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I recall when I was young (about 30+ years ago) I saw on TV a movie about a civilization (possibly humans in the future) with limited life span (they died young) and if I recall correctly an integrated red light indicator in their hands showing when they were about to die. When the light indicator turned on or turned off (I dont recall exactly) it meant they were about to die soon.



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  • 7 years ago - imdb.com/title/tt1637688 - sounds similar. "immortal" and no natural death... but timer on arm that counts down. work to earn more time.
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  • 7 years ago - imdb.com/title/tt1637688 - sounds similar. "immortal" and no natural death... but timer on arm that counts down. work to earn more time.
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I recall when I was young (about 30+ years ago) I saw on TV a movie about a civilization (possibly humans in the future) with limited life span (they died young) and if I recall correctly an integrated red light indicator in their hands showing when they were about to die. When the light indicator turned on or turned off (I dont recall exactly) it meant they were about to die soon.



Does anyone have an idea which movie it could be?










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I recall when I was young (about 30+ years ago) I saw on TV a movie about a civilization (possibly humans in the future) with limited life span (they died young) and if I recall correctly an integrated red light indicator in their hands showing when they were about to die. When the light indicator turned on or turned off (I dont recall exactly) it meant they were about to die soon.



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Run, Runner...!
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7 years ago - imdb.com/title/tt1637688 - sounds similar. "immortal" and no natural death... but timer on arm that counts down. work to earn more time.
– WernerCD
34 mins ago






7 years ago - imdb.com/title/tt1637688 - sounds similar. "immortal" and no natural death... but timer on arm that counts down. work to earn more time.
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You're describing Logan's Run.




In the year 2274, the remnants of human civilization live in a sealed
city contained beneath a cluster of geodesic domes, a utopia run by a
computer that takes care of all aspects of their life, including
reproduction. The citizens live a hedonistic life but in order to
maintain the population levels everyone must undergo the rite of
"Carrousel" when they reach the age of 30. There, they are vaporized
and ostensibly "renewed". To track this, each person is implanted at
birth with a "life-clock" crystal in the palm of their hand that
changes color as they get older and begins blinking as they approach
their "Last Day". Most residents accept this promise of rebirth, but
those who do not and attempt to flee the city are known as "Runners".
An elite team of policemen known as "Sandmen", outfitted in
predominantly black uniforms and serving in an agency of the city
called "Deep Sleep", are assigned to pursue and terminate Runners as
they try to escape.












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    The 2011 film In Time (imdb.com/title/tt1637688/?ref_=nm_flmg_act_24) takes the life-clock idea but adds the ability for people to "earn" more time.
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This is the 1976 film or 1977 TV series Logan's Run. The post-apocalyptic inhabitants of a domed city have crystal life clocks embedded in their palms. When they reach 30 years old (21 in the novel), the clock starts blinking and the must participate in a ritual called 'Carousel' to continue living. In actuality, nobody survives it.






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    I just said that :-)
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  • This does mention the TV series as well. Admittedly, if the OP actually saw it 30 years ago, the movie is the much more likely candidate.
    – RDFozz
    5 hours ago










  • "ritual called 'Carousel' to continue living" - I don't recall anyone believing that Carousel was anything other than a death sentence but I could be wrong
    – NKCampbell
    5 hours ago








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    Going from memory, but I believe there's a nominal possibility of "renewal" (surviving the Carousel), but as the film progresses Logan realizes that this is a myth.
    – Jack Brounstein
    4 hours ago










  • @NKCampbell belief was well implied. There was a novel as well you know. I would have thought this was mandatory viewing after the Family Guy reference. Amazing how this predicted Tinder so well too. It did borrow a bit from POTA and Soylent Green here and there too, the Univac style computer and the Brave New World style breeding made it almost generic. Population control and the eventual decay of the city were almost mandatory plotlines.
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You're describing Logan's Run.




