Outland [Blu-ray] in Bloomington, MN

Considered by many to be High Noon in outer space, Outland stars Sean Connery as a 21st-century peacekeeper on the Jupiterian moon Io, a futuristic mining colony plagued by a narcotics ring. O'Neil (Connery) is given several opportunities to pack up and leave this violence-prone orb, but he's a man who's gotta do what he's gotta do. His devotion to his duty forces his wife to leave him, and soon his co-workers (read "deputies") follow suit. Thus, O'Neil is forced to face the villains -- who are in the employ of the corrupt mining company -- all alone. Just as High Noon reminded the audience that time was running out on marshal Gary Cooper, so too does Outland have cutaways to a digital clock counting down Connery's last moments of safety. The film was scripted by its director, Peter Hyams.