I can honestly say that Enemy Mine was a movie that shaped my childhood. It teaches several great lessons about how to be empathetic and understanding of others, how to see the commonality between yourself and someone different from you, and how to overcome your prejudices/biases/bigotry for the greater good. This movie is more than special, it's one of a kind for me. Definitely in my top ten all-time favorite movies.
Probably because he's in SO many crappy films. I always liked him and found he could turn a really low budget movie into something watchable, but he really did have a habit of taking any script thrown his way - extremely rare for a top notch actor, but something that is definitely going to stain your image.
Loved this film as a child. Extremely underrated and forgotten to the modern crowd unlike Star Wars. Saw it in a $3 bin and had to buy. Hoping my kid will love it as much as me.
I love this movie! It naturally played out as chapters in a book. The introduction of the war between species in space. After the crash, the battle between two combatants on a planet. The truce to allow survival on a hostile world. The sharing and exchange of two alien cultures. The last goodbye. The birth and education of Zamys. The invaders. The capture and failed rescue. The resurrection. The triumphant rescue. The final chapter and epilogue. I really wish they had been able to put the part in of returning Zamys to his home world. The final scenes really needed a little more story to hold it in place.
Loved this movie when I first saw it on HBO as a kid. The music is haunting, the FX were good for the time, and the story of good human versus evil humans, and enemies becoming friends stuck with me all my life. Also I always thought it was Dennis Quaid's best performance of his career, and some of the best practical alien makeup ever put on film.
This movie is responsible for making me a sci-fi nerd today, I just love how it was based on science and space etc. but related to humans of the day, so well done and very underrated.
This film had the most profound impact on my life as a child, I was very moved. It ended up turning me into a humanist at age 9, I did not mean for it to happen but this film placed a deep reverence in me for all life and showed me how to treasure differences as opposed to fear them. Amazingly underrated film. I will never forget you Jerri
This film shows how two people of very different backgrounds have to learn to overcome their differences to survive on a very hospitable planet we are not that different from each other when you break things down we all want the same things in life
Later on in Star Trek: The Next Generation, there is an episode like this movie. Geordi and a Romulan are stranded on a planet and they must put aside their differences to survive.
My mom introduced this movie to me when I was very young. It helped influence me to learn from those who are different and empathize others. It was one of my favorites as a kid. My mom just died this year. Now this film has become that much more special to me. 💗🕊 I would love to see a remake (if they maintain thematic and storyline integrity). Our society needs this message now more than ever.
I' m sorry for your loss. Your mom was a wise woman to introduce you to this beautiful film. This movie always brings me to tears because the message is extremely important - love and compassion, feelings that we earthlings need more than ever❤.
I also could never figure out why this movie didn't get the respect it deserved. It has more heart and soul than anything that's been made in the last 30 years. Both actors were great in their roles, and the story has more depth and meaning than any other film in the genre. I guess audiences were more fickle at the time.
This film always gave me the 'feels'. Quaid and Gossett Jr are both amazing, not to mention the child actor who played Jerry's Son. The story is timeless and the make-up fantastic. I strongly recommend it to anyone yet to check it out. Nice one Minty 👍🏽
I was at the studio in Munich as a kid and saw the sets they have used for the movie, so as Das Boot. I still remember, to make these hallways look longer, they used a mirror at one end to create this effect. In German, the movie is titled 'Geliebter Feind' (Beloved Enemy). To this day, my father and I still enjoy it and my wife, who has never seen it, loves it too.
@Steven Truitt Lou Gossett Jr. (84) recovers from C19: ruclips.net/video/AsZal-fc8o4/видео.html He was given med late but still recovered. I take for prevention w/o side effects.
It’s a crime for this movie to be so overlooked nowadays. You can tell that a lot of stylistic aspects from this film influenced the narrative pace, character interaction and overall tone of many sci-fi franchises that became huge later on: Babylon 5, Deep Space Nine, Firefly, even video games like Wing Commander and Starcraft.
Enemy Mine is the first film I've watched in cinema as a 5 year old kid in Soviet Russia and that pit monster gave me nightmares for days! Going to check that "Russian spoken backwards" fact by trying to play the audio backwards :p Cheers Minty, big fan of your work!
I've only seen this movie once, years after it was in theaters, but I really liked it. I loved that it was so character driven. "Enemy Mine" was the obvious inspiration for the episode of "STtNG" entitled "Darmok".
This was such a great film with powerful performances from both Dennis Quaid and Louis Gossett, Jr. I had already knew that both actors were previously in "Jaws 3-D." They had both played well off of each other.
