Enemy Mine (film)

Enemy Mine
Face to face, a bearded man on the left and a reptilian alien on the right
Theatrical release poster
Directed byWolfgang Petersen
Screenplay byEdward Khmara[1]
Based onEnemy Mine
by Barry B. Longyear
Produced by
Starring
CinematographyTony Imi[1]
Edited byJohannes Nikel[1]
Music byMaurice Jarre[1]
Production
company
Kings Road Productions Ltd.[1]
Distributed by20th Century Fox
Release date
  • December 20, 1985 (1985-12-20)
Running time
108 minutes
CountryUnited States[1]
LanguageEnglish
Budget$29 million
Box office$12.3 million[2]

Enemy Mine is a 1985 American science fiction film directed by Wolfgang Petersen and written by Edward Khmara, based on Barry B. Longyear's novella of the same name. The film stars Dennis Quaid and Louis Gossett Jr. as a human and alien soldier, respectively, who become stranded together on an inhospitable planet and must overcome their mutual distrust in order to cooperate and survive.

An international co-production between the United States, United Kingdom and West Germany, Enemy Mine began production in Budapest in April 1984 under the direction of Richard Loncraine, who quickly ran into "creative differences" with producer Stephen Friedman and executives at 20th Century Fox; the project was shut down after a week of shooting. Petersen then took over as director and reshot Loncraine's scenes after moving the production to Munich.

Originally budgeted at $17 million, the film ultimately cost more than $40 million after marketing costs were factored in, and was a box office failure during the 1985 holiday season, earning only a little over $12 million. However, the film was successful in the Soviet Union, where it became the first Western sci-fi film shown in theaters.

In June 2024, it was reported that a remake of Enemy Mine was in production, with Terry Matalas as its writer.[3]

  1. ^ a b c d e f g "Enemy Mine". Filmportal.de. Retrieved November 21, 2021.
  2. ^ "Enemy Mine". Box Office Mojo. Archived from the original on August 9, 2017. Retrieved February 19, 2020.
  3. ^ "'Star Trek: Picard' Showrunner Terry Matalas Tackling Remake of 1980s Sci-Fi Movie 'Enemy Mine' (Exclusive)". The Hollywood Reporter. June 14, 2024. Retrieved September 1, 2024.