Whether you think it’s an ALIEN (1979) ripoff, a HIGH NOON (1952) pastiche, or a pretty fun action flick, you’re probably right about OUTLAND! In a rare turn, Kelly’s back in the guest chair for a movie she’d never seen before. Does she like what she finds? Do we? Do you? Did anybody?
In this episode, we’re talking exploding heads, screenwriting 101, the two halves of OUTLAND, ridiculous German names, and miniature sets so good you forgive a lot of nonsense just to see more of them.
Find Kelly…
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Show art by Emily Csuy. Theme: "Raindrops" by Huma-Huma/"No Smoking" PSA by John Waters. Outro music: “Leisure Club” by Michael Boddicker and Ganymede from the OUTLAND soundtrack
Timestamps
0:00 - Episode 333: OUTLAND (1981)
2:40 - The episode actually starts
5:20 - The Patented Aaron Grossman Summary
7:53 - What brings us to OUTLAND
10:29 - Sci-fi, westerns, frontierism, and the collective vs. the individual
25:43 - What separates OUTLAND from ALIEN (1979), HIGH NOON (1952), and its frequent comparisons
41:21 - What does polydichloric euthimal actually do lol
45:07 - Sean Connery as the vessel for this character
53:00 - The Cantankerous Peter Boyle
01:02:45 - The Junk Drawer
01:20:11 - To All the Loves We’ve Tried Before: 1981
01:25:46 - Cody’s Noteys: Moon-Struck (moon trivia)
