Alien Nation/Enemy Mine (1985)

Editor's Note ALIEN NATION: In the Los Angeles of the near future, aliens have come to live among us. They've learned the language and tried to fit in. But there's something about them we don't know. Two detectives--one human, one alien--put aside their mutual distrust and uncover a trail of murder and something more terrifying. ENEMY MINE: During a bloody battle, two warring ships crash on a barren planet, with only one survivor from each. At first, the human pilot and the lizard-like Drac continue to fight, but the planet's harsh climate and the need to survive force them to become allies. Over time, they put old hostilities aside and form a friendship. When the parthenogenic Drac becomes pregnant, the two draw closer, overcoming their external differences to appreciate each other for who--not what--they are. The film is a thinly masked treatise on race relations, handled well by its two lead actors, Dennis Quaid and Louis Gossett, Jr. This futuristic sci-fi adventure film, directed by Wolfgang Petersen, features Gossett in an intricate full-body costume for his portrayal of the alien Drac.

	Terence Stamp
	Mandy Patinkin
	Louis Gossett Jr.
	James Caan
	Dennis Quaid
	Wolfgang Petersen - Director
	Graham Baker - Director