[Sloth]

I really like Outland. Although I have to note that the guy blowing up in vacuum (in the elevator/air lock) was scientifically unrealistic, the movie as a whole felt very real. The corruption, drug abuse, hookers, politics, etc. showed real flawed people in a sci-fi setting, instead of squeaky clean do-gooders of the ST:TNG variety. It was kind of a ‘Walking Tall’ set in space. It was also refreshing to have the lead female character in the movie be an older, rather plain-looking lady (Frances Sternhagen)... if that movie were remade today, 99% of Hollywood would cast, say, Denise Richards and have her become the police marshal’s love interest.

[Kartographer]

YES! I loved Frances Sternhagen! The dialog and the interaction was what made the movie the sci-fi aspect was secondary with to the characters who were just doing the job the fact that it was in outer space they were doing it in was secondary. People are people the scene were the two miners are bitching about thier supervisor while outside in spacesuits with the Planet Jupiter hanging over their heads covering half the sky was just secondary the scene could have been 1800’s coal miners or Egyptian pyramid builders.

[justlurking]

It was kind of a ‘Walking Tall’ set in space.

Actually, it was High Noon, set on a moon in Jupiter.

And it looks like there's a project to remake Outland:

Outland (2012)