History of the Future: Outland


Event Details


Join ASU’s Center for Science and the Imagination in partnership with Majestic Neighborhood Cinema in Tempe to view Outland on the silver screen. This screening is part of a greater film series: The History of the Future, exploring gripping, cinematic visions of the future across the past four decades. 

Join us Wednesday, Feb. 15 at 7 p.m. for a screening of Outland, an off-world crime thriller from 1981 that depicts drug trafficing gripping the workforce of a mining colony on Jupiter’s moon, Io. 

The film will be introduced by Dr. Ben Fong, an Honors Faculty Fellow at Barrett, The Honors College at ASU who authors the upcoming Drugs in American Capitalism book that dives deep into drug use and it’s cultural perception during the era Outland was first released.

Make sure to arrive early to take advantage of Majestic Theaters’ dining experience!

Tickets are $8.00, plus applicable taxes and service charges. A limited number of free tickets for ASU students are available on a first-come, first-served basis, courtesy of your Imaginary Friends at CSI. Fill out this form to claim yours. (You must be a currently enrolled ASU student and have an @asu.edu email address to claim a free ticket.)