Title: Ever notice this during Cathedral?
Logan5 - September 10, 2005 12:51 AM (GMT)
While doing some new Widescreen image captures today for my "World of Logan's Run Website" I stumbled upon this image.
When Logan and Jessica are captured by Charming Billy in Cathedral, Billy yells "Muscle!" and forcibly places his Muscle pad over Logan's face.
Now, what you might have never noticed before ---
in the background - the kids place their own Muscle pads over their faces!
This bit happens very quickly and lots of people don't seem to catch it at first, so be on the lookout for it. Cubs suckin' in some Muscle!! Let's hope it doesn't shake them to death!!
When Logan and Jessica are captured by Charming Billy in Cathedral, Billy yells "Muscle!" and forcibly places his Muscle pad over Logan's face.
Now, what you might have never noticed before ---
in the background - the kids place their own Muscle pads over their faces!
This bit happens very quickly and lots of people don't seem to catch it at first, so be on the lookout for it. Cubs suckin' in some Muscle!! Let's hope it doesn't shake them to death!!
Francis 8 - September 10, 2005 05:33 AM (GMT)
Actually yeah, I did. For a time, I wondered why Billy and the Cubs did that. After viewing the classic film so many times, now I know why. It would have been scary if the Cubs had really gotten out of control, once they got hyped on that dangerous narcotic.
nems12 - November 5, 2005 10:36 PM (GMT)
There is quite a bit of missing footage from the Cathedral scene. The cubs after first appearing, pulled out their muscle pads, inhaled, and then moved about at blazing speed. These pictures (courtesy of www.logansrun.com) offer a glimpse of this deleted sequence:
Actor Gary Morgan (who portrayed Billy) says that this sequence was percisely choreographed and then filmed over and over. The camera was under-cranked and each time the actors performed it at a different speed. The intent was to add special effects to the footage in post production to make their movements look hyper fast. However no effect was found to properly "streak" the actors movements (remember this was 1976), and MGM probably didn't want to invest too much effort into a scene that depicted drug use among minors. Without any post production effects, the movements of the cubs looked comical (a la Keystone Cops) rather than menacing so the whole sequence was dropped from the film. Too bad since without this display of their power, the cubs come off as little more than a nuisance in the released edit of the film.
With the computerized special effects that are available today, just think how easily the streaking of the actors could be achieved. This is the sole instance where I would love to see modern special effects applied to original Logan's Run footage. If this sequence were finally finished and inserted back into the film, it would allow us to see the complete Cathedral scene as originally envisioned by director Michael Anderson.
Actor Gary Morgan (who portrayed Billy) says that this sequence was percisely choreographed and then filmed over and over. The camera was under-cranked and each time the actors performed it at a different speed. The intent was to add special effects to the footage in post production to make their movements look hyper fast. However no effect was found to properly "streak" the actors movements (remember this was 1976), and MGM probably didn't want to invest too much effort into a scene that depicted drug use among minors. Without any post production effects, the movements of the cubs looked comical (a la Keystone Cops) rather than menacing so the whole sequence was dropped from the film. Too bad since without this display of their power, the cubs come off as little more than a nuisance in the released edit of the film.
With the computerized special effects that are available today, just think how easily the streaking of the actors could be achieved. This is the sole instance where I would love to see modern special effects applied to original Logan's Run footage. If this sequence were finally finished and inserted back into the film, it would allow us to see the complete Cathedral scene as originally envisioned by director Michael Anderson.
David4 - March 18, 2006 07:49 PM (GMT)
And the fact that the 30th Anniversary of the release of "Logans Run" is approaching fast.
I caught the 'Muscle' part in the film,but the fact that they cut so much from that scene and didn't explain what 'Muscle' was like the book did,made it seem uneven.
I caught the 'Muscle' part in the film,but the fact that they cut so much from that scene and didn't explain what 'Muscle' was like the book did,made it seem uneven.