In the year 2274, the remnants of human civilization live in a sealed
city contained beneath a cluster of geodesic domes, a utopia run by a
computer that takes care of all aspects of their life, including
reproduction. The citizens live a hedonistic life but in order to
maintain the population levels everyone must undergo the rite of
"Carrousel" when they reach the age of 30. There, they are vaporized
and ostensibly "renewed". To track this, each person is implanted at
birth with a "life-clock" crystal in the palm of their hand that
changes color as they get older and begins blinking as they approach
their "Last Day". Most residents accept this promise of rebirth, but
those who do not and attempt to flee the city are known as "Runners".
An elite team of policemen known as "Sandmen", outfitted in
predominantly black uniforms and serving in an agency of the city
called "Deep Sleep", are assigned to pursue and terminate Runners as
they try to escape.












share|improve this answer

















  • 4




    The 2011 film In Time (imdb.com/title/tt1637688/?ref_=nm_flmg_act_24) takes the life-clock idea but adds the ability for people to "earn" more time.
    – Matt Holland
    4 hours ago















up vote
25
down vote



accepted










You're describing Logan's Run.




In the year 2274, the remnants of human civilization live in a sealed
city contained beneath a cluster of geodesic domes, a utopia run by a
computer that takes care of all aspects of their life, including
reproduction. The citizens live a hedonistic life but in order to
maintain the population levels everyone must undergo the rite of
"Carrousel" when they reach the age of 30. There, they are vaporized
and ostensibly "renewed". To track this, each person is implanted at
birth with a "life-clock" crystal in the palm of their hand that
changes color as they get older and begins blinking as they approach
their "Last Day". Most residents accept this promise of rebirth, but
those who do not and attempt to flee the city are known as "Runners".
An elite team of policemen known as "Sandmen", outfitted in
predominantly black uniforms and serving in an agency of the city
called "Deep Sleep", are assigned to pursue and terminate Runners as
they try to escape.












share|improve this answer

















  • 4




    The 2011 film In Time (imdb.com/title/tt1637688/?ref_=nm_flmg_act_24) takes the life-clock idea but adds the ability for people to "earn" more time.
    – Matt Holland
    4 hours ago













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You're describing Logan's Run.




In the year 2274, the remnants of human civilization live in a sealed
city contained beneath a cluster of geodesic domes, a utopia run by a
computer that takes care of all aspects of their life, including
reproduction. The citizens live a hedonistic life but in order to
maintain the population levels everyone must undergo the rite of
"Carrousel" when they reach the age of 30. There, they are vaporized
and ostensibly "renewed". To track this, each person is implanted at
birth with a "life-clock" crystal in the palm of their hand that
changes color as they get older and begins blinking as they approach
their "Last Day". Most residents accept this promise of rebirth, but
those who do not and attempt to flee the city are known as "Runners".
An elite team of policemen known as "Sandmen", outfitted in
predominantly black uniforms and serving in an agency of the city
called "Deep Sleep", are assigned to pursue and terminate Runners as
they try to escape.












share|improve this answer












You're describing Logan's Run.




In the year 2274, the remnants of human civilization live in a sealed
city contained beneath a cluster of geodesic domes, a utopia run by a
computer that takes care of all aspects of their life, including
reproduction. The citizens live a hedonistic life but in order to
maintain the population levels everyone must undergo the rite of
"Carrousel" when they reach the age of 30. There, they are vaporized
and ostensibly "renewed". To track this, each person is implanted at
birth with a "life-clock" crystal in the palm of their hand that
changes color as they get older and begins blinking as they approach
their "Last Day". Most residents accept this promise of rebirth, but
those who do not and attempt to flee the city are known as "Runners".
An elite team of policemen known as "Sandmen", outfitted in
predominantly black uniforms and serving in an agency of the city
called "Deep Sleep", are assigned to pursue and terminate Runners as
they try to escape.





















