A lot of fun revisiting this one. I have not seen it in decades!
Not the most original story, but the acting is fantastic. Quaid and Gossett Jr. put everything into their performances and helps this rise above what is effectively a generic sci-fi film.
Enemy Mine
Enemies because they were taught to be. Allies because they had to be. Brothers because they dared to be.
Rating
4.0 (1)
Release Date
12/12/1985Runtime
108 minsGenres
Overview
A soldier from Earth crashlands 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.
Status
ReleasedOriginal Language
EnglishBudget
$40,000,000Revenue
$12,300,000Homepage
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How It Feels
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Two ideological enemies forced together in a desolate place gradually transcend their conditioning to forge an unlikely bond. It's a film about learning to see your enemy as fully human, wrapped in the stripped-down intensity of survival and dented by moments of unexpected intimacy.
Mood
ContemplativeBittersweetDefiant
Themes
FriendshipSurvivalRedemptionComing apart
Tone
Earnest
Pacing
Slow-burn
Look
NaturalisticPractical effects
Structure
Two-hander
Heads up
Graphic violence
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