Fifty years after the science fiction film’s release, environmental themes tackled in Logan’s Run have helped the movie extend its cultural lifespan.
Director Michael Anderson’s dystopian feature was based on authors William F. Nolan and George Clayton Johnson’s 1967 novel that MGM had tried unsuccessfully for years to adapt for the big screen. Set in the 23rd century, the film centers on a hedonistic society where the remaining humans live in a domed, AI-run city; a crystal lodged in each resident’s left hand blinks from red to black when they turn 30, at which point they are killed through a ritual called “Carousel.”
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Michael York, known for films like Cabaret, starred as Logan 5, a police officer who tracks down “runners” for refusing to participate in Carousel — until he, too, finds himself marked for termination. Jenny Agutter and Richard Jordan rounded out the cast. After
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