Logan's Run Page #3

Synopsis: It's 2274 and on the surface, it all seems to be an idyllic society. Living in a city within an enclosed dome, there is little or no work for humans to perform and inhabitants are free to pursue all of the pleasures of life. There is one catch however: your life is limited and when you reach 30, it is terminated in a quasi-religious ceremony known as Carousel. Some, known as runners, do try to escape their fate when the time comes and it's the job of Sandmen to track them down and kill them. Logan is such a man and with several years before his own termination date, thinks nothing of the job he does. Soon after meeting a young woman, Jessica-6, he is ordered to become a runner himself and infiltrate a community outside the dome known as Sanctuary and to destroy it. Pursued by his friend Francis, also a Sandman, Logan and Jessica find their way to the outside. There they discover a beautiful, virtually uninhabited world. Logan realizes that he must return to the dome to tell them what h
Genre: Action, Sci-Fi
Director(s): Michael Anderson
Production: MGM
  Nominated for 2 Oscars. Another 7 wins & 2 nominations.
 
IMDB:
6.8
Metacritic:
53
Rotten Tomatoes:
68%
PG
Year:
1976
119 min
1,175 Views


FRANCIS:

Well the minute you get a better

idea you can stop wondering.

(beat)

You know, Logan -- you wonder

a lot. Too much for a Sandman

They are passing the facade of a Relive Shop The signs urging people

to:
RELIVE YOUR MOST PRECIOUS MEMORIES. DO IT AGAIN AND AGAIN!

REFRESH AND RENEW ANYTIME!!

As they cross the entrance, two men come out, grinning broadly,

falling into step just ahead of Logan and Francis. Then one of the

men stops abruptly, almost colliding with them. He mumbles an

apology and starts back to RELIVE.

As he disappears into the RELIVE SHOP, his friend shrugs cheerfully

to Logan and Francis and moves on.

27ARCADE - ANOTHER ANGLE - NEW YOU

They are moving past a shop called NEW YOU #483 when a man comes

cannonading out, thrilled and excited. He rushes over to a pretty

young woman who has been eying Logan and Francis, plants himself in

front of her with his hands framing his face.

MAN:

Well? How do you like it?

WOMAN (critically)

I don't know. The cheeks maybe...

look a little -

MAN:

Cheeks? Cheeks? Right. Too much,

you think?

WOMAN:

Too little.

MAN:

Too little?

(gestures)

Too little. Okay, wait for me.

And he darts back into NEW YOU #483. The woman shrugs, glances

around, smiles and goes off with a passer-by.

28ARCADE - ANOTHER ANGLE - LOVE SHOP

Signs promising LOVE, FULFILLMENT, RARE DELIGHTS. People streaming

in and out. A woman comes out looking glazed, breathing

"yes...yes..." As she passes CAMERA Logan and Francis emerge from

the crowd and CAMERA moves with them.

LOGAN:

Did you ever see Francis-8?

FRANCIS (shaking his head)

I never even visited Nursery before

tonight.

(beat)

When you wonder, it slows you up --

you know?

They are now passing the facade of HALLUCIMILL where the signs

promise:
LIFT OFF, CRAZY LIFT, SUPER LIFT...here the people going

in are simply excited but the ones coming out are clearly stoned

out of their minds...

FRANCIS:

I don't know what makes you so curious.

You have any idea who his seed-mother was?

LOGAN (quickly)

Of course not! I m curious, not sick.

(laughs)

The crowd is growing denser, funneling into a kind of passageway.

Logan and Francis are swallowed up in the group.

29FULL SHOT - ARCADE GREAT HALL

An immense room into which the streams of people coming from the

entertainment area are mingling. There is a general air of

anticipation stirring the crowd as CAMERA singles out Logan and

Francis entering, waving to friends. CAMERA closes in on them just

as they reach a beautiful woman who is obviously pleased to see

Francis. They embrace, and as they break:

FRANCIS:

and that's my friend, Logan.

(as she acknowledges

the introduction)

We're celebrating his next in line.

Carousel - Arcade - who knows?

Want to come along?

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David Zelag Goodman

David Zelag Goodman was a playwright and screenwriter for both TV and film. His most prolific period was from the 1960s to the early 1980s. He was nominated for an Academy Award for Lovers and Other Strangers, though he did not win. more…

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