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Enemy Mine Details

1985 Certificate 12
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During a bloody battle, two warring ships crash on a barren planet, with only one survivor from each ship. At first, the human pilot and the lizardlike Drac continue to fight, but the planet's harsh climate and the need to survive force them to form a tense alliance. Over time, they put old hostilities aside and form a .. Read more

Starring Dennis Quaid, Louis Gossett Jr., Brion James, Richard Marcus
Director Wolfgang Petersen
Genres Sci-Fi/Fantasy

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During a bloody battle, two warring ships crash on a barren planet, with only one survivor from each ship. At first, the human pilot and the lizardlike Drac continue to fight, but the planet's harsh climate and the need to survive force them to form a tense alliance. Over time, they put old hostilities aside and form a friendship. When the parthenogenetic Drac becomes pregnant, the two draw closer, overcoming their external differences to appreciate each other for who--not what--they are. The film is a thinly masked treatise on race relations, handled well by its two lead actors, Dennis Quaid and Louis Gossett, Jr. This futuristic sci-fi adventure film, directed by Wolfgang Petersen, features Gossett in an intricate full-body costume for his portrayal of the alien Drac.

Starring Dennis Quaid, Louis Gossett Jr., Brion James, Richard Marcus
Director Wolfgang Petersen
Studio 20TH CENTURY FOX HOME ENTERTAINMENT
Run time DVD: 1 hr 29 mins
Certificate Certificate 12
Genres Sci-Fi/Fantasy
Language DVD: English
Dubbed French, Italian
Hearing-impaired English
Subtitles DVD: Croatian, Czech, Danish, Dutch, Finnish, Greek, Hebrew, Hungarian, Icelandic, Italian, Norwegian, Polish, Portuguese, Swedish, Turkish
Released DVD: 11 Jul 2002
Production year: 1985
Format DVD

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  • 4 stars out of 5

    Earthman Dennis Quaid and lizard-like alien Louis Gossett Jr (virtually unrecognisable under very impressive scaly make-up) crash-land on an unknown planet and learn that co-operation equals survival in this sci-fi fantasy. Director Wolfgang Petersen makes this racial tolerance plea in outer space disguise a satisfying blend of action spills and emotional thrills. It touches both the brain and heart, remaining true to its pulp science-fiction roots while never being anything less than engrossing entertainment.

    • Radio Times
    • Posted 29 Jan 2006

  • "...ENEMY MINE is largely successful in establishing a satisfying bond....[The photography] manages to capture vast panoramas while maintaining the human scale of the story..."

    • Variety
    • Posted 11 Mar 2005

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  • 10 out of 11 people found this review helpful

    Rated - 1 star

    Schmalzy

    I remember liking this when I was a teenager. Returning to it now nearly 20 years later I found 30mins of buttock-clenchingly embarrassing cliches (I turned it off after that). American teaches alien to speak English simply by talking loudly; American builds meteorite proof shelter using discarded tortoise shells; American pontificates to alien that everything he says is right and everything the alien says is rubbish. The scary monster in the pit that nearly claims Dennis Quaid reminded me more of Michael Bentines Potty Time than off a rapacious extra-terrestrial carnivore. Even the special effects are more 1950s then 1980s, particularly Mr Quaids bum-fluff

    facial hair.

    This movie was a 'straight to video' raspberry in 1985, and today it's not even that good.

      • Simon Pearce from Sevenoaks
      • Posted 09 Aug 2004 14:36

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  • 1 out of 1 person found this review helpful

    Rated - 5 stars

    Class film

    Although this film is very old I stumbled on it several years ago on video, after that I could not find it again. But when I joined Dvdsontap I requested for this film and they got it. So of course I could rent it again whenever I want to. Top class film, with a good storyline.

      • sentinal1 from Lancashire
      • Posted 08 Dec 2003 10:06

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      • During a bloody battle, two warring ships crash on a barren planet, with only one survivor from each ship. At first, the human pilot and the lizardlike Drac continue to fight, but the planet's harsh ...