Variety, 12/18/1985, "...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..."
Premiere, 06/01/2005, p.122, "Louis Gossett Jr. is striking..."
Title Note
Filmed at Bavaria Studios in Munich, Germany, and on the Canary Islands.
The aliens were created and designed by Chris Walas, Inc.
Release Note
DVD Features:
Region 1 Keep Case Single Side - Single Layer Anamorphic Widescreen - 2.35:1 Audio: Dolby Digital 4.0 - English Dolby Surround - English Dolby Digital Mono 2.0 - French Additional Release Material: Trailers - 1. Original Theatrical Trailer 2. Bonus Trailers Interactive Features: Interactive Menus Scene Selection Text/ Photo Galleries: Stills/Photos - 1. Behind-the-Scenes
Product Notes
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 ally. 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.
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