Logan's Run Page #4

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


WOMAN (smiles, shakes her head)

Only if I make it to the top of

Carousel.

(she holds up her hand)

Thirty -- and the big spin.

In her palm the crystal blinks, red, black. Francis nods, gives her

a half-squeeze.

FRANCIS:

You're thirty -- already? I always

thought I was older than you -

(beat)

Well, give it a good try.

WOMAN (pleasantly)

You know I always have.

Another beautiful WOMAN joins them.

2ND WOMAN (to the first)

Sorry I won't be at Carousel tonight.

It¹s my Love-Shop turn.

WOMAN:

That's all right. Happy turn.

2ND WOMAN

You'll renew. I've got a feeling.

WOMAN (smiles)

So do I...but if I don't at least I'll

have the ultimate thrill. I'd almost

rather have that than renew.

2ND WOMAN

I feel the same way. Sometimes I think

I'm not even going to try and renew when

my time comes. But -- that's three years away.

So long.

The 2nd Woman walks away.

FRANCIS (after a beat;

to first Woman)

It's been nice.

WOMAN:

Um-huh.

They look briefly and then she turns away. Francis takes Logan's arm

and they move off.

FRANCIS:

I guess you never had her?

Logan shakes his head.

FRANCIS:

You missed something special.

LOGAN:

Well...you can't have them all.

LOGAN AND FRANCIS

(together, it's an old joke)

But you can try.

They laugh, but the laughter is broken as a trio of youngsters,

moving with erratic speed of lightning, smashes between them,

almost knocking Francis over. He reels, Logan catches him and they

recover in time to see the trio rip wildly through the crowd,

knocking people down, screaming with shrill joy as they disappear.

FRANCIS:

The damned Yellows are getting out

of hand. Those three ought to be in

Cathedral. No business scrambling in

Arcade...

LOGAN (laughs

cuffs Francis' arm)

What an old, old man you're getting

to be, Francis. Weren't you ever a

Yellow? I bet you were even wilder

than -

(he breaks off as the lights

in the Great Hall dim)

-- come on, Sandman.

The two of them start to move to the far end of the Great Hall.

30FULL SHOT - GREAT HALL

As everyone begins to move to the far end, where great curtains

have parted to reveal

31ARCADE GREAT HALL - CAROUSEL ENTRANCE

AC the far end of the hall, where the throng is a huge crystal

design ornaments an entrance The crystal is red and pulsing

rhythmically to the accompaniment of a deep and thrilling TONE. As

we move toward it with Logan and Francis, the TONE deepens, the

great pulse takes on a hypnotic quality...

32WITH LOGAN AND FRANCIS

In the crowd they overtake a fellow Sandman, DANIEL, and fall in

step with him. When they speak now, their voices are hushed.

LOGAN:

You should have been with us in Nursery,

Daniel. I'm positive I recognized him -

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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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