How does Logan's Run end?

In the final act ("System Collapse"): The computer overloads from Logan's neural scans. Logan destroys it, causing panic and the city's collapse. Survivors emerge outside to begin anew.

Logan's Run (1976) — AI Story Visualization

Name: Logan's Run
Genre: action, science-fiction
Released: 1976
Rating: 6.6

Plot Analysis Summary

A dystopian enforcer questions his society's deadly rituals and leads a rebellion to expose the truth about human existence.

Story Structure — 5 Plot Phases

The Gilded Cage

The Runner's Path

Beyond the Dome

The Final Confrontation

System Collapse

In the 23rd century, inhabitants of a domed city freely experience all of life's pleasures — but no one is allowed to live past 30. Citizens can try for a chance at being "renewed" in a civic ceremony on their 30th birthday. Escape is the only other option.

Directed by

Michael Anderson

Key Cast

Michael York — Logan
Richard Jordan — Francis
Jenny Agutter — Jessica
Roscoe Lee Browne — Box
Farrah Fawcett — Holly

Rating: 6.6/10 (1,049 votes)