By Radio Reaper
Welcome, all lovers of 70s science-fiction movies! Welcome to my Radio Spot Reliquary.
I was just looking through my list of potential spots to highlight this go around and I came across a movie that I haven’t seen in a very long time so I thought I’d revisit it again.
Logan’s Run came out in 1976, and it is a very 70s-looking movie. It could almost pass for an ABC Movie of the Week with its studio shots and location shots in a couple of Texas towns. It is a very colorful movie and the costumes are very bright. As is usual with many science fiction movies set in the future (2274), the women wear short dresses made with skimpy material while the men remain modestly covered.
Although rated PG, the movie showcases nudity in various scenes, which is keeping with the pretense of the movie, that robotics have replaced the need for human workers and enabled a hedonistic lifestyle of the residents of the domed city. Technology has advanced quite a bit with homes equipped with a video selection feature which allows people to choose their partner for the evening. Their choice is instantaneously delivered to their living room via a sort-of transporter cabinet.
Visuals are futuristic and appealing. The visual effects are well done with the highlights being the domed city created with a massive miniature (is that an oxymoron?), and the many matte paintings done by artist Matthew Yuricich. Perhaps the best visual effect is Jenny Agutter’s skimpy green costume early on and how they kept it from revealing too much.
The movie has some interesting premises, including instant laser facial and body reconstruction, residents who are required to die at age 30 unless they undergo a ritual that promises rebirth, the computer-run entity which dictates how people live, and the forbidden hope of a better life outside the domes which people, or “runners”, risk everything to obtain. As it turns out, the computer hides a lot of reality, and things aren’t as they appear.
Here are the radio spots for the movie. The spots promise a more sensual world than is actually visualized with the exception of the “Love Room.” Still, it is an enjoyable movie with some really great scenes outside in the real world. Give a listen!
Sandmen! Runners! Logan 5! Jessica 6! Sanctuary! Carrousel! Box! Washington, DC! Logan’s Run!!