Outland is another in a long line of Westerns retooled for science fiction. Writer-director Peter Hyams (Capricorn One, 2010, Timecop) re-stages High Noon in outer space, with Sean Connery as O'Neil, the marshal for a settlement on one of Jupiter's moons. While investigating the deaths of some miners, O'Neil discovers that mine boss Peter Boyle has been giving his workers an amphetamine-like, work-enhancing drug that keeps them productive for months--until they finally snap and go berserk. When Boyle sends killer henchmen to neutralize the lawman, O'Neil is unable... to get the miners to back him up. Outland is no classic but it offers solid suspense in an otherworldly atmosphere. It also stars Frances Sternhagen, James B. Sikking (Howard on television's Hill Street Blues) and John Ratzenberger (later to become famous as Cliff on the sitcom Cheers). --Jim Emerson [show more]
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A tough investigator (Sean Connery) is posted to a mining base on Jupiter's third moon, Io, to solve what appears to be a rash of suicides. However, a black market drug-dealing gang (tacitly sanctioned by the authorities) is responsible, and he awaits their hired killers. A sci-fi version of `High Noon'. With Peter Boyle and Frances Sternhagen.
Please note this is a region 2 DVD and will require a region 2 or region free DVD player in order to play. Marshal O'Niel's assigned to a mining colony on Io, one of Jupiter's moons. He soon encounters miners who are dying, due to use of an illegal amphetamine. O'Niel follows the trail, and now O'Niel must watch his back, as he's now their target. Actors: Sean Connery, Nicholas Barnes, Kika Markham, Steven Berkoff, Manning RedwoodDirectors: Peter HyamsWriters: Peter HyamsProducers: Charles Orme, Stanley O'Toole, Richard A. RothFormat: PAL, Colour, Anamorphic, Widescreen, HiFi SoundLanguage: EnglishSubtitles: English, ArabicRegion: Region 2 (This DVD may not be viewable outside Europe. Read more about DVD formats.)Aspect Ratio: 16:9 - 1.78:1Number of discs: 1
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