Enemy Mine

1985
PG-13
1h 48m

IMDb RATING

6.8/10

53K

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Dennis Quaid and Louis Gossett Jr. in Enemy Mine (1985)

Home Video Trailer from 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment

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Dark Comedy Action Adventure Drama Sci-Fi

During a long space war, the lives of two wounded enemies become dependent on their ability to forgive and to trust.During a long space war, the lives of two wounded enemies become dependent on their ability to forgive and to trust.During a long space war, the lives of two wounded enemies become dependent on their ability to forgive and to trust.

Director
- Wolfgang Petersen
Writers
- Barry Longyear
- Edward Khmara
Stars

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IMDb RATING

6.8/10

53K

YOUR RATING

Director
- Wolfgang Petersen
Writers
- Barry Longyear
- Edward Khmara
Stars

See production info at IMDbPro

Awards
- 2 wins & 8 nominations

Videos2

Photos106

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Trivia
Louis Gossett Jr. said in a television interview that he had talked while gargling saliva as a kid as one of those kid things. He told Wolfgang Petersen that he thought that it would add a good touch to his character. Gossett performed the odd vocalizations all by himself (no mouth prosthetics or post-production effects), and often does "the Drac voice" at convention appearances.

Goofs
Zammis speaks as if English is a second language. Being a member of an alien species, it's possible that he might appear to have an "accent" because of differences in his physical vocal structures. But his vocabulary and syntax should be the same as that of Willis Davidge, his only teacher.

Quotes
Davidge: You know something, Jerry? Your great Shismar ain't shit!
Jerry: [angry] Earthman, your Mickey Mouse is one big stupid dope!
[Davidge tries not to laugh]

Alternate versions
The UK cinema version had been shortened by the distributors before release following negative reviews in the US and was then cut by 27 secs by the BBFC for a PG certificate with edits made to the severed ear sequence. The cuts were restored to the 1987 15-rated video release and the full US version was released on DVD in 2002.

Connections
Featured in At the Movies: Enemy Mine/The Color Purple/Out of Africa/Spies Like Us (1985)

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8/10

Not a Sci-Fi fan, but this one was awesome!

I loved it! It came on AMC and there was nothing else I cared to watch, so I left it on, thinking to go to bed shortly. I ended up watching the whole thing. It kept me rivited from beginning to end. Dennis Quaid is one of my favorite actors and I didn't know Lou Gossett was the lizard, but I guessed it from his voice. When I checked the credits at the end, I was right! He was soooo good. I can't describe it, you have to watch it. I shed a few tears toward the end. Won't tell you if they were happy or sad tears tho! You'll have to see for yourself!