Was growing up in Arizona when this came out. They had these bugs there that would make holes for other bugs to fall into. I thought the pit bug in this movie was one of them things grown up. Great movie
I had not heard of antlions until this comment. Looked them up and to me they resemble the aliens creatures on STNG that take over some major ranked Star Fleet officials at Star Fleet Headquarters on Earth.. Also sort of remind me of those alien creature in ‘Star Trek’ the original cast movie ‘The Wrath of Kahn’............ those things that were put in the helmets of Chekhov and Captain Terrell so that they would crawl into their ears.
As many have said and I’ll have to say this too. This is the most underrated movie of all time. Nobody speaks about it. Never shown on tv and it’s a disgrace. One of the most heartbreaking stories ever written and truly deserves to be given more love. Thanks for doing this video. If you haven’t seen this movie , please press STOP on this video now. Go and watch it, then come back. 10/10 film
I was 10 when this came out in theaters. This movie made a huge impact on me and what became my love for movies. 35 years later and I still love it as much today as I did as a kid. Thank you Minty!!
We watched this as a class in January 2000. It was a sci-fi literature English class on what it meant to be sentient &/or human. I was skeptical at first, but I really enjoyed it by the end! It was such a great bonding flick.
There was a Lee Marvin movie called “Hell In the Pacific” (1968) that was very similar and probably the inspiration for the short story. It took place during WWII and how an American and a Japanese soldier have to get along to survive on an isolated island.
There was another one, I forget the name, where two entire crews of a ship or military unit in the Pacific War agree to cease hostilities work together on a jungle island until they saw a rescue was immanent, then they would resume hostilities.
Enemy Mine is based on a Sci-Fi novella by Barry B Longyear and first published in 1979, so I don’t think it’s has so much to do with the Lee Marvin movie. But Longyear migration been inspired by it thou,who knows?
When I saw this as a kid, it Totally Redefined Sci Fi for me, I was used to the Good guys shooting the bad guys, and here they were trying to survive together.. brilliant, Think its time I dug out the Ol'VHS and try to watch it again
This is one of my favorite sci-fi movies. I love how an actuon-packed sci-fi romp ends up becoming a display of overcoming personal and cultural differences and growing a friendship.
@@TheBrokenLife I really, really wanted to like the movie, but well ... it was just too bad. The FX were kind of ok, but whenever "actors" appeared it just got unbearable. I'd rather watch the cut-scene movies of WC III or IV..
@@frankschneider6156 Well, I was completely crushed that they couldn't get, or didn't bother to try to get, Mark Hamill to do it. I haven't watched it in awhile, and I'm sure it's not as good as I remember, but I do remember enjoying it after repeated viewings. I guess I'm just a sucker for that universe.
@@TheBrokenLife I saw it at the cinema and was terribly disappointed. Maybe it is not as bad as I remember, but most people seem to have the same feeling towards it as i do. Had they gotten Hamill and McDowell, this could have been a completely different thing (as in way better and both would certainly have been willing to do a "real" movie). I love this universe nearly as much as the Elite one or Fallout, but the movie just wasn't good (and I'm a sucker for cheap space operas. I eg love Battle beyond the stars.).
Wow, all these years and I never made the connection that Quaid and Gossett Jr were in Enemy Mine and Jaws 3-D. More of a reflection of how good Gossett Jr was in Enemy Mine under all that makeup.
@Laurie S Lou Gossett Jr. (84) recovers from C19: ruclips.net/video/AsZal-fc8o4/видео.html He was given med late and still recovered. Watch Trial Site News for international info. Thanks for comment.
In my opinion this is one of the best films ever made. ....also one of the most under-rated, under-recognized, and under-seen. I can watch this over and over. And I have.
Minty, thank you for doing this video on Enemy Mine. This movie was fantastic and it's sad that kids today will likely never know how wonderful it really is.
When I was younger I would always confuse the lizard character in this movie and the lizard character in The Last Starfighter. So much that I thought that Louis Gossett Jr. was in The Last Starfighter.
@@SumDumGy I think every iteration of Star Trek had an episode like that. TNG had an episode where Geordi La Forge and a Romulan crashed and were stranded on a hostile planet and had to work together to survive and initiate a rescue beacon. DS9 with Sisco and Dukat
@@Princess2Warrior The Bendu A giant sort of Wooly Mammoth looking creature that seems attuned to the force and speaks in cryptic riddles. He's in like 2 episodes.
@@lhfinatl7068 *I know that - I am wondering how Tom Baker is relevant in an episode based off of Enemy Mine - is OP saying Tom plays Bendu in that episode and how is that relevant?*
The first half of the movie always reminds me of 1968's 'Hell in the Pacific,' with Lee Marvin and Toshiro Mifune as opposing WWII soldiers stranded on an island together.
This movie was my first sci-fi experience in cinema that I went to alone. I was so overwhelmed it got me hooked to sci-fi. I bought the VHS later on and watched it several times a year. Haven't seen it in about 25 years now but recently got a hold of the remastered version and will watch it this week.
