ENEMY MINE (1985) Movie Poster, Original Vintage Daybill, Dennis Quaid
Size AU Daybill Post 80's (33 x 66 cm)
ENEMY MINE (1985) Movie Poster, Original Vintage Daybill, Starring Dennis Quaid & Louis Gossett Jr., Directed by Wolfgang Petersen is in Very Fine Condition. Movie Poster and Condition. Condition: This...
ENEMY MINE (1985) Movie Poster, Original Vintage Daybill, Starring Dennis Quaid & Louis Gossett Jr., Directed by Wolfgang Petersen is in Very Fine Condition.
Movie Poster and Condition.
Condition: This Original Daybill, Movie Poster is presented in Very Fine condition, 2 Daybill folds as issued, small bumps/edgewear on the left side of the poster, with a flattened out dog ear one on the left top corner and bottom right corner otherwise its in excellent condition with a colourful clean presentation.
Movie Synopsis
Enemy Mine (1985) is a memorable science fiction adventure directed by Wolfgang Petersen starring Dennis Quaid, Louis Gossett Jr. and Brion James. Based on Barry B. Longyear's novella, with a screenplay by Edward Khmara, the film explores survival, prejudice, friendship. Dennis Quaid plays Willis Davidge, an Earth fighter pilot fighting a bitter war against the reptilian Drac species. During a violent encounter in space, Davidge and a Drac pilot are forced to crash-land on the remote planet Fyrine IV. Their battle is replaced by a more immediate problem: survival.
Stranded far from their respective forces, Davidge and the injured Drac, Jeriba Shigan, initially regard one another with deep suspicion. Yet the hostile landscape makes cooperation essential. As they find food, shelter and safety, the two soldiers gradually discover that the enemy they have been taught to hate is an individual with a culture and history of his own. Louis Gossett Jr. gives a distinctive performance as Jeriba, while Quaid's Davidge develops from a hostile fighter into a protector and friend.
The story takes an unexpected turn when Jeriba dies, leaving Davidge responsible for an extraordinary obligation. Davidge must care for Zammis, Jeriba's young offspring, and confront the consequences of the wider human-Drac conflict. This transforms Enemy Mine from a conventional space war film into a story about loyalty, responsibility and friendship across cultural boundaries. alien landscapes, creatures, spacecraft and practical visual effects create the atmosphere of an ambitious 1980s science fiction film.
The production also has an interesting history. Filming initially began under director Richard Loncraine, but production was halted after approximately a week following creative disagreements. Wolfgang Petersen subsequently took over and the film was reshot, with production moving through Hungary, the Canary Islands and Munich. The film was released by Twentieth Century Fox in December 1985, with music by Maurice Jarre. Although its theatrical release did not achieve the expected commercial success, Enemy Mine has remained an intriguing entry in science fiction and a subject for collectors of 1980s movie memorabilia.
This original vintage Australian Daybill movie poster is an appealing piece of cinema history for collectors of Dennis Quaid, Louis Gossett Jr. and classic science fiction memorabilia. Its colourful presentation makes it a distinctive way to celebrate Enemy Mine posters.
To find out more about Enemy Mine (1985) click here to go to IMDB.com.
Special Notes.
Images may have a small 'MPA' digital watermark and this does not appear on the poster. Posters are being held by magnets in the corners to take photographs, so you may see some magnet and shadows from the magnets in these areas. The magnets are not included in the sale of the item.
Postage, Insurance & Your Country Taxes
Postage costs are quoted for this item, include insurance up to AUD$100, but if you reside outside of Australia, the price does not include any import taxes/fees that you may be required to pay when the item reaches your borders. Please check with your local authorities for any additional taxes or fees. If you would like full insurance coverage for your purchase, please message me and I would be happy to quote the additional cost (estimate is AUD$2.50 p/AUD$100 or 2.5% of the item value, up to a maximum item value of AUD$5,000).
FAQ
At Movie Posters Australia, the love and conservation of movie posters comes first, and we like to share this passion. Our commitment to quality means we will provide high quality memorabilia to our customers. Posters are carefully chosen and authenticated to ensure originality and value. We want our customers to trust MPA, so we always try to be as open and transparent as we can, provide detailed condition information and images, to ensure customers are comfortable and confident in their purchase.
While the industry does have a few condition rating standards, there is no movie poster condition rating system that has become the accepted standard world wide. This unfortunately makes condition terms vary from movie poster dealer to movie poster dealer. Terms like Mint, Near Mint, Very Fine, Fine, Very Good, Good, Fair, Poor, seem to be universal to most condition rating standards, but most standards still lack definition about what and how many flaws/defects/damage defines a specific condition level. For more information on how Movie Posters Australia grades the condition of its movie posters, daybills, lobby cards and other ephemera please see out Movie Poster Condition and Grading page.
In the early days of cinema, posters were primarily hand-drawn and printed in various sizes, often tailored to fit the available space in theaters or promotional areas. In the United States, the "One Sheet" size (some times called '1 Sheet' or '1SH' approximately 27" x 41", became the standard during the 1930s. This size was manageable for theater display and suited the needs of a growing film industry.
Different countries developed their own poster sizes and styles, which also changed sometimes over the decades, and were influenced by local preferences and practical considerations, like available paper sheet sizes and how many posters could be printed on one sheet.
In Australia, the most popular size, the Daybill, has evolved over the decades. Australian Daybills sizes in chronological order are:
- Long Daybills (15" x 40"), from 1920's to pre-WW2 or pre-1941, were printed two to a sheet, longer than current Daybill versions. There were size variances in width from 14.5" to 15" and in height from 39.5" to 40".
- War Time Daybill (10" x 30"), during WW2, for a short time to conserve paper during a war time shortage, four Daybills were printed on one sheet. Information from Press Sheets also referred to these War-Time sizes as "New Size Daybills".
- Post-War Daybill (13" x 30"), this 13" x 30" Post-War size carried through until the 1980's, but also varied in size from 13"-14" x 29.75"-30.25".
- Post-80's Daybill (33cm x 66cm, or 13" x 26"), over a few years in the late 80's, the size changed again to a metric 33cm x 66cm, although these have also varied from 32-33cm x 64.5-66cm. New sizes from the late 80's were created, sometimes called a Mini Daybill or Mini Poster, in 9" x 12", 11" x 17" and 13" x 20".
In the UK, the somewhat unique 'Quad' poster, measuring 30" x 40", became popular, offering a larger landscape format that allowed for more elaborate designs.
In Japan, movie poster sizes were smaller, such as the "B2" (20" x 28"), which suited the more compact living environment of larger cities, smaller advertising spaces, and unique aesthetic sensibilities.
The 1970s and 1980s, witnessed the rise of the "six-sheet" (81" x 81") format, reflecting a trend towards larger and more visually impactful advertising.
Overall, the variation in movie poster sizes across different countries and decades highlights the interplay between technological printing advancements, paper resource availability, paper sheet size changes, cultural preferences, and the evolving nature of movie marketing.
At Movie Posters Australia we tag each poster we sell with a 'size' and 'condition' description at the very top of the page for our customers to easily see. There may however be some slight variations to sizes by up one inch due to variations in production and guillotine methods by printers over the decades.