Tuesday, May 21, 7:00 pm - Logan's Run
Tuesday, May 28, 7:00 pm - Soylent Green
Tuesday, June 4, 7:00 pm - Rollerball
Tuesday, June 11, 7:00 pm - Zardoz
Join us at the Lincoln Theatre for our film series Yesterday's Tomorrow, Today: Dystopian Visions of the Future 1973-1976.
In these four futuristic films about the decay of society, the anxieties of the 1970s are laid bare: overpopulation, pollution, authoritarian rule, encroaching technology, and endless war all raise their heads. Is it possible to break free and even flourish? Or are we doomed to be swallowed up as the last vestiges of individual humanity are drained away?
Wildly imaginative and gripping to this day, some of these films may seem implausible and even at times ridiculous -- but some may feel uncomfortably, alarmingly prescient. Yesterday's tomorrow may be today before you know it!
May 21: Logan's Run
In the year 2274, young residents enjoy an idyllic, hedonistic lifestyle within the protective confines of a domed city. Most people believe that when each person turns 30, they are reincarnated for another blissful life cycle. Those who know the much darker truth become "runners" and flee to a hidden sanctuary.
When law enforcement officer Logan (Michael York) goes undercover to locate the refuge, he winds up on the run himself.
Directed by Michael Anderson
Starring Michael York, Jenny Agutter, Richard Jordan, Peter Ustinov, Farrah Fawcett
United States | English | 1976 | Sci-Fi | 119 minutes | PG
May 28: Soylent Green
In a densely overpopulated, starving New York City of the year 2022, NYPD detective Robert Thorn (Charlton Heston) investigates the murder of an executive at rations manufacturer Soylent Corporation. With the help of elderly academic Sol Roth (Edward G. Robinson), Thorn begins to make real progress -- until the governor mysteriously pulls the plug.
Obsessed with the mystery, Thorn steps out from behind the badge and launches his own investigation into the murder.
Directed by Richard Fleischer
Starring Charlton Heston, Edward G. Robinson, Leigh Taylor-Young, Joseph Cotten, Chuck Connors
United States | English | 1973 | Sci-Fi | 97 minutes | PG
June 4: Rollerball
The year is 2018 in a futuristic society where corporations have replaced countries. A violent futuristic game known as Rollerball is the recreational sport of the world, with teams representing various areas.
When one player, Jonathan (James Caan), refuses to give up his personal freedoms, his corporate overlords begin twisting the rules of the game to force him out. As Jonathan refuses to give an inch, he finds his breaking point fast approaching.
Directed by Norman Jewison
Starring James Caan, John Houseman, Maud Adams
United States | English | 1975 | Sci-Fi | 125 minutes | R
June 11: Zardoz
In the year 2293, Earth is divided into two castes: the Eternals, advanced and secretive, and the savage group called the Brutals. The Eternals have created a god named Zardoz to intimidate the Brutals, making them believe that killing is their natural state.
However, Zed (Sean Connery), a Brutal warrior, challenges that assumption when he enters the Zardoz monument and is captured by an Eternal (Charlotte Rampling). There, he learns the truth about the Eternals and the false god that rules society.
One of the most bizarre and baffling films in the science fiction canon, words cannot describe how completely bonkers Zardoz is -- you must see it for yourself!
Directed by John Boorman
Starring Sean Connery, Charlotte Rampling
United States | English | 1974 | Sci-Fi | 105 minutes | R
Film Prices
Lincoln Theatre Members get $2.00 off on the following prices with discount code:
General: $11.00
Seniors, Students, and Active Military: $10.00
Children 12 and under: $8.50
All prices include a $2.00 Preservation Fee that goes directly into our capital account for the preservation of the Lincoln Theatre and its programs.