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Title: Outland (1981)
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| Cast overview, first billed only: | |||
| Sean Connery | ... | Marshal William T. O'Niel | |
| Peter Boyle | ... | Mark B. Sheppard | |
| Frances Sternhagen | ... | Dr. Lazarus | |
| James Sikking | ... | Sergeant Montone (as James B. Sikking) | |
| Kika Markham | ... | Carol G. O'Niel | |
| Clarke Peters | ... | Officer Ballard | |
| Steven Berkoff | ... | Sagan | |
| John Ratzenberger | ... | Tarlow | |
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Nicholas Barnes | ... | Paul O'Niel |
| Manning Redwood | ... | Officer Lowell | |
| Pat Starr | ... | Mrs. Flo Spector | |
| Hal Galili | ... | Officer Nelson | |
| Angus MacInnes | ... | Hughes | |
| Stuart Milligan | ... | Walters | |
| Eugene Lipinski | ... | Cane | |
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. Written by Derek O'Cain
Let me say up front that any film with exploding people advances to the head of the class. "Scanners" ...awesome. "Robocop" ...grossalicious. "Spinal Tap" ...ahh, a moment of silence for Mick Shrimpton.
"Outland" shines (or should I say 'pops') with the best of them. And it's a great film to boot. More of a western than a scifi--its story has been compared to "High Noon"--it might be light on spaceships and laser battles, but it's definitely heavy on mood and atmosphere. If you like tense, dark, claustrophobic mood films like "Alien", "Das Boot" or even the recent "Pandorum", this is worth checking out.
Sean Connery plays a great character, not quite the perfect hero as James Bond whom he had played a few years prior, but instead he plays a very human, fallible and slightly vulnerable (if not scared) character reminiscent of the great Jimmy Stewart or Gregory Peck in their roles as reluctant heroes. So don't expect Sean to clean house the way Schwarzenegger might. Here he's clearly outnumbered and outgunned which adds to the chills of this suspenseful story.
Director Peter Hyams was at the peak of his game. Films like this, "Capricorn One" and "2010", all filmed within a 7-year stretch, exhibit the same dark, heavy vibe perfect for science fiction. Again let me repeat, you won't get a ton of flashy action scenes, but what you will get is a thick, suspenseful mood.
If you like old school scifi like the films I've mentioned, or if you like westerns, or if you like moody thrillers, I think you'll like this. You might like it so much your head will explode. And then you too will be awesome.