Box the insane cyborg
Box is a character in Logan's Run. Roscoe Lee Browne voiced and performed Box the robot on-set. The unwieldy costume made it impossible for Browne to right himself if he fell over. A scene with Box making a nude ice sculpture of Logan and Jessica was also cut from the film.
About Box[]
In the cave, they meet Box, a cybernetic organism (or cyborg) designed to capture food for the city from the outside, he tries to cope with loneliness and isolation around nature by surrounding himself with ice-sculptured birds, and misses the feeling of being famous by humans during his early days of public functioning. However, Box has also captured Runners that have made it this far and keeps them frozen naked. Before he can freeze them too, Logan and Jessica escape the cyborg, causing the cave to collapse and destroy Box. The male and female runners remain naked and frozen in their respective ice chambers.
Quotes[]
- I am more than machine. More than man. More than a fusion of the two. (indicating that he is a Cyborg) Don't you agree? Wait for the winds. Then my birds sing. And the deep grottos whisper my name. Box... Box... Box...
- Welcome, humans! I am ready for you! Fish, plankton, sea greens and protein from the sea. Fresh as harvest day. Overwhelming, am I not? Are you, too, startled? Am I too removed from your ken?
- Fish, and plankton. And sea greens, and protein from the sea. It's all here, ready. Fresh as harvest day. Fish and sea greens, plankton and protein from the sea. And then it stopped coming. And they came instead. So I store them here. I'm ready. And you're ready. It's my job. To freeze you. Protein, plankton...
Gallery[]
The unfortunate fate of runners