Romancing the Stone is a 1984 romantic adventure film about the search for a precious emerald. The film was a box office success and spawned one sequel, with the same stars, Kathleen Turner and Michael Douglas, called The Jewel of the Nile.
Romancing the Stone Plot
Romance novelist Joan Wilder (Kathleen Turner) longs for a bit more romance in her dull New York City life, but she gets more action than she bargained for when her sister gets kidnapped and the kidnappers demand she bring them a treasure map to Cartagena, Colombia. Through a series of misadventures, she meets up with rugged soldier of fortune Jack Colton, played by Michael Douglas. Their bickering relationship blossoms into romance on their adventure to save Joan's sister, find a treasure, and save their own skins.
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Fast Facts
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Director
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Starring
Kathleen Turner, Michael Douglas and Danny DeVito
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Distributed by
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Run time
105 min
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Released
March 30, 1984
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Rated
PG
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Box office earnings
$114 million
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Screenwriter
Diane Thomas
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Sequel
The Jewel of the Nile (1985)
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Fact:
Shot on location in Mexico, and the Philippines. They did not shoot in Colombia due to threat of kidnappings.
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Rotten Tomatoes freshness rating
84%
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Fact:
Sylvester Stallone and Christopher Reeve both turned down the part of Jack Colton
