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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.

Overview

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Director:
Peter Hyams
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
User Comments:
Outland is outstanding! more

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
Country:
UK
Language:
English
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:
Director Trademark: [Peter Hyams]a character named Spota. more
Goofs:
Audio/visual unsynchronized: Spota talking in the zero-G cell. more
Quotes:
Lazarus: You know, you haven't your medical all-star here. Company doctors are like ship's doctors. Most are just one shuttle flight ahead of a malpractice suit. more
Movie Connections:
References 2001: A Space Odyssey (1968) 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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