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.
Production
That crystal mall set design is unhinged genius.
Costume
Every outfit looks like a rejected ABBA costume.
Practical Effects
The Carousel death ritual — practical effects nightmare fuel.
Director
Michael Anderson
Michael York
Logan
Richard Jordan
Francis
Jenny Agutter
Jessica
Roscoe Lee Browne
Box
Farrah Fawcett
Holly
Michael Anderson Jr.
Doc
Peter Ustinov
Old Man
Randolph Roberts
2nd Sanctuary Man
Lara Lindsay
The Woman Runner
Gary Morgan
Billy
Michelle Stacy
Mary 2
Laura Hippe
Woman Customer
David Westberg
Sandman
Camilla Carr
Sanctuary Woman
Greg Lewis
Cub
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
The novel was published in 1967, but the film's 1976 release made it feel like a direct response to disco-era hedonism and youth culture anxiety.
The 'life clock' crystals in your palm were actually Christmas ornaments from a Dallas department store, spray-painted.
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