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Outland (1981) -- In the distant future, a police marshal stationed at a remote mining colony on the Jupiter moon of Io uncovers a drug-smuggling conspiracy, and gets no help from the populace when he later finds himself marked for murder.

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6.4/10   8,091 votes
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Director:
Writer:
Peter Hyams (written by)
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Release Date:
22 May 1981 (USA) more
Tagline:
On Jupiter's moon something deadly is happening more
Plot:
In the distant future, a police marshal stationed at a remote mining colony on the Jupiter moon of Io uncovers a drug-smuggling conspiracy, and gets no help from the populace when he later finds himself marked for murder. full summary | add synopsis
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Awards:
Nominated for Oscar. Another 1 win & 6 nominations more
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(32 articles)
User Comments:
Outland is outstanding! more (96 total)

Cast

  (Cast overview, first billed only)

Sean Connery ... O'Niel

Peter Boyle ... Sheppard
Frances Sternhagen ... Lazarus
James Sikking ... Montone (as James B. Sikking)
Kika Markham ... Carol
Clarke Peters ... Ballard
Steven Berkoff ... Sagan

John Ratzenberger ... Tarlow
Nicholas Barnes ... Paul O'Niel
Manning Redwood ... Lowell
Pat Starr ... Flo Spector
Hal Galili ... Nelson
Angus MacInnes ... Hughes
Stuart Milligan ... Walters

Eugene Lipinski ... Cane, Suicide in Elevator
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Additional Details

Also Known As:
Io (UK) (working title)
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Runtime:
112 min
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Color:
Color (Technicolor)
Aspect Ratio:
2.20 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Dolby (MegaSound encoding) (35 mm prints) | 70 mm 6-Track (MegaSound encoding) (70 mm prints)
Certification:
Argentina:13 (re-rating) | Argentina:18 (original rating) | Canada:18A (Ontario) | Iceland:16 | Germany:12 (re-rating) | West Germany:16 (original rating) | Norway:16 (original rating) | Australia:M | Chile:18 | Finland:K-16 | Norway:15 | Sweden:15 | UK:15 | USA:R | UK:AA (original rating)

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Trivia:
The mining company is referred by the name "Con-Amalgamate". This is the same name given to the company that manufactured the defective life support system mentioned in Capricorn One (1977) (also directed by Peter Hyams) more
Goofs:
Plot holes: Concerning the incident where the worker descends in the depressurizing elevator, without a full pressure suit - surely there would be a manual override for the elevator controls, or an Emergency Power Off button to press, in order to save him! more
Quotes:
Marshal William T. O'Neil: I'd like a report of all the incidents in the last six months. I'd like it soon, or I might just kick your nasty ass all over this room. That's a marshal joke. more
Movie Connections:
Referenced in Moon (2009) more

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29 out of 35 people found the following comment useful.
Outland is outstanding!, 24 October 2001
10/10

What a great movie! Outland is without a doubt one of the best sci-fi movies ever made.Or perhaps sci-fi is the wrong term for this one, because where's the fiction? Everything is so realistic.No monsters,no gizmos-just space and man.

Mood is just right,nothing looks too good.Mining community is dirty and dangerous,people are deceitful. Models and sets haven't really aged at all.They were once accurately made,and beat computer effects 6-0.

Connery acts well and Peter Boyle's role as a twisted manager fits him. All in this movie could well occur in the future,and this is the fact which makes it so enjoyable.I'll give 9/10

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