My grandfather fought in wwii was in 3 invasions Africa, Sicily, and italy. He didn't hate the average German soldier because like him they were doing what their country called on him to do. When he was in Italy his regiment was on this Italian hillside at the bottom of the hill was a lake on the opposite side of the lake was another hill were the Germans. Well they had an arrangement that the Americans would allow the Germans to go get water from the lake and the Germans would allow the Americans to get water. No shots fired.
My father was also in WW2 and recounted being in an American Aid station during a battle when the Germans rushed in. He grabbed his rifle to defend but before he could do more someone shouted, in German, NO! He dropped his weapon and held up his hands. The enemy looked at the scene and brought in two of their wounded. They left after that but marked the building with a white flag, a piece of bed sheet, to signal neutral ground. Later the enemy came back with more casualties both American and German. They also provided medical supplies that they had.
I heard another story like this I think it was Christmas time or something during trench ware fare I think they started singing together I could be wrong
Minty, your conclusion is spot on. Had the two enemies not worked together, neither would have survived. Uncle would have died early on because of a lack of supplies, and "Zamies? (sp)" would not have survived were it not for Uncle. Yes, I do remember that Jerry didn't survive literally, but Jerry, through Zamies and the Jaruba line, did survive.
Saw it one Saturday matinee, alone in the theatre. One of my all time favorites. I probably have watched this movie once a year since it came out. I always hoped for an extended edition or directors cut with additional scenes, such was my love for the characters and movie in general.
Always had a fond place in my heart, even when I first saw it in my early teens. Ofc back then I pretty much loved anything about space, no questions asked :)
This was one of my favorite films to watch on cable at my grandparents' house and had been looking for it on DVD for a good while. I found it several months ago at Half Price Books. Thanks Minty for covering this flick.
@@andymouse I didn't watch the first 3 Doctors, until after Tom Baker. I don't know, if you're from the U.K. But, where I'm from in the U.S. Tom Baker was the 1st Doctor shown, when they starting airing Doctor Who.
Cheers, Minty. Was a lad when this came out. My friends and I loved this film. Enemies become family to each other. Great concept, seeing as what was happening in the world at the time. Another great video, one of my favourite content creators. You are a real good editor, Minty. Keep it up!
I'm here because there's quite a conversation on social media about this film, with so many Gen X ex-kids raving and pouring out their hearts over how much we loved it. I loved it back when I first saw it in theaters with my mom, because it wasn't like the other sci-fi I'd been exposed to. It because it was more than just space battles. It was nice to see how enemies could learn to work together and overcome their differences, occasionally busting each other's chops and eventually resulting in the human assuming parenting of the baby Drak.
I actually found the soundtrack to this film a few years back. I had been looking for it for years so when I did find it I was so excited. It’s a great mix of orchestrations and synthesizers in a sci-fi setting. Absolutely beautiful theme.
@@aguibells1 it’s one of those pieces of music that you can feel every emotion that was poured into it. I’ve seen this movie so many times that I can just listen to the soundtrack and know exactly what part it’s on and what line is being spoken during the scene.
I enjoyed Enemy Mine a lot as a kid. The antlion monster really creeped me out. I really enjoyed the character development of the two main actors as they learned to trust and depend on each other. It's a hidden gem of a movie.
I saw this film as a teen in the theatre. I expected something more schlocky but it is very thoughtful, well-acted and moving! The ending always makes me tear up! Good pick and I learned a lot about the film!
I absolutely loved that movie, and I think it's really underrated. When my high school class did a trip to Munich I was able to visit Bavaria Studios and saw all the sets for Enemy Mine (as well as Das Boot and Neverending Story), that's an experience I'll never forget.
Great and underappreciated movie. And the only one where a guy who won an Oscar for playing a Marine DI gives birth. I also considered it a remake of "Hell in the Pacific", but in space.
This is one of my favorite films of all time. I was five when I first saw it, and it's one of those nostalgia time machine movies that just transforms me into a kid again every time I watch it.
I watched this a few months ago for the first time & thoroughly enjoyed it. The space bits remained me of Buck Rogers & the puppets & Alien landscape reminded me of The Dark Crystal. A little extra tit bit of info - Bumper Robinson who played Zammis voices Bumblebee in Transformers Animated plus a few other characters in the show.
THANK YOU MINTY!! I've been waiting for this review and you did not disappoint. I have fond memories of watching this movie with my Dad in the 80's when it aired on HBO and they would play it over and over again and again. Thanks again Minty.
I have this film on Laserdisc. The ending story was one of the most thoughtful and honorable visual that would have given great acclaim towards the human race, on a galactic level. Made me smile.
I can honestly say that Enemy Mine was a movie that shaped my childhood. It teaches several great lessons about how to be empathetic and understanding of others, how to see the commonality between yourself and someone different from you, and how to overcome your prejudices/biases/bigotry for the greater good. This movie is more than special, it's one of a kind for me. Definitely in my top ten all-time favorite movies.