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    The 2011 film In Time (imdb.com/title/tt1637688/?ref_=nm_flmg_act_24) takes the life-clock idea but adds the ability for people to "earn" more time.
    – Matt Holland
    4 hours ago














  • 4




    The 2011 film In Time (imdb.com/title/tt1637688/?ref_=nm_flmg_act_24) takes the life-clock idea but adds the ability for people to "earn" more time.
    – Matt Holland
    4 hours ago








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The 2011 film In Time (imdb.com/title/tt1637688/?ref_=nm_flmg_act_24) takes the life-clock idea but adds the ability for people to "earn" more time.
– Matt Holland
4 hours ago




The 2011 film In Time (imdb.com/title/tt1637688/?ref_=nm_flmg_act_24) takes the life-clock idea but adds the ability for people to "earn" more time.
– Matt Holland
4 hours ago












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This is the 1976 film or 1977 TV series Logan's Run. The post-apocalyptic inhabitants of a domed city have crystal life clocks embedded in their palms. When they reach 30 years old (21 in the novel), the clock starts blinking and the must participate in a ritual called 'Carousel' to continue living. In actuality, nobody survives it.






share|improve this answer



















  • 1




    I just said that :-)
    – Valorum
    6 hours ago










  • This does mention the TV series as well. Admittedly, if the OP actually saw it 30 years ago, the movie is the much more likely candidate.
    – RDFozz
    5 hours ago










  • "ritual called 'Carousel' to continue living" - I don't recall anyone believing that Carousel was anything other than a death sentence but I could be wrong
    – NKCampbell
    5 hours ago








  • 6




    Going from memory, but I believe there's a nominal possibility of "renewal" (surviving the Carousel), but as the film progresses Logan realizes that this is a myth.
    – Jack Brounstein
    4 hours ago










  • @NKCampbell belief was well implied. There was a novel as well you know. I would have thought this was mandatory viewing after the Family Guy reference. Amazing how this predicted Tinder so well too. It did borrow a bit from POTA and Soylent Green here and there too, the Univac style computer and the Brave New World style breeding made it almost generic. Population control and the eventual decay of the city were almost mandatory plotlines.
    – mckenzm
    1 hour ago















up vote
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down vote













This is the 1976 film or 1977 TV series Logan's Run. The post-apocalyptic inhabitants of a domed city have crystal life clocks embedded in their palms. When they reach 30 years old (21 in the novel), the clock starts blinking and the must participate in a ritual called 'Carousel' to continue living. In actuality, nobody survives it.






share|improve this answer



















  • 1




    I just said that :-)
    – Valorum
    6 hours ago










  • This does mention the TV series as well. Admittedly, if the OP actually saw it 30 years ago, the movie is the much more likely candidate.
    – RDFozz
    5 hours ago










  • "ritual called 'Carousel' to continue living" - I don't recall anyone believing that Carousel was anything other than a death sentence but I could be wrong
    – NKCampbell
    5 hours ago








  • 6




    Going from memory, but I believe there's a nominal possibility of "renewal" (surviving the Carousel), but as the film progresses Logan realizes that this is a myth.
    – Jack Brounstein
    4 hours ago










  • @NKCampbell belief was well implied. There was a novel as well you know. I would have thought this was mandatory viewing after the Family Guy reference. Amazing how this predicted Tinder so well too. It did borrow a bit from POTA and Soylent Green here and there too, the Univac style computer and the Brave New World style breeding made it almost generic. Population control and the eventual decay of the city were almost mandatory plotlines.
    – mckenzm
    1 hour ago













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This is the 1976 film or 1977 TV series Logan's Run. The post-apocalyptic inhabitants of a domed city have crystal life clocks embedded in their palms. When they reach 30 years old (21 in the novel), the clock starts blinking and the must participate in a ritual called 'Carousel' to continue living. In actuality, nobody survives it.






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This is the 1976 film or 1977 TV series Logan's Run. The post-apocalyptic inhabitants of a domed city have crystal life clocks embedded in their palms. When they reach 30 years old (21 in the novel), the clock starts blinking and the must participate in a ritual called 'Carousel' to continue living. In actuality, nobody survives it.







