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Enemy Mine (1985)

Published: Dec. 26, 2023, 3 p.m.

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This week on Catching Up On Cinema, Kyle and Trevor review\nWolfgang Petersen's, Enemy Mine (1985)!

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An over-budgeted box office flop with a checkered production\nhistory, Enemy Mine (1985) is a charming, if uneven, sci-fi fable.

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On the subject of \u201ccheckered production history,\u201d the story\ngoes that director Wolfgang Petersen was courted to take the helm of\nEnemy Mine over 5 weeks into the films' production, after original\ndirector Richard Loncraine apparently failed to meet the producer's\nexpectations.

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After director Petersen paused and rewound production to begin\nanew and remake the film from whole cloth, the production budget of\nEnemy Mine would essentially double.

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To make matter worse, the film failed to generate interest at the\nbox office, and Enemy Mine would go on to be regarded as a financial\nfailure.

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Despite failing to find an audience during its theatrical run,\nEnemy Mine has since gone on to become somewhat of a cult classic,\nlargely on the strength of its handsome production design, and\nwinning performances from both Louis Gossett Jr. and Dennis Quaid.

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