Agree!!!!!
Exactly. Movies these days can't do this so subtly, they have to beat you over the head with it.
My father loved this movie. I was almost named Zammis because he was loved the movie so much.
Well said, brotha.
Your life was shaped by A gay space alien
How Lou Gossett Jr. never gets listed as one of the best actors of all time is frankly beyond me.
he is so under rated
Probably because he's in SO many crappy films. I always liked him and found he could turn a really low budget movie into something watchable, but he really did have a habit of taking any script thrown his way - extremely rare for a top notch actor, but something that is definitely going to stain your image.
He was the best part of Firewalker
Probably because he just wasn't ? I mean yes, he was good, but far from being THAT good.
The Iron Eagle series didnt help, I'm sure.
Loved this film as a child. Extremely underrated and forgotten to the modern crowd unlike Star Wars. Saw it in a $3 bin and had to buy. Hoping my kid will love it as much as me.
My boyfriend recently got it for me and I always cry when watching it. Its message is just beautiful ❤️.
what makes this film special to me is how it actually turns into a wholesome film of sorts but still keeps a tone of danger and thrills
Such an underrated movie. One of my favourite performances of Dennis Quaid. Great pick Minty!
I agree love this movie
Both Dennis Quaid and Louis Gossett's performances were great here!
Same
I never heard of this movie. 🤷♀️ Gonna have to look for it now.
Easily one of the best movies ever made.
An underplayed but never forgotten cult classic.
It was ahead of its time. It's too bad that it was a commercial failure.
@@perfectsplit5515 I would DREAD a remake!
this movie should be mandatory watching today.
remember, the most certain way to eliminate an enemy is to turn him into a friend.
That's literally what Goku does lol
Thanks, Big Bird.
I love this movie! It naturally played out as chapters in a book. The introduction of the war between species in space. After the crash, the battle between two combatants on a planet. The truce to allow survival on a hostile world. The sharing and exchange of two alien cultures. The last goodbye. The birth and education of Zamys. The invaders. The capture and failed rescue. The resurrection. The triumphant rescue. The final chapter and epilogue.
I really wish they had been able to put the part in of returning Zamys to his home world. The final scenes really needed a little more story to hold it in place.
I'd forgotten, how much I really liked Enemy Mine. I hadn't thought of it, in ages. Thanks Minty, for reminding me of it.
Me too Lisa.
It shaped me as a child... helping me to see the value in befriending an enemy, rather than mindlessly keeping a grudge.
Better love story than twilight.
@@ManDuderGuy So is 48 Hours.
This was my father's favorite movie. He passed away in May. We used to watch your videos together. I wish he could have seen this one. :)
My dad liked this movie too. We used to watch it whenever it was on hbo. He passed away this past November
@@gsxerwhite
I’m so sorry for your loss!
My farther introduced me to this movie too. That’s great that he watched Minty’s videos with you! Sorry for your loss.
RIP 😕
Loved this movie when I first saw it on HBO as a kid. The music is haunting, the FX were good for the time, and the story of good human versus evil humans, and enemies becoming friends stuck with me all my life. Also I always thought it was Dennis Quaid's best performance of his career, and some of the best practical alien makeup ever put on film.
This movie is responsible for making me a sci-fi nerd today, I just love how it was based on science and space etc. but related to humans of the day, so well done and very underrated.
This was one of those movies I watched like 50 times on HBO back in the day, a classic for sure!
This film had the most profound impact on my life as a child, I was very moved. It ended up turning me into a humanist at age 9, I did not mean for it to happen but this film placed a deep reverence in me for all life and showed me how to treasure differences as opposed to fear them. Amazingly underrated film. I will never forget you Jerri
This film shows how two people of very different backgrounds have to learn to overcome their differences to survive on a very hospitable planet we are not that different from each other when you break things down we all want the same things in life
what's a humanist ?
Ask Google my friend 😜
Not a perfect film, but still one of the most underrated sci-fi movies in film history! Hands down!!!
Later on in Star Trek: The Next Generation, there is an episode like this movie. Geordi and a Romulan are stranded on a planet and they must put aside their differences to survive.
@@perfectsplit5515 I always got a Robinson Crusoe vibe from this story too.
@Phantasm Draco from Dragonheart, or Harry Potter?
@Phantasm So Dragonheart, then.
One of my favorites! Space + great plot + moving character development. Beats the heck out of most other sci-fi movies.
In the late 80's, it felt like this movie was played on local TV every other Sunday; must of watched it a dozen times.
This is one of my absolute all time favorite movies!!! Right up there with the Goonies!!!
My mom introduced this movie to me when I was very young. It helped influence me to learn from those who are different and empathize others. It was one of my favorites as a kid.
