this upload

[@adrianmarshall1939]

Justin Timberlake made "In Time"...it's basically a loose remake of "Logan's Run".

[@Tim.Stotelmeyer]

Logan's Run is my favorite science fiction movie. What I always wondered was why people did not run before their last day. I would be like "I just turned 29. I am out of here".

[@007nadineL]

They didn't know they were to be killed. They thought they would be reborn

[@sjbrooksy45]

Maybe they didn't celebrate birthdays and didn't know their exact age? I don't remember.

[@brianknapp6215]

I'm assuming the dismal remake of _Rollerball_ killed any chance of a new _Logan's Run_ . Even before _Star Wars_ burst on the scene, all those dystopian sci-fi films of the 70's (including _Westworld_ , _The Omega Man_ , _Soylent Green_ , _Planet of the Apes_ , _A Clockwork Orange_ and even _THX1138_ were excellent examples of the shift in genres in Hollywood- away from period pieces & Westerns to something much more appealing to younger audiences.

[@AsbestosMuffins]

"I'm pragmatic about hollywood" Lol this line will never get old

[@chrisberatis2612]

Excellent exploring video Cecil do you think it’s possible if you can review Aloha Summer from 1988 directed by Tommy Lee Wallace?

[@johnpace1722]

My high school prom took place at the Fashion Mart in Dallas where the interiors were shot. I've taken a few dates to walk around the FW Water Gardens.

[@sedg83]

I was thinking 21 was way too young, especially since theyd only have just reached adulthood and got to start experiencing the pleasure dome🤣 i wasn't looking at it from the perspective of "it's easy for a 30 year old to give up and die" 🤣🤣🤣 it's true, they were right!

[@wstine79]

"Mort, please, we're the only ones who even remember Logan's Run!"

[@KarstensCreationsKC]

Family Guy?

[@wstine79]

@@KarstensCreationsKC Free Enterprise.

[@misterpantherman7678]

Lmfaaaao

[@TheDarkestPhiba]

I have a feeling that "In Time" starring Justin Timberlake, borrowed a fair amount of concept from this

[@scenereflections6846]

Would've loved to see Robert Redford in the lead role, but Michael York still did a great job! As for Justin Timberlake...yeah, no thanks. P.S. Your intro to the exploring videos always make me think of the X-Files!

[@GoodBadFlicks]

When I commissioned the excellent Weary Pines guys to do the theme, I asked them to make it a mix of X-Files, Unsolved Mysteries and a few other things. I think it worked out just right. :)

[@scenereflections6846]

@@GoodBadFlicks Cool, it sounds great! 👍

[@visaman]

I think he was doing a little film called All The President's Men, at that time.

[@ACommonPlace]

Wait, in 2012 they were going to remake this with Justin Timberlake? Cause that sounds sort of like "In Time" which came out in 2011. Hmmm

[@jmalmsten]

I've only seen it once, and I remember it as one of those films that were more interesting to read about than to actually watch. In my mind. There is a great potential for an HBO reboot. Sex, violence, and you can spread the books seemingly very different chapters into their own episodes.

[@zac3278]

If they can do it with Westworld, they could do it with this. And go much farther.

[@richmcgee434]

Agreed. It's kind of a perfect fit for HBO.

[@Zauchi]

if you want sex and violence give it to Cinemax or Starz. lol

[@superlive98]

@@mezzb North Korea demonstrates otherwise.

[@richmcgee434]

@@superlive98 I think he's overestimating the relative importance of brain chemistry versus the environment you're raised in, but reverting back to the 21 year olds in the book would give it a lot more impact. The film's expiration date was probably directly inspired by that old saw about not trusting anyone over 30.

[@ccbaxter47]

The miniature city was "80 square feet"? Uh, that's 9 feet by 9 feet. Did you mean "80 feet square" (80 feet on a side)?

[@brucegrossman3531]

The book has such a great twist. No idea why it wasn't in the movie.

[@DavidTSmith-jn5bs]

My guess: budget. It's cheaper to say "There's NO Sanctuary" than to create one as a space station orbiting Mars. If they spent "2001 ASO" money, sure. But a $5 mil budget? Nah.

[@brucegrossman3531]

@@DavidTSmith-jn5bs it was more about Francis.

[@DavidTSmith-jn5bs]

@@brucegrossman3531 You mean "Francis turning out to be 'Ballard?'" Same thing. Ballard took Logan & Jessica to "Sanctuary." With the limited budget, "There's NO Sanctuary!" so no Ballard and no "Francis was really Ballard." QED.

[@brucegrossman3531]

@@DavidTSmith-jn5bs it's been years since I read the books.

[@DavidTSmith-jn5bs]

@@brucegrossman3531 And saw the TV series. Some of the episodes were OK but most of them seemed like half-hearted attempts to flesh out the world. They even threw in a sub-plot where there was a secret society of "Older people" living in secret in The City of Domes that Francis discovered. It would have been interesting if they decided to name their leader "Ballard," but I don't think they did....

[@cappinjocj9316]

Love this film, unfortunately I live in the UK and the showing rights rest with ITV who insist on only showing it at 3 in the afternoon. Because that’s before watershed(9pm) they have to edit it for a pg audience. Most of the violence and ALL of the nudity removed, including whole scenes. They do this with a lot of films unfortunately, and the cuts are not subtle.

[@DavidBrown-in3oj]

I watch this movie every couple of years, it is so good.

[@rickynandall9368]

Great Video as always Cecil! Are you ever gonna do Maniac Cop 3 and finish the trilogy?

[@blackguyofthesouth2161]

Justin Timberlake made "In Time" which I guess is similar.

[@FingerBreakerWu]

Not really. Its theme is more about an ultra-capitalistic society. People can live as long as they like provided they can take advantage of the right people.

[@blackguyofthesouth2161]

@@FingerBreakerWu Don't care, don't plan on watching. You wasted your time responding, which is why I said they were similar and its also mentioned on Logans Run Wikipedia page.

[@FingerBreakerWu]

@@blackguyofthesouth2161 Passive aggressive crying when I wasn't even trying to antagonize you. Life. Get good at it.

[@GypsyHeart2012]

Wow... You did some research. Great job. Learned a few things like the Saul David connection. Loved this film, and still do.

[@trunks10k]

man I'm so amazed at how much info you get on all your movies. I'm sure alot of research went into all the videos you make. Which basically makes you a Historian in my view. Good job!

[@GoodBadFlicks]

Thanks!

[@jpkanter1]

I love your channel, would you ever do a video on The exterminator?

[@43nostromo]

You had me at "Jerry Goldsmith".

[@scrimmybingus4871]

Logan's Loophole from Fallout New Vegas is based on the film version. You can only get to level 30.

[@Paul_Wetor]

Thanks for the interesting history of this movie. The authors were smart to take the money upfront. It's always been a favorite of mine (mostly due to Jenny Agutter). The model work, unfortunately, was and is completely unconvincing. Fine for 1935, but not four decades later. Back in 1975 I had to pretend really hard that it looked real - the water is a dead giveaway. The gun is pretty cool and futuristic, though. I pull the Blu-Ray out every now and then to watch it. Jerry Goldsmith's soundtrack gives it more credibility than the visuals or story alone. It may have saved this movie from obscurity.

[@TheRealNormanBates]

I don't know what you're talking about; I've always loved model train sets.

[@Retrorage_]

Love your channel bro....I've been watching it all day. Keep up the good work 👏

[@kenwheeler3637]

I've always have been a huge fan of this movie. Love the books, novels and comics and really enjoyed the series. So disappointing that it only made it one short season.