Scenes That I Love: “YOU CAN LIVE!” from Logan’s Run


I always enjoy it when good actors go totally over-the-top and that is certainly the case with today’s scene that I love.  In 1976’s Logan’s Run, the normally very reserved Michael York tries to let the people of the City know that “you can live!  LIIIIIIIIIIIIIVE!”

Actually, as much as I enjoy York’s performance here, what truly makes the scene memorable is the way that everyone just ignores him and shuffles off to “renewal,” despite Logan’s attempts to convince them that they “don’t have to DIE!”  Logan’s Run is often dismissed as being a campy but enjoyable sci-fi film but, in this scene, we get a good portrayal of what a brainwashed populace truly looks like.

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