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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).

Director: Peter Hyams
Composer: Jerry Goldsmith
Stars: Sean Connery
Stars: , Peter Boyle, Frances Sternhagen
Stars: , James B. Sikking, Kika Markham
Publishers: Warner Home Video
Region: 2
Length :105 minutes
Discs :1
Year Released: 1981
Year Product Released: 2009
Audio: 5.1
Where From: amazon.co.uk
Rating: 15
Date Added: 2011-06-10
Time Added: 19:56:00