Logan's Run

I had the pleasure of seeing this one real time back in 1976 and to this day it still holds a special spot in my memory. One has to keep things in perspective, it would be a year later that STAR WARS would hit the big screen and change the way special effects would be viewed in sci-fi films and discarding 2001 we simply hadn't seen anything like LOGAN'S RUN yet. The fact us kids had to sneak in to see this restricted little number made it all the more special and I can remember many a discussion as to if we did or didn't actually catch a glimpse of Jenny Agutter's breast in the swim scene. Such is the joy of boyhood horniness and I still can't watch that particular scene without being jarred back to that era of my life. Sadly, for others LOGAN'S RUN will come off as a campy, decadent monument to the drugged and sexual excesses of the Seventies and that is a shame as the story is an interesting one. With a little bit of imagination it still provides a good ride and there are some interesting casting choices to marvel at. Michael York in the lead, Farrah Fawcett in what I believe was her big screen debut, Roscoe Lee Brown rolling about in a bright little robot suit and Peter Ustinov in what is perhaps his quirkiest roll ever. Jerry Goldsmith offers an interesting ``futuristic`` score which sound awfully familiar to the work of Wendy Williams. Still, LOGAN`S RUN is good fun and for those of you young enough not to have seen it you should. Again, don`t expect the level of special effects you are uused to by today`s standards, do it old school and use your imagination...the pay-off will be superb.