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Overview

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5.1/10   2,314 votes
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Director:
Geoffrey Sax
Writer:
Matthew Jacobs (written by)
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Release Date:
14 May 1996 (USA) more
Genre:
Adventure | Drama | Sci-Fi more
Tagline:
He's Back... And It's About Time more
Plot:
The newly-regenerated Doctor takes on the Master on the turn of the millennium, 31 December 1999. full summary | add synopsis
Awards:
1 win & 1 nomination more
NewsDesk:
(9 articles)
News: Big Finish Eighth Doctor Offer
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User Comments:
Watchable, but hardly Dr Who at its best. more

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Additional Details

Also Known As:
Doctor Who: Enemy Within (UK) (informal title)
Doctor Who: The Movie (UK) (DVD title)
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Runtime:
89 min
Country:
USA | UK | Canada
Language:
English
Color:
Color
Aspect Ratio:
1.33 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Dolby
Certification:
Ireland:12 | Australia:M | UK:12
Company:
Universal TV more

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Trivia:
The line "Life is wasted on the living!" is a reference to the original Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy radio series. more
Goofs:
Revealing mistakes: In the scene where The Doctor and his companion arrive back at the TARDIS and a police motorbike with a man astride it drives in through the TARDIS doors the base of the TARDIS that causes a rim on the door clearly vanishes leaving no change or gap between the TARDIS floor and the pavement outside. more
Quotes:
[first lines]
The Doctor: [voiceover] It was on the planet Skaro that my old enemy the Master was finally put on trial. They say he listened calmly as his list of evil crimes was read... and sentence passed. Then he made his last and I thought somewhat curious request. He demanded that I, the Doctor, a rival Timelord, should take his remains back to our home planet; Gallifrey
The Doctor: [pause]
The Doctor: It was a request they should never have granted...
The Doctor: [Cue the opening credits]
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Movie Connections:
References 2001: A Space Odyssey (1968) more

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11 out of 13 people found the following comment useful:-
Watchable, but hardly Dr Who at its best., 18 June 1999
Author: G.Spider

At last people can stop taking the proverbial out of the special effects in Dr Who! Instead they can take the proverbial out of the limp plot (if you can call it that). Eric Roberts isn't a patch on either of the previous incarnations of the Master. Paul McGann, however, makes an original Doctor and it's a shame a potentially interesting incarnation of the great Time Lord wasn't allowed to develop. There was a lot of complaining about the kissing scene, but I personally didn't see what was wrong with it as long as the Doctor doesn't turn into James Bond or Captain Kirk. Anyway, since the Doctor has a grand-daughter (Susan) then he must have done more than kiss a woman at some point in his life! But I did see what was wrong with the 'half-human' business. Can't people accept somebody who is an alien?

This film certainly has its moments and shows great potential for a new series, but it's just a shame Fox couldn't get their act together and make that series instead of allowing it to fall back into the clutches of the money-minded BBC where it'll probably never be seen again.

Not an example of Dr Who at its best by any means, but if you're a fan of the program like me then it's worth watching just to see the Doctor back in action, if only for one adventure.

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