Enemy Mine is a 1985 science fiction film based on the story of the same title by Barry B. Longyear. It was produced by Twentieth Century Fox, directed by Wolfgang Petersen, and starred Dennis Quaid and Louis Gossett, Jr. The original music score is composed by Maurice Jarre.
It is the late 21st century. In the midst of an interstellar war between humans and Dracs (a reptilian alien race), human pilot Willis E. Davidge (Dennis Quaid) and Drac pil...
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Enemy Mine is a 1985 science fiction film based on the story of the same title by Barry B. Longyear. It was produced by Twentieth Century Fox, directed by Wolfgang Petersen, and starred Dennis Quaid and Louis Gossett, Jr. The original music score is composed by Maurice Jarre.
It is the late 21st century. In the midst of an interstellar war between humans and Dracs (a reptilian alien race), human pilot Willis E. Davidge (Dennis Quaid) and Drac pilot Jeriba "Jerry" Shigan (Louis Gossett Jr.), engage in a spacecraft battle resulting in both crashlanding on Fyrine IV, a hostile alien world with a breathable atmosphere, water, and dangerous animal life.
After initial hostilities, the two eventually learn to cooperate in order to survive. They work together to build a shelter for protection against intermittent bombardment by meteorites, and to satisfy their needs for food, water, and warmth. Over a period of years, they learn to overcome their differences, become friends, and learn each...
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