SYNOPSIS

During a bloody battle, two warring ships crash on a barren planet, with only one survivor from each ship. At first, the human pilot and the lizardlike Drac continue to fight, but the planet’s harsh climate and the need to survive force them to form a tense alliance. Over time, they put old hostilities aside and form a friendship. When the parthenogenetic 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.


TRAILER


RELEASE DATE

December 20, 1985

DIRECTOR

Wolfgang Petersen

WRITER

Barry Longyear (story) & Edward Khmara (screenplay)

COMPANY

20th Century Fox

GENRE

Sci-Fi, Drama

CERT

15

RUNTIME

108 minutes

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