Join us for indulging in some lush 70s SciFi. Good friend and resident SciFi connoisseur Rick Tetrault joins Beth for an in depth discussion about a film that many younger film goers have probably never heard of, and that some veteran film buffs haven’t thought about in quite some time. Logan’s Run was situated in a unique point in the history of the film industry. It might be easily dismissed because only a year after its release both George Lucas and Steven Spielberg would change the industry and film goer expectations for what the genre “should” look like with films —Star Wars and Close Encounters. Just a year before Logan’s Run (and the 1976 remake of King Kong) would earn recognition for special achievement in the discipline of Special Effects—and a new Oscar category was born. Lead Michael York is in the prime of his career coming off a slew of successes that ranged from Romeo and Juliet, Cabaret, and The Musketeers film series. Young and winsome Jenny Agutter plays “Jessica Six” and is the perfect on screen partner for York’s “Logan 5” (She later went on to turn in a great performance in another favorite of ours An American Werewolf In London). This film uses a myriad of effects devices, and even though it can appear dated for the time, the long panning shot of “the city” where Logan works as a “Sandman” still evokes feelings of nostalgia and a futuristic aesthetic that leaves film goers yearning for tomorrow. Episode links : Defunctland: Walt Disney’s City of the Future https://youtu.be/tKYEXjMlKKQ?si=FHujwQeb3I5XDwqM Logan’s Run Filming Locations https://youtu.be/1Xhp4Rr1M88?si=dZbjok6Daj9HWffF Film Link LOGAN’s RUN Tubi (free w/ limited commercials) https://link.tubi.tv/yNL6md9ftIb