My mom just died this year. Now this film has become that much more special to me. 💗🕊
I would love to see a remake (if they maintain thematic and storyline integrity). Our society needs this message now more than ever.
I'm sorry for your loss
@kungfushorrorshop1817 I am still working through the grief, but doing better than I was last year. Thank you. 💗
I' m sorry for your loss. Your mom was a wise woman to introduce you to this beautiful film. This movie always brings me to tears because the message is extremely important - love and compassion, feelings that we earthlings need more than ever❤.
I also could never figure out why this movie didn't get the respect it deserved. It has more heart and soul than anything that's been made in the last 30 years. Both actors were great in their roles, and the story has more depth and meaning than any other film in the genre. I guess audiences were more fickle at the time.
Easily one of the best scifi movies. Simple and effective.
Yep! More character driven instead of relying on effects. I loved it.
This film always gave me the 'feels'. Quaid and Gossett Jr are both amazing, not to mention the child actor who played Jerry's Son. The story is timeless and the make-up fantastic. I strongly recommend it to anyone yet to check it out. Nice one Minty 👍🏽
One of my Great Uncles had an acting part in the movie Enemy Mine, James "Jim" Mapp, he was the old Drac in the mining spaceship.
That’s cool!😁
RIP Louis G Jr
A phenomenal actor and well played role.
Definitely wish younger generations get a chance to watch this, while they are young.
I loved this Movie...and it's Overall message and the ending....even got me to tear up in a few places....one of my all time favorite scifi...
Same here. Polish the FX just a little and this movie could be a hit today just as it is. It has more heart and soul to it than most movies do.
It's uncle.
The Draks singing together at the end. The music, beautiful.
The alien from this also reminds me a little of the alien Grig from The Last Starfighter.
Great movie 👌
True!
I was reminded of the very same character as a child. I loved watching both movies as often as possible.
Yeah u mean who I call SHIT! Face😂🤣
Omg totally. Another observation I never put together. Good one!
I was at the studio in Munich as a kid and saw the sets they have used for the movie, so as Das Boot. I still remember, to make these hallways look longer, they used a mirror at one end to create this effect.
In German, the movie is titled 'Geliebter Feind' (Beloved Enemy). To this day, my father and I still enjoy it and my wife, who has never seen it, loves it too.
This was a great movie and a beautiful original story. Deserves so much more attention than it got.
I swear I was just telling my sons about this movie yesterday. The good Ole 80s, pre Covid 19 when life was simpler.
@Steven Truitt Lou Gossett Jr. (84) recovers from C19: ruclips.net/video/AsZal-fc8o4/видео.html
He was given med late but still recovered. I take for prevention w/o side effects.
@@Nowhereoh OH wow, man thanks for that news... Glad he made a recovery!
Loved this movie as a kid
I remember building a model of one of the ships when I was a kid with the help of my cousin
It’s a crime for this movie to be so overlooked nowadays. You can tell that a lot of stylistic aspects from this film influenced the narrative pace, character interaction and overall tone of many sci-fi franchises that became huge later on: Babylon 5, Deep Space Nine, Firefly, even video games like Wing Commander and Starcraft.
"This my head, this you head, this you ugly head." I remember this line so well from the movie, I cracked up then and still do when I hear it again.
The pit monster eating the alien turtle freaked me out as a kid.
Me too
Jesus man, I thought that thing tore Willis’ leg off when it got him so bloody
wstine79 def me too
Enemy Mine is the first film I've watched in cinema as a 5 year old kid in Soviet Russia and that pit monster gave me nightmares for days!
Going to check that "Russian spoken backwards" fact by trying to play the audio backwards :p
Cheers Minty, big fan of your work!
For real, glad I wasn't the only one
Little known first title: An Officer and an Alien.
😄
You mean: A hermaphrodite Officer and a bearded alien.
Another Great Classic.
Excellent performances by both actors.
This movie needs to be shown more love, especially in these dark times
I've only seen this movie once, years after it was in theaters, but I really liked it. I loved that it was so character driven.
"Enemy Mine" was the obvious inspiration for the episode of "STtNG" entitled "Darmok".
Darmok and Jalad at Tanagra
@@tilasole3252 Temba, his arms wide.
This is a great sci-fi movie where two warring cultures who fear each other later on find peace and prosperity and respect.
If only the world could learn from this movie.
I watched this in the theater in 1985 and loved it. I've now seen it many more times since. Great underrated film.
I loved this movie as a kid: "WHY ZAMEES HAVE THREE FINGAHS??!!"
“No. I’m Human, see 5 fingers, one two three FOUR five,..YOU, are Drak, One Two Three.”
What are you doing here, BTA man?
Zamees get four five?
@@williamsweeney6835 im cry :'(
This was such a great film with powerful performances from both Dennis Quaid and Louis Gossett, Jr. I had already knew that both actors were previously in "Jaws 3-D." They had both played well off of each other.
