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''Outlander'' is a 2008 film with a [[B-Movie]] plot and inexplicable A-List talent: the cast includes Jim Caviezel, Sophia Myles, Jack Huston, [[Ron Perlman]] and [[John Hurt]], and the crew includes Barrie Osborne, producer of the latter two ''[[Lord of the Rings]]'' films. The director, Howard McCain, originally conceived of the story as a sci-fi adaptation of ''[[Beowulf]]'', then screenwriter Dirk Blackman reworked it into something that didn't wear its inspiration on its sleeves so. The resulting film could be considered a sci-fi [[Historical In-Joke|real story behind the legend]] of ''Beowulf''.
The film opens with a spacecraft crashing into a lake. The only survivor is the [[Space Marine]] Kainan. After learning from his ship's computer that he's in Norway, and getting the local language beamed into his brain, Kainan grabs his gun and sets off. He finds an empty
Kainan wakes up, imprisoned in Wulfric's village. When questioned about the destroyed village, Kainan says that he was hunting the creature responsible. Naturally, he isn't believed. That night, Kainan escapes his bonds and attempts to sneak away, but at the same time, a creature attacks the village and kills several of the warriors. The creature escapes, and Kainan is recaptured.
The following day, Kainan is brought before the King, Rothgar, and questioned again. He explains that the creature from the previous night was a Moorwen. It had stowed away on his ship and caused it to
Has nothing whatsoever to do with [[Outlander (novel)|Diana Gabaldon's novel series of the same name]].
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* [[Absurdly Sharp Blade]]: The swords forged from the metal of Kainan's ship.
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* [[Hot-Blooded]]: Wulfric.
* [[Human Aliens]]: [[Justified Trope|Justified]]; it's stated that Earth was colonized by Kainan's people and then abandoned.
* [[Humans Are
* {{spoiler|[[I Choose to Stay]]: At the end, a rescue ship arrives for Kainan, but he destroys his distress beacon, and the presumably automated ship leaves.}}
* [[I'm a Humanitarian]]: Moorwens.
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