Romancing the Stone [Blu-ray]

Director: Robert Zemeckis Robert Zemeckis

Overview

Kathleen Turner plays a writer of adventure stories, Joan Wilder, who has been having trouble selling her works of late because they aren't remotely believable. The basic problem is that the mousy Joan has never had any real adventure in her life. All this changes when she receives a frantic phone call from her sister, whose is being held prisoner by evil art dealers in Colombia. It seems that sis has mailed Joan a map leading to a valuable treasure. Nasty but cowardly Ralph (Danny DeVito), cousin of the principal villain (Zack Norman), has been assigned to claim the map from Joan. But upon arriving in Colombia, Joan and Ralph learn that others of a more homicidal bent are also after the map. Joan is rescued by soldier of fortune Jack Colton (Michael Douglas), who isn't quite clear about his stake in the proceedings. Jack and Joan undergo several perilous adventures in the wilds of Colombia. The treasure turns out to be a valuable jewel, which changes hands (one of them severed!) many times before it is swallowed by an alligator. Joan manages to break free from her pursuers, but Jack is presumed dead. Jack returns at the end of the film in Manhattan to surprise Joan. The sequel to Romancing the Stone was 1985's The Jewel of the Nile.

Product Details

Release Date:	10/14/2008
UPC:	0024543545712
Original Release:	1984
Rating:	PG
Source:	20Th Century Fox
Region Code:	A
Presentation:	[Wide Screen]
Sound:	[Dolby Digital Mono, DTS 5.1-Channel Surround Sound, Dolby Digital Surround]
Language:	English
Time:	1:46:00
Sales rank:	2,944

Special Features

Closed Caption; Deleted scenes; Rekindling the Romance: A Look Back featurette; A Hidden Treasure: The Screenwriter featurette; Michael Douglas Remembers featurette; Douglas, Turner and DeVito: Favorite Scenes featurette

Cast & Crew

Performance Credits

Kathleen Turner	Joan Wilder
Michael Douglas	Jack Colton
Danny DeVito	Ralph
Zack Norman	Ira
Alfonso Arau	Juan
Manuel Ojeda	Zolo
Holland Taylor	Gloria
Mary Ellen Trainor	Elaine
Eve Smith	Mrs. Irwin
Joe Nesnow	Super
Chachita	Hefty Woman
Camillo Garcia	Bus Driver
Rodrigo Puebla	Bad Hombre
Paco Morayta	Hotel Clerk
Jorge Zamora	Maitre D'
Kym Herrin	Angelina,Angelina
Bill Burton	Jessie,Jessie
Ted White	Grogan
Manuel Santiago	Vendor,Vendor
Ron Silver	Vendor
Mike Cassidy	Zolo's Man
Vince Deadrick	Zolo's Man
Richard Drown	Zolo's Man
Joe Finnegan	Zolo's Man
Jimmy Medearis	Zolo's Man
Jeff Ramsey	Zolo's Man
José Chávez	Santos
Pablo Guisa Koestinger	Child in Plaza
Camilo García	Actor
Jos Laniado	Actor
Lorna Lable	Actor
Stacey Sher	Actor
Vince Deadrick Jr.	Actor
Alan Silvestri	Composer

Technical Credits

Diane Thomas

Lem Dobbs

Howard Franklin

Treva Silverman

Robert Zemeckis	Director
Diane Thomas	Screenwriter
Michael Douglas	Producer,Producer
Terry Leonard	Stunts
Lem Dobbs	Screenwriter
Howard Franklin	Screenwriter
Treva Silverman	Screenwriter
Jack Brodsky	Producer
Peter Bloch	Special Effects
Charles L. Campbell	Sound Effects
Don Digirolamo	Sound Effects
Claudia Becker	Casting
Terry J. Leonard	Stunts
Karen Rea	Casting