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Enemies because they were taught to be. Allies because they had to be. Brothers because they dared to be.Plot:
A soldier from Earth crashlands on an alien world after sustaining battle damage. Eventually he encounters another survivor... more | add synopsisAwards:
2 wins & 6 nominations moreUser Comments:
A Longtime Favorite moreCast
(Cast overview, first billed only) | Dennis Quaid | ... | Willis Davidge |
 | Louis Gossett Jr. | ... | Jeriba 'Jerry' Shigan |
 | Brion James | ... | Stubbs |
 | Richard Marcus | ... | Arnold |
 | Carolyn McCormick | ... | Morse |
| Bumper Robinson | ... | Zammis |
| Jim Mapp | ... | Old Drac |
| Lance Kerwin | ... | Joey Wooster |
 | Scott Kraft | ... | Jonathan |
| Lou Michaels | ... | Wilson |
| Andy Geer | ... | Bates |
| Henry Stolow | ... | Cates |
 | Herb Andress | ... | Hopper |
| Danmar | ... | Wise Guy |
| Mandy Hausenberger | ... | 1st Medic |
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108 minCountry:
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2.35 : 1 moreSound Mix:
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Iceland:16 (video rating) | Iceland:14 (original rating) | Portugal:M/12 | Australia:PG | Finland:K-12 | Spain:13 | Sweden:15 | UK:15 | USA:PG-13 | West Germany:16 | Singapore:PGMOVIEmeter: 
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Louis Gossett Jr. said in a TV interview that he had talked while gargling saliva as a kid as one of those kid things. He told the director that he thought that it would add a good touch to his character. moreGoofs:
Revealing mistakes: When the Drax 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. moreQuotes:
Jerry: It is not longer my life that matters. I am not fat, I am not lazy. Davidge... I await a new life.Davidge: A new life? From where?
[Jerry uncovers his abdomen]
Davidge: Oh, my God... Oh, my God, are you telling me you're pregnant?
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Maybe I'm dating myself here, but this movie is more than just a movie for me -- it's a childhood memory. My dad (Who raised me on a steady diet of scifi) and I probably watched this movie eight times together before I turned nine, and so part of my love for it stems from the memory of those times together.
But "Enemy Mine" has a lot more going for it than just fond memories. Sure, the effects are pretty bad by *today's* standards (it was the 80's, 95% of Americans didn't even *have* personal computers yet, and by the standards of the day those effects were pretty darn impressive!) But the story of two people who were trained to be enemies slowly becoming not just friends, but brothers, rings true despite the passage of time. (As Jerry [Lou Gossett, Jr.] says, "Truth is truth.") Lou Gossett, Jr. and Dennis Quaid are delightful, as always. And the scenes of Davidge (Quaid) interacting with Jerry's "son" are priceless.
People tend to knock 80's movies, especially 80's scifi movies, as being frivolous, self-centered and silly (like the decade they came from). But "Enemy Mine" definitely doesn't deserve this fate. It is a well-acted, well-meaning movie with a message we could all benefit from listening to.
Skybright's Score: 7.5 out of 10