The plot of Logan's Run is centered around Sanctuary, a place sought by Runners hoping to escape the Life Clock and the inevitable Renewal ceremony at age thirty. Logan 5 is a Sandman whose job it is to kill Runners, and the Computer gives him the task of finding 'Sanctuary' in order to kill the Runners who have disobeyed the Computer and escaped the Life Clock. Logan quickly learns that Sanctuary doesn't exist, and finds that rather than being renewed at age 30, everyone simply dies. Death is obviously not favorable for Logan or the others, so in a desperate attempt to defy the system, he flees the dystopian colony. Outside the dome he finds an old man who is outside the system, and brings him back as proof to the others that there is no Sanctuary or Renewal.
At first glance, Logan's Run appears to be a sci-fi movie about a futuristic world, but when examined more closely, it tells quite a bit about the time period during which it was filmed. The 1970's was a fairly chaotic......
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