Was growing up in Arizona when this came out. They had these bugs there that would make holes for other bugs to fall into. I thought the pit bug in this movie was one of them things grown up. Great movie
You talking about antlions? Yeah, they're cool!
@@leiatyndall8648 I love finding ant lions. I used go find ants as a kid and purposely drop them in the pits just to watch. Good times.
I had not heard of antlions until this comment. Looked them up and to me they resemble the aliens creatures on STNG that take over some major ranked Star Fleet officials at Star Fleet Headquarters on Earth.. Also sort of remind me of those alien creature in ‘Star Trek’ the original cast movie ‘The Wrath of Kahn’............ those things that were put in the helmets of Chekhov and Captain Terrell so that they would crawl into their ears.
One of my favorite movies as a kid!
As many have said and I’ll have to say this too.
This is the most underrated movie of all time. Nobody speaks about it. Never shown on tv and it’s a disgrace. One of the most heartbreaking stories ever written and truly deserves to be given more love.
Thanks for doing this video. If you haven’t seen this movie , please press STOP on this video now. Go and watch it, then come back.
10/10 film
I was 10 when this came out in theaters. This movie made a huge impact on me and what became my love for movies. 35 years later and I still love it as much today as I did as a kid.
Thank you Minty!!
I love Enemy Mine, it’s story, and special effects were very good for its time. This one of my all time favorite Science Fiction Movies!
We watched this as a class in January 2000. It was a sci-fi literature English class on what it meant to be sentient &/or human. I was skeptical at first, but I really enjoyed it by the end! It was such a great bonding flick.
There was a Lee Marvin movie called “Hell In the Pacific” (1968) that was very similar and probably the inspiration for the short story. It took place during WWII and how an American and a Japanese soldier have to get along to survive on an isolated island.
There was another one, I forget the name, where two entire crews of a ship or military unit in the Pacific War agree to cease hostilities work together on a jungle island until they saw a rescue was immanent, then they would resume hostilities.
Another great movie 👍
Enemy Mine is based on a Sci-Fi novella by Barry B Longyear and first published in 1979, so I don’t think it’s has so much to do with the Lee Marvin movie. But Longyear migration been inspired by it thou,who knows?
Yes it also had the great toshiro mifune! I always thought it was based on that
I always thought it was influenced by the twilight zone episode Two
I loved this movie as a kid. Taught me to be a better person
I watched this movie last night for the first time in years. An overlooked classic with a message that is as relevant today as it was back then.
Love this movie, one of the best sci-fi gems of the 80’s and it still holds up today. Thanks for the review.
When I saw this as a kid, it Totally Redefined Sci Fi for me, I was used to the Good guys shooting the bad guys, and here they were trying to survive together.. brilliant, Think its time I dug out the Ol'VHS and try to watch it again
I'd be surprised it anyone even knows what Enemy Mine even is. Loved this movie.
This was the first movie I saw when I was little. I never forgot it and I watch it once a year religiously
I’m 25 got to see it on a vhs when I was little and just watched it again last night
This was a GREAT film! 50s classic in visuals and feel. VERY underrated! Always loved this film! Much better than many think!
This is one of my favorite sci-fi movies. I love how an actuon-packed sci-fi romp ends up becoming a display of overcoming personal and cultural differences and growing a friendship.
Just a sidenote, those space fight scenes look more like Wing Commander , than the actual Wing Commander Movie.
Unforunately are both movies shit, while the games are just great.
I think I'm the only guy out there that liked the Wing Commander movie as well as the games.
@@TheBrokenLife I really, really wanted to like the movie, but well ... it was just too bad. The FX were kind of ok, but whenever "actors" appeared it just got unbearable.
I'd rather watch the cut-scene movies of WC III or IV..
@@frankschneider6156 Well, I was completely crushed that they couldn't get, or didn't bother to try to get, Mark Hamill to do it.
I haven't watched it in awhile, and I'm sure it's not as good as I remember, but I do remember enjoying it after repeated viewings. I guess I'm just a sucker for that universe.
@@TheBrokenLife I saw it at the cinema and was terribly disappointed. Maybe it is not as bad as I remember, but most people seem to have the same feeling towards it as i do. Had they gotten Hamill and McDowell, this could have been a completely different thing (as in way better and both would certainly have been willing to do a "real" movie). I love this universe nearly as much as the Elite one or Fallout, but the movie just wasn't good (and I'm a sucker for cheap space operas. I eg love Battle beyond the stars.).
Wow, all these years and I never made the connection that Quaid and Gossett Jr were in Enemy Mine and Jaws 3-D. More of a reflection of how good Gossett Jr was in Enemy Mine under all that makeup.
And power of one
More people need to see this especially now. Personal connection & love are made deep within our consciousness and has nothing to do with how we look.
