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Podcast: Around the World in 80s Movies
Episode: Outland (1981) | Peter Hyams
Description: Sometime in the future, humans establish a mining operation on Io, a volcanic moon orbiting Jupiter, a week's distance from the nearest space station. The mining base is currently shattering records for productivity. Sean Connery is William T. O'Niel (Sean Connery), in his second week of a one-year stint as the federal district marshal of this isolated space community. "Work hard, play hard" is the motto of the mining operation's general manager, Mark Sheppard (Peter Boyle), who touts production numbers as proof his philosophy works. The marshal is alarmed by the increasing rash of suicides and violent outbursts among the m...