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Post by kolchak92 on Oct 1, 2018 6:06:09 GMT
Which movie is this? That idea sounds really interesting.
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Post by them1ghtyhumph on Oct 1, 2018 6:55:50 GMT
Outland
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Post by President Ackbar™ on Oct 1, 2018 6:57:39 GMT
You're thinking of "High Moon"
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Post by jervistetch on Oct 1, 2018 19:23:07 GMT
them1ghtyhumph is right. It’s OUTLAND.
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Post by BATouttaheck on Oct 1, 2018 20:50:35 GMT
Here's the plot of Oblivion (1994) When the evil alien Red Eye kills the Marshall of the town of Oblivion, the settlers can do nothing to stop his pillaging ways. What Red Eye didn’t count on was the Marshall’s coward son Zack coming back into town. Along for the ride is Zack’s native friend, whom he rescued from a badass twin-tailed stop-motion scorpion about fifteen minutes in.
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Zack Stone must return to Oblivion after his father is killed by the evil Red Eye. Zack is a pacifist but Oblivion needs a new sheriff to foil Red Eye and his gang of hellions.
HIGH NOON is surely is NOT ! RIP scores ZERO again !
BUT 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. the SPOILERED info on the site says this: This film draws on the Gary Cooper classic, High Noon (1952)…. see spoiler : This film draws on the Gary Cooper classic, High Noon (1952). Killers are on their way to kill the Marshal, who finds himself abandoned by his deputies, and with none of the residents willing to stand with him. Numerous villains await the arrival of the killers. As the arrival time approaches, Sean Connery enters the "saloon" and speaks to the "townspeople", repeating the classic Cooper line, "I could use a little help," receiving none. His only ally is a woman with a sullied reputation, in this case, a doctor who describes herself as being, "one step short of a malpractice suit." Despite this, she has become a solid citizen. This parallels the character of the old flame in High Noon (1952), who had become a hotel owner. The Marshal must decide between joining his wife, or doing the right thing; staying behind and facing almost certain death. Also, as with High Noon (1952), the name of the site is never specifically mentioned, although it is displayed here and there on signs throughout the film.
good calls jervistetch and them1ghtyhumph
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Post by BATouttaheck on Oct 1, 2018 21:57:32 GMT
^^^^^^^^ shows pretty conclusively that OBLIVION is NOT the sci-fi Nigh Noon and that OUTLAND is.
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Post by poelzig on Oct 2, 2018 2:20:51 GMT
Outland
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Post by Jep Gambardella on Oct 16, 2018 20:05:50 GMT
As others have pointed out, it's Outland with Sean Connery. Great movie - at least I thought so when I saw it when it came out. I don't think I ever rewatched it, so I don't know how it holds up today.
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