If I could thumbs up your comment more than once, I would. Several times. 🙂🤙
@Laurie S Lou Gossett Jr. (84) recovers from C19: ruclips.net/video/AsZal-fc8o4/видео.html
He was given med late and still recovered. Watch Trial Site News for international info. Thanks for
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In my opinion this is one of the best films ever made.
....also one of the most under-rated, under-recognized, and under-seen.
I can watch this over and over.
And I have.
This was an under rated movie. I have always enjoyed this and I honestly had forgotten about it. Also damn he was ugly lol
You. Ugly. Head.
Minty, thank you for doing this video on Enemy Mine. This movie was fantastic and it's sad that kids today will likely never know how wonderful it really is.
When I was younger I would always confuse the lizard character in this movie and the lizard character in The Last Starfighter. So much that I thought that Louis Gossett Jr. was in The Last Starfighter.
Fun facts: The Star Wars Rebels' episode "The Honorable Ones" is based in this movie. And Tom Baker plays the Bendu in the same TV series.
Star Trek: Enterprise also had an episode in homage to this film.
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I think every iteration of Star Trek had an episode like that.
TNG had an episode where Geordi La Forge and a Romulan crashed and were stranded on a hostile planet and had to work together to survive and initiate a rescue beacon.
DS9 with Sisco and Dukat
@Xoana Balam *...And who does Tom Baker play in the episode??*
@@Princess2Warrior The Bendu
A giant sort of Wooly Mammoth looking creature that seems attuned to the force and speaks in cryptic riddles. He's in like 2 episodes.
@@lhfinatl7068 *I know that - I am wondering how Tom Baker is relevant in an episode based off of Enemy Mine - is OP saying Tom plays Bendu in that episode and how is that relevant?*
The first half of the movie always reminds me of 1968's 'Hell in the Pacific,' with Lee Marvin and Toshiro Mifune as opposing WWII soldiers stranded on an island together.
Holy crap, forgot about this movie. Thanks Minty. Nostalgia feels x1000.
This movie was my first sci-fi experience in cinema that I went to alone.
I was so overwhelmed it got me hooked to sci-fi.
I bought the VHS later on and watched it several times a year.
Haven't seen it in about 25 years now but recently got a hold of the remastered version and will watch it this week.
One of my favorite movies as a kid. Probably one of the reasons I still love sci-fi.
My grandfather fought in wwii was in 3 invasions Africa, Sicily, and italy. He didn't hate the average German soldier because like him they were doing what their country called on him to do.
When he was in Italy his regiment was on this Italian hillside at the bottom of the hill was a lake on the opposite side of the lake was another hill were the Germans. Well they had an arrangement that the Americans would allow the Germans to go get water from the lake and the Germans would allow the Americans to get water. No shots fired.
Not sure how to word this right. Your grandfather and his teammates never forgot the basics of being a human as did the Germans.
My father was also in WW2 and recounted being in an American Aid station during a battle when the Germans rushed in. He grabbed his rifle to defend but before he could do more someone shouted, in German, NO! He dropped his weapon and held up his hands. The enemy looked at the scene and brought in two of their wounded. They left after that but marked the building with a white flag, a piece of bed sheet, to signal neutral ground. Later the enemy came back with more casualties both American and German. They also provided medical supplies that they had.
Uhhhh ok
Watch the movie power of one
I heard another story like this I think it was Christmas time or something during trench ware fare I think they started singing together I could be wrong
3:02, that was a fun movie, Dreamscape.
Shaine White :He's the one. He's the one who pushed the button!!!!!!!!
I saw this movie in grade school. I loved it. I still do. Awesome performances by Quaid and Gossett.
Minty, your conclusion is spot on. Had the two enemies not worked together, neither would have survived. Uncle would have died early on because of a lack of supplies, and "Zamies? (sp)" would not have survived were it not for Uncle. Yes, I do remember that Jerry didn't survive literally, but Jerry, through Zamies and the Jaruba line, did survive.
Saw it one Saturday matinee, alone in the theatre. One of my all time favorites. I probably have watched this movie once a year since it came out. I always hoped for an extended edition or directors cut with additional scenes, such was my love for the characters and movie in general.
Very under rated sci-fi time has somewhat forgotten
As a kid I remember just randomly stumbling on this movie late night on HBO back in the 90s. Five minutes in and I was hooked! Such a great film
This is one my favorite movies Peace to a Fine and amazing Actor Lou Gosset Jr Blessings ✌️🍀❤️🙏🙌♥️💚
Nice one, I haven't seen this in years. Requests: Starship Troopers, Tootsie, Dredd, Omega man (original), Ready Player One
Yes omega man
He did Starship Troopers for sure, think he did Dredd too.
ready player one!
'Tootsie' - great suggestion!
