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Enemy Mine (1985) 6.9
A soldier from Earth crash-lands on an alien world after sustaining battle damage. Eventually he encounters another survivor, but from the enemy species he was fighting; they band together ... See full summary » Director:Wolfgang Petersen |
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A soldier from Earth crash-lands on an alien world after sustaining battle damage. Eventually he encounters another survivor, but from the enemy species he was fighting; they band together to survive on this hostile world. In the end the human finds himself caring for his enemy in a completely unexpected way. Written by Dan Hartung <dhartung@mcs.com>
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Enemies because they were taught to be. Allies because they had to be. Brothers because they dared to be. See more »Parents Guide:
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Language:
EnglishRelease Date:
20 December 1985 (USA) See more »Also Known As:
Enemigo mío See more »Filming Locations:
Bavaria Studios, Bavariafilmplatz 7, Geiselgasteig, Grünwald, Bavaria, Germany See more »Box Office
Budget:
$40,000,000 (estimated)Gross:
$4,271,684 (USA)Company Credits
Production Co:
Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation, Kings Road Entertainment, SLM Production Group See more »
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Davidge: By late in the 21st century, the nations of the Earth were finally at peace, working together to explore and colonize the distant reaches of space. Unfortunately, we weren't alone out there. A race of non-human aliens called the Dracs were claiming squatters' rights to some of the richest star systems in the galaxy. Well, they weren't going to get it
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Davidge: without a fight. Space was the new battleground. For many of us, Earth became a precious memory, light-years away. Our ...
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The film's original budget was only $17 million at the start of the production when Richard Loncraine was the director and production was set in Iceland. When he was fired from the project and new director, Wolfgang Petersen took over the film and started over, the film's final budget including Loncraine's scrapped footage ballooned to over $40 million. See more »Goofs
When the Drac is sitting by the camp fire reading from his book, we see the open book for a few seconds. The page on the right is the same page as the left just upside down. See more »Quotes
[opening narration]Davidge: By late in the 21st century, the nations of the Earth were finally at peace, working together to explore and colonize the distant reaches of space. Unfortunately, we weren't alone out there. A race of non-human aliens called the Dracs were claiming squatters' rights to some of the richest star systems in the galaxy. Well, they weren't going to get it
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Davidge: without a fight. Space was the new battleground. For many of us, Earth became a precious memory, light-years away. Our ...
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Aaah, the power of ... no, not cheese ... science fiction and Mickey Mouse!
Science fiction has always been an excellent tool for social comment that has made it a lot easier for people to absorb a lesson about tolerance without being hampered by possible prejudice from a society / social network that we are actually embedded in.
In other words ... replace "alien creature perceived as being evil" with anybody different from you (creed, color, sexual orientation, you name it...), and you pretty much get the tale of tolerance this movie tells about life (on earth or other planets):
- Don't buy anything at face value that "your planet's" authorities tell
you.- Yeah ... that other person is different from you ... so
what?- Don't underestimate Mickey Mouse as a powerful spiritual
teacher!Dennis Quaid is one fine actor ... if you want to get an idea of his tremendous range, just watch "Innerspace", "Frequency" and "Far From Heaven", which are completely different movies.
Furthermore, Louis Gosset Jr. is just plain awesome in this one, possibly giving THE performance of his career.
BTW: this is one of the movie's director's (Wolfgang Petersen) first major hits in the U.S. He also did the very impressive (make that: frightening / claustrophobic) movie "Das Boot", the very successful Harrison Ford vehicle "Airforce One", and the somewhat "macho-heavy" flick "The Perfect Storm" (though I have to admit that the "high sea" visuals / special effects were pretty awesome).
The bottom line for me about THIS movie is: it doesn't matter whether your "holy book" is The Bible, The Koran, The Talmud, or some other sacred scripture from this planet or beyond - the underlying message from every truly "holy" book is essentially the same: it's a message of caring about and loving those you don't necessarily understand when you start out, but come to appreciate over time when you get to know them better.