mining – Around the World in 80s Movies Podcast

Outland (1981) | Peter Hyams

October 22, 2020October 23, 2020 qwipster Comment is Closed

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 […]

Leviathan (1989) | George P. Cosmatos

July 17, 2020July 16, 2020 qwipster Comment is Closed

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Scientists on the last few days of their stint in a deep sea mining operation stumble upon a mysterious Russian ship, “Leviathan”, which has sunk and perhaps was ambushed by their own navy. They loot some cargo on board and inadvertently bring back the remnants of a genetic experiment gone awry, which they also set […]

Alien (1979) | Ridley Scott

August 18, 2019 qwipster Comment is Closed

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The story begins in the year 2122, onboard the commercial towing vessel, the Nostromo. Its mostly blue-collar crew, five men and two women, are awakened prematurely while still in deep space from their cryogenic slumber en route back to Earth. The reason for their early disturbance has to do with the company’s policy to investigate […]