High Noon 2004, The 1981 science fiction film "Outland", starring Sean Connery as a federal agent on an interplanetary mining outpost, has been compared to "High Noon" due to similarities in themes and plot. The plot for the 1987 high school comedy film Three O'Clock High was loosely based on "High Noon". A teen desperately attempts to avoid a fight with a menacing bully, set to happen at 3 o'clock. "High Noon" is referenced several times on the HBO drama series "The Sopranos". Tony Soprano cites Gary Cooper's character as the archetype of what a man should be, mentally tough and stoic.
Tom Kane (film producer) overseeing television production. Kane was the producer of the Hallmark Hall of Fame production "Brush with Fate", which aired on CBS. He freelances as a producer and/or production manager and is a long-time member of the Directors Guild of America. Since 1984, Kane has taught film and television production. Tom Kane (film producer) Thomas John Kane is an American film and television producer, production manager and assistant director. Kane began his career in New York City working as a production manager on films such as "Prizzi's Honor", "Taxi Driver", "Raging Bull", "Kramer vs. Kramer", "An Unmarried Woman", "The Turning Point",