Overview: Writer-director Peter Hyams (Capricorn One, 2010, The Relic) takes classic Western tropes off-world and into the future in sci-fi thriller Outland, starring Sean Connery as a Federal Marshall assigned to keep the peace on a distant moon.

Con-Am 27 is a mining facility on Io, one of Jupiter’s largest moons. Six hundred million miles away, the gravity there is one sixth of what it is on Earth, and there is no breathable atmosphere. The work is hard, the bonuses big and productivity is breaking all records. But people are dying. Every so often they just snap.

The secret? A drug that can keep its miners working days on end, but over time results in burn-out and psychosis. When new Marshall William O’Niel (Sean Connery) investigates, he uncovers a deadly conspiracy and finds his life under threat from a company that will stop at nothing to keep him quiet.

A chillingly prophetic depiction of corporate greed and exploitation with muscular direction from Hyams, and a stellar performance from Connery, Outland arrives on 4K UHD in a brand new restoration that is out of this world.

4K Blu-ray Verdict: 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 sci-fi. Its story has been compared to High Noon although 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 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, and let me repeat, you won’t get a ton of flashy action scenes, but what you will get is a thick, suspenseful mood throughout.

If you like old school sci-fi like the films I’ve mentioned, or if you like westerns, or if you like moody thrillers, I think you’ll like this. Especially as it is now out on wonderful 4K Ultra HD, of course. In fact, you might like it so much your head will explode! And then you too will be awesome!!

4K ULTRA HD BLU-RAY LIMITED EDITION CONTENTS:
Brand new 4K restoration from the original 35mm camera negative by Arrow Films
4K (2160p) UHD Blu-ray™ presentation in Dolby Vision (HDR10 compatible)
Original lossless stereo 2.0 and DTS-HD MA 5.1 surround audio options
Optional English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing
Archive audio commentary by writer-director Peter Hyams
Brand new audio commentary by film critic Chris Alexander
A Corridor of Accidents, a newly filmed interview with writer-director Peter Hyams
Outlandish, a newly filmed interview with director of photography Stephen Goldblatt
Introvision: William Mesa on Outland, a newly filmed interview with visual effects artist William Mesa
No Place for Heroes, a brand new appreciation by film scholar Josh Nelson Hollywoodland Outland, a brand new visual essay by film historian Howard S. Berger
Theatrical trailer
Image gallery
Reversible sleeve featuring original and newly commissioned artwork by Pye Parr
Double-sided foldout poster featuring original and newly commissioned artwork by Pye Parr
Illustrated collector’s booklet featuring new writing by film critics Priscilla Page and Brandon Streussnig

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