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starring: Michael York, Richard Jordan, Jenny Agutter, Roscoe Lee Browne, Farrah Fawcettdirected by: Michael Anderson
Audience Rating: PG (Parental Guidance Suggested)
Binding: VHS Tape
EAN: 9780790744131
Format: Closed-captioned, Color, Original recording reissued, NTSC
ISBN: 0790744139
Label: Warner Home Video
Manufacturer: Warner Home Video
Number Of Items: 1
Publisher: Warner Home Video
Release Date: August 21, 2001
Running Time: 120 minutes
Sales Rank: 184
Studio: Warner Home Video
Theatrical Release Date: June 23, 1976
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Editorial Review:
Amazon.com:
If you can stifle the urge to laugh at its pastel unisex costumes and futuristic shopping-mall décor, this extravagant science fiction film from 1976 is still visually fascinating and provocatively entertaining. Set in the year 2274, when ecological disaster has driven civilization to the protection of domed cities, the story revolves around a society that holds a ceremonial death ritual for all citizens who reach the age of 30. In a diseaseless city where free sex is encouraged and old age is virtually unknown, Logan (Michael York) is a 'sandman,' one who enforces this radical method of population control (but he's about to turn 30 and he doesn't want to die). Escaping from the domed city via a network of underground passages, Logan is joined by another 'runner' named Jessica (Jenny Agutter), while his former sandman partner (Richard Jordan) is determined to terminate Logan's rebellion. Using a variety of splendid matte paintings and miniatures, Logan's Run earned a special Oscar for visual effects (images of a long-abandoned Washington, D.C., are particularly impressive), and in addition to fine performances by Jordan and Peter Ustinov, the film features '70s poster babe Farrah Fawcett in a cheesy supporting role. Jerry Goldsmith's semi-electronic score is still one of the prolific composer's best, and Logan's Run remains an interesting example of '70s sci-fi that preceded Star Wars by less than a year. --Jeff Shannon
Customer Reviews
Average Rating: 
Rating: - should be remade
The story is pretty good, the acting ok, the sets are a product of their time. Look, it is virtually impossible to make a film, particularly a sci-fi one and not have it look dated 20 years later. I know its unfair to compare but you will bust a gut laughing at early 1970s Dr Who's where the idea of futuristic transport was a Citroen Diane with the doors taken off, and crewed by 4 camp looking blokes in berets and capes. Tears are rolling down my face as I think of it. Anyway. 2001, Blade Runner, ... Read More
Rating: - Old Fashioned Sci-Fi
Obviously this film is open to criticism on several fronts. The fact that it was shot in a shopping center gives it a contemporary commercial feel rather than a futuristic feel. The gas torches that are supposed to be laser guns are not convincing at all. Even as a kid watching this film I couldn't figure out what the special effects people were thinking. They certainly could have come up with a more convincing laser gun than that in 1976. Also, the dialogue in the script is rather simple and ... Read More
Rating:  - About What You'd Expect From Aging Sci-Fi
I have to admit that I liked the epcot-esque city in which this story is based. Its retro sci-fi look is great and lends itself well to the story. The special effects range from "good for the time" to just plain "bad". The story itself drags on a little too long. There is no reason this movie should be 120 minutes. The premise, however, is good and has not been well duplicated since the original. I simply wish sci-fi movies could have avoided "coming of age" during the time of psychedelic filmography. ... Read More
Rating: - Run Logan Run!
Logan's Run is just a cool flick any way you slice it. I'm not what you'd call a hardcore sci-fi fan(unless you're talking B flicks like It Came From Outer Space or Cat Women Of The Moon), but I do have an attraction to sci-fi films of the 70s. As far as Set and Production design, special effects, music, and just the overall look of a lot of those films, I think they're the coolest thing. When most folks talk about Logan's Run, they seem always seem rather quick to throw out the words, "cheesy" and "dated". ... Read More
Rating:  - A blast from the past
I enjoyed this series when it first was aired on TV and now I enjoy the DVD as well. I highly recommend the movie in DVD format.
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