Johnny Has the Keys

Ep. 08-20: Outland (1981)


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In Outland (1981), Sean Connery stars as Marshal William O’Niel, a lawman assigned to a remote mining colony on Jupiter’s moon Io. When a series of mysterious deaths uncovers a web of corruption and drug smuggling, O’Niel finds himself isolated and hunted by corporate assassins. Alone against impossible odds, he must uphold justice in a lawless frontier—where space is as deadly as the criminals he pursues.

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Blast off to the harsh industrial moonscape of Outland, a sci-fi neo-western that pits integrity against greed in the cold vacuum of space. Join us as we dissect its gritty atmosphere, taut direction, and Connery’s steely performance as a lone marshal facing both corporate corruption and cosmic isolation. Listen, as Johnny Has the Keys suits up for a showdown where high noon happens among the stars—and survival depends on more than oxygen.

SHOW LINKS:

  • Outland (1981)
  • Original trailer
  • Peter Hyams
  • Star Trek (1966)
  • The Expanse (2015)
  • The Hunt for Red October (1990)
  • Alien (1979)
  • Aliens (1986)
  • High Noon (1952)
  • Moon (2009)
  • 2010: The Year We Make Contact (1984)
  • Capricorn One (1978)
  • T.R. Baskin (1971)
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      Johnny Has the KeysBy Tim Smith & David Horton

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