Logan's Run

Wake up.

Logan, you are here.

I couldn't believe it when they told me.

What are you doing?

Logan 6.

It's not every day

they authorize a new Sandman.

I'll tell you, Francis, that's him.

Maybe, maybe not.

What does it matter?

He isn't yours anymore.

All right, you want me to wake him?

Break-in.

Now you've done it.

Scanners report intrusion. Identify.

Logan 5, Francis 7,

authorized duty quadrant.

Intrusion accidental.

Clear, Logan 5. Clear, Francis 7.

All right, Francis, I'm with you.

Only the crazies

hang around nursery.

There'll be a couple of new

Sandmen tomorrow.

How do you know?

Some of our guys

are on Carrousel tonight.

And Sandmen always renew.

I know.

But you don't know. You just assume.

One for one. What everyone's

been taught. One for one.

Why not? That's how

everything works.

Keeps everything in balance.

One is terminated, one is born.

Simple, logical, perfect.

- You have a better system?

- Of course not.

At least I wonder about it sometimes.

Not like you with your automatic routine.

You sound like a sleep

teacher with a stuck tape.

Leave it alone, it's perfect.

You know, Logan, you wonder a lot.

Too much for a Sandman.

Why were you so angry just then?

What did he do to you?

That red's going to run.

I can always tell.

Did you ever see Francis 8?

I never even visited nursery

before tonight.

You know, when you question,

it slows you down.

I don't know.

What makes you so curious?

You know who his seed-mother was?

Of course not! I'm curious, not sick.

Good.

Look at the crowd.

Good Carrousel tonight.

Last Day, Capricorn 15s.

Year of the city, 2274.

Carrousel begins.

Last Day, Capricorn 15s.

Year of the city, 2274.

Carrousel begins.

Would you mind?

Thanks a lot.

A few over there

could have been his seed-mother.

Only a few?

You're just not trying.

Capricorn 15s...

...born 2244...

...enter the Carrousel.

This is the time of renewal.

Be strong...

...and you will be renewed.

Identify.

Rise.

Renew! Renew!

Come on!

Higher!

Renew! Renew!

Renew!

Renew!

Renew!

Affirmative!

Renew!

Run, runner!

Did you hear him? Run!

- Hold it!

- Runner!

Runner terminated, 0.31.

Ready for cleanup.

Request identity check.

Affirmative.

He was good, wasn't he?

Showed he had some life in him

in the end.

That was a great shot you made.

You kept missing him.

I had to do something.

It's crazy.

He could have renewed on Carrousel.

Now he's finished forever.

Why do they run?

Hello.

Welcome.

Please, no.

Please?

No?

Come on.

What's wrong?

You prefer women?

Well?

Nothing, I felt sad.

I put myself on the circuit.

It was a mistake.

Sad?

Why do you feel sad?

A friend of mine went on Carrousel.

Now he's gone.

Yes, well...

...I'm sure he was renewed.

He was killed.

Like the others.

Killed? Why do you use that word?

Isn't that what you do? Kill?

I've never killed anyone in my life.

Sandmen terminate runners.

What's your name?

Jessica.

That's sad enough.

You're beautiful.

Let's have sex.

Then why are you wasting my time?

Why'd you put yourself

on the circuit?

I thought I had to do something.

I told you it was a mistake...

...and I've changed my mind.

Because I'm a Sandman?

Am I your first?

Yes.

And I'm curious.

About what?

How a Sandman lives.

It's a little different from

most people...

...but I assure you we have the same

feelings as everybody else.

If you're feeling curious it's...

Not about that.

What, then?

Why is it wrong to run?

You shouldn't think such things...

...let alone talk about them.

Look, you know what to do.

You try like hell for renewal.

Otherwise, when this

turns to black, that's it.

But if for some strange reason

you want to be 31...

...then you have the same chance

as everyone.

Like your friend.

Carrousel.

But...

...if you're one of the misfits...

...that's where I come in.

I didn't say that I would run.

I just...

How old are you?

I'm a 6.

I go red next year.

You're years away.

What quad do you live in?

K.

You're quite sure you don't want to?

It's nice to know you can nod.

It's nice to know you can do that too.

I've been looking all over for you.

We're having a party, right?

Hey, Francis.

They're great.

Let's fade out.

Give me my screamer back.

They're mine now.

What happened?

- I lost a runner in Cathedral.

- How come?

Ran into some cubs.

One of them cut me

all the way down.

Cubs.

I'm off to New You for repairs.

Get yourself a new face while you're

at it. They know you now.

I might look in on the New You myself.

Number 483.

- You? Why?

- It's that last runner.

He got a face change

on Last Day.

If so, someone in 483

was trying to help him.

Check it out.

Got a runner in power center.

What's with you?

Last night.

You had a kicker.

She must have got him in the head.

Identify.

Clear, Francis 7.

There goes another one.

Why do they run

instead of going on Carrousel?

Good one.

Runner terminated, power center.

7106, identification correct.

- See you in the hydro toner.

- Be right with you.

Logan 5...

...approach and identify.

Sit facing the screen, Logan 5.

Identify.

Do you identify this object?

Negative.

Question:
What is it?

That is the name of the object. Ankh.

Do you identify this word...

"... Sanctuary"?

Negative.

Sanctuary is a pre-

catastrophe code word...

...used for a place of immunity.

I don't understand.

The object ankh...

...has been identified with

the code word "Sanctuary. "

The object and the word both relate...

...to runners who have

not been accounted for.

- Question...

- Hold.

Unaccounted runners: 1056.

You may state your question.

1056 unaccounted for?

The number is correct.

That's impossible.

Question:

Maybe they weren't all runners.

Maybe most of them reached

life renewal on Carrousel.

Question:

Nobody reached renewal?

But everybody believes that some...

The question was answered.

You mean, nobody's ever been renewed?

The question has been answered.

You are authorized

to penetrate city seals...

...and search outside the dome.

The seals?

Question:
What seals?

Outside?

There's nothing outside.

You will find Sanctuary and destroy.

Question:

What if I need help

from another Sandman?

Negative. You will begin

assignment by becoming...

...a runner seeking Sanctuary.

Question:

I'm only red six now.

How can I pretend that I'm

approaching Last Day?

Identify.

My life clock.

Question:
My life clock?

Retrogram complete.

Procedure 033-03.

But am I still red 6?

I had four more years.

I will get them back, won't I?

You will take the object ankh

with you for identification.

Question:

Do I get my four years back?

What the hell took you so long?

It was...

...the debriefing.

It was more complicated than usual.

Come on, get in the water.

Did you ever see anybody renew?

You've been skulling out too much.

First nursery, and now silly questions.

But did you?

Did I what?

See anybody renewed?

Of course.

Anybody we know?

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