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    I just said that :-)
    – Valorum
    6 hours ago










  • This does mention the TV series as well. Admittedly, if the OP actually saw it 30 years ago, the movie is the much more likely candidate.
    – RDFozz
    5 hours ago










  • "ritual called 'Carousel' to continue living" - I don't recall anyone believing that Carousel was anything other than a death sentence but I could be wrong
    – NKCampbell
    5 hours ago








  • 6




    Going from memory, but I believe there's a nominal possibility of "renewal" (surviving the Carousel), but as the film progresses Logan realizes that this is a myth.
    – Jack Brounstein
    4 hours ago










  • @NKCampbell belief was well implied. There was a novel as well you know. I would have thought this was mandatory viewing after the Family Guy reference. Amazing how this predicted Tinder so well too. It did borrow a bit from POTA and Soylent Green here and there too, the Univac style computer and the Brave New World style breeding made it almost generic. Population control and the eventual decay of the city were almost mandatory plotlines.
    – mckenzm
    1 hour ago














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    I just said that :-)
    – Valorum
    6 hours ago










  • This does mention the TV series as well. Admittedly, if the OP actually saw it 30 years ago, the movie is the much more likely candidate.
    – RDFozz
    5 hours ago










  • "ritual called 'Carousel' to continue living" - I don't recall anyone believing that Carousel was anything other than a death sentence but I could be wrong
    – NKCampbell
    5 hours ago








  • 6




    Going from memory, but I believe there's a nominal possibility of "renewal" (surviving the Carousel), but as the film progresses Logan realizes that this is a myth.
    – Jack Brounstein
    4 hours ago










  • @NKCampbell belief was well implied. There was a novel as well you know. I would have thought this was mandatory viewing after the Family Guy reference. Amazing how this predicted Tinder so well too. It did borrow a bit from POTA and Soylent Green here and there too, the Univac style computer and the Brave New World style breeding made it almost generic. Population control and the eventual decay of the city were almost mandatory plotlines.
    – mckenzm
    1 hour ago








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I just said that :-)
– Valorum
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I just said that :-)
– Valorum
6 hours ago












This does mention the TV series as well. Admittedly, if the OP actually saw it 30 years ago, the movie is the much more likely candidate.
– RDFozz
5 hours ago




This does mention the TV series as well. Admittedly, if the OP actually saw it 30 years ago, the movie is the much more likely candidate.
– RDFozz
5 hours ago












"ritual called 'Carousel' to continue living" - I don't recall anyone believing that Carousel was anything other than a death sentence but I could be wrong
– NKCampbell
5 hours ago






"ritual called 'Carousel' to continue living" - I don't recall anyone believing that Carousel was anything other than a death sentence but I could be wrong
– NKCampbell
5 hours ago






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Going from memory, but I believe there's a nominal possibility of "renewal" (surviving the Carousel), but as the film progresses Logan realizes that this is a myth.
– Jack Brounstein
4 hours ago




Going from memory, but I believe there's a nominal possibility of "renewal" (surviving the Carousel), but as the film progresses Logan realizes that this is a myth.
– Jack Brounstein
4 hours ago












@NKCampbell belief was well implied. There was a novel as well you know. I would have thought this was mandatory viewing after the Family Guy reference. Amazing how this predicted Tinder so well too. It did borrow a bit from POTA and Soylent Green here and there too, the Univac style computer and the Brave New World style breeding made it almost generic. Population control and the eventual decay of the city were almost mandatory plotlines.
– mckenzm
1 hour ago




@NKCampbell belief was well implied. There was a novel as well you know. I would have thought this was mandatory viewing after the Family Guy reference. Amazing how this predicted Tinder so well too. It did borrow a bit from POTA and Soylent Green here and there too, the Univac style computer and the Brave New World style breeding made it almost generic. Population control and the eventual decay of the city were almost mandatory plotlines.
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