Always had a fond place in my heart, even when I first saw it in my early teens. Ofc back then I pretty much loved anything about space, no questions asked :)
This was one of my favorite films to watch on cable at my grandparents' house and had been looking for it on DVD for a good while. I found it several months ago at Half Price Books. Thanks Minty for covering this flick.
LOVE this movie. One of my favourites. And I totally agree that the messages in the movie should be heeded more so now than ever before.
Probably not much I don’t know about this as I’ve had it on VHS since I was 7 years old (and I am OLD), but I’ll give this a swatch.
Your older and no one is younger than they were yesterday. So no big deal. ;)
Same!
It feels like you love Mr Baker's "Doctor"...me too.
Tom Baker was my 1st Doctor.
@@lisaheisey6168 Mine was Jon Pertwee, just before he regenerated, I have great memories of them both...good time to be a SCI FI kid !
@@andymouse I didn't watch the first 3 Doctors, until after Tom Baker. I don't know, if you're from the U.K. But, where I'm from in the U.S. Tom Baker was the 1st Doctor shown, when they starting airing Doctor Who.
I knew you'd do this film next.
Lou Gossat Jr always made me smile when he shouts "You oooglee HEAD!"
Fantastic movie. Loved it growing up, and loved it more rewatching it as an adult. Underrated and definitely ahead of its time. Worth the Bluray.
Cheers, Minty. Was a lad when this came out. My friends and I loved this film. Enemies become family to each other. Great concept, seeing as what was happening in the world at the time. Another great video, one of my favourite content creators. You are a real good editor, Minty. Keep it up!
*always thought the sets for this movie were amazing*
*also enjoyed that bryon james played a minor role as a miner in this one*
I was thinking about this movie the other day. Im 42yrs old. When I was a kid it was incredibly awesome! Ran that VHS many of times
I'm here because there's quite a conversation on social media about this film, with so many Gen X ex-kids raving and pouring out their hearts over how much we loved it. I loved it back when I first saw it in theaters with my mom, because it wasn't like the other sci-fi I'd been exposed to. It because it was more than just space battles. It was nice to see how enemies could learn to work together and overcome their differences, occasionally busting each other's chops and eventually resulting in the human assuming parenting of the baby Drak.
I actually found the soundtrack to this film a few years back. I had been looking for it for years so when I did find it I was so excited. It’s a great mix of orchestrations and synthesizers in a sci-fi setting. Absolutely beautiful theme.
- Put the link you found to that Sound track up - so that others may also hear it ! 🙂
That's awesome. Say more about the soundtrack.
@@aguibells1 it’s one of those pieces of music that you can feel every emotion that was poured into it. I’ve seen this movie so many times that I can just listen to the soundtrack and know exactly what part it’s on and what line is being spoken during the scene.
I absolutely love this movie.
I enjoyed Enemy Mine a lot as a kid. The antlion monster really creeped me out. I really enjoyed the character development of the two main actors as they learned to trust and depend on each other. It's a hidden gem of a movie.
I saw this film as a teen in the theatre. I expected something more schlocky but it is very thoughtful, well-acted and moving! The ending always makes me tear up! Good pick and I learned a lot about the film!
I used to work with a guy who looked like Jerry the Drak. He couldn’t figure out why we called him Jerry lol
kids can be so antisocial creatures,oh,you already worked...😉
When he's trying to kick Jerry out of his hut during a Meteor shower 😂
Another classic loved this movie as a kid. Remember watching this in the cinema.
I absolutely loved that movie, and I think it's really underrated. When my high school class did a trip to Munich I was able to visit Bavaria Studios and saw all the sets for Enemy Mine (as well as Das Boot and Neverending Story), that's an experience I'll never forget.
I remember seeing this on HBO back in the day. I own this on DVD.
Great and underappreciated movie.
And the only one where a guy who won an Oscar for playing a Marine DI gives birth.
I also considered it a remake of "Hell in the Pacific", but in space.
Was thinking the same thing about Hell In the Pacific. 👍
This is one of my favorite films of all time. I was five when I first saw it, and it's one of those nostalgia time machine movies that just transforms me into a kid again every time I watch it.
What an amazing movie! I loved its dramatic plot, perfect execution, harsh realism and immersion.
Indeed a great underrated movie. Look forward to watching your review in a few hours.
I watched this a few months ago for the first time & thoroughly enjoyed it. The space bits remained me of Buck Rogers & the puppets & Alien landscape reminded me of The Dark Crystal.
A little extra tit bit of info - Bumper Robinson who played Zammis voices Bumblebee in Transformers Animated plus a few other characters in the show.
THANK YOU MINTY!!
I've been waiting for this review and you did not disappoint. I have fond memories of watching this movie with my Dad in the 80's when it aired on HBO and they would play it over and over again and again. Thanks again Minty.
I have this film on Laserdisc. The ending story was one of the most thoughtful and honorable visual that would have given great acclaim towards the human race, on a galactic level. Made me smile.