planet-near celestial bodies in scifi movies

[silv (Annette)]

Hey All

I watched Enemy Mine, again, yesterday.

There are 3-4 scenes where they depict the skies over that mining planet/moon Will and Jerry get shipwrecked on.

I love that in scifi movies - seeing a huge pastel colored planet and several moons in the sky, don't you? Makes me want to go out there and explore

But seriously: what would really happen if such a huge body were sooo close to a lived-on moon/planet?
Gravity-wise, atmosphere-wise?

Greetings from Europe *waves*

[xelasnave]

Probably wall to wall volcanoes and the ocean tides would produce daily sunarmies.

[Renato1 (Renato)]

If you like Enemy Mine, make sure you read the novella of the same name in the book by Barry B. Longyear called "Manifest Destiny" (ignore the later novelization of the movie). It is one of the most memorable SF stories I've ever read.

When I watched Enemy Mine the movie, I wanted to throw my shoe at the screen.
Regards,
Renato