Enemy Mine (1985)
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59% of critics liked it
(22 reviews) -
68% of users liked it
(20,920 ratings)
Love means never having to say that you're ugly in the extravagant fantasy film Enemy Mine. Earthling Dennis Quaid is Davidge, one of many space warriors engaged in a bloody extraterrestrial battle against the Draconians. Crash-landing on a faraway planet, Davidge is forced into an "up… More Love means never having to say that you're ugly in the extravagant fantasy film Enemy Mine. Earthling Dennis Quaid is Davidge, one of many space warriors engaged in a bloody extraterrestrial battle against the Draconians. Crash-landing on a faraway planet, Davidge is forced into an "up close and personal" with the Drac (Lou Gossett Jr.), a repellant, reptilian creature. Evidently a bivalve, the Drac gives birth to a baby Drac just before expiring. Now a reluctant foster father, Davidge tries to keep himself and the baby alive while the war continues to rage all around them. The special effects (courtesy Industrial Light and Magic) are serviceable if not brilliant, and the acting is okay so far as it goes. What socks over Enemy Mine is Rolf Zehetbauer's awe-inspiring production design and Chris Walas' superb makeup work. Though a favorite on home video, the film deserves to be seen on a wide theatre screen. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi
- Directed By
- Wolfgang Petersen
- Written By
- Barry Longyear, Edward Khmara
- Genres
- Drama, Action & Adventure, Science Fiction & Fantasy
- In Theaters
- Dec 20, 1985 Limited
- Studio
- 20th Century Fox
Critic Reviews
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Alex Sandell, Juicy Cerebellum
I loved this movie as a kid. Haven't seen it since.
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Clint Morris, Moviehole
A highly memorable, very touching fantasy
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Staci Layne Wilson, Fantastica Daily
Engrossing
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Frederic and Mary Ann Brussat, Spirituality and Practice
A hard pill to swallow despite the gallant efforts of Dennis Quaid and Louis Gosset Jr.
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Cast
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Dennis Quaid
as Davidge
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Louis Gossett Jr
as Drac
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Brion James
as Stubbs
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Richard Marcus
as Arnold
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Carolyn McCormick
as Morse
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Bumper Robinson
as Zammis
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Herb Andress
as Hopper
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Andy Geer
as Bates
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Ulrich Gunther
as Daggett
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Mandy Hausenberger
as Medic
- Peter Jurasik
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Lance Kerwin
as Wooster
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Scott Kraft
as Jonathan
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Jim Mapp
as Old Drac
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Lou Michaels
as Wilson
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Doug Robinson
as Walker
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Barry Stokes
as Huck
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Henry Stolow
as Cates
- Wise Guy Danmar
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Colin Gilder
as Chavo
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Frank Henson
as Lump
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Charly Huber
as Kranzer
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Jazzer Jeyes
as Scarbreath
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Jack Luceno
as Drac Movement
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Mark McBride
as Hensler
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Balog Menyert
as Mills
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Tony Moore
as Upfront Drac
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Emily Woods
as Simpson
- Mike Fenton
- Jane Feinberg
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Kevin Taylor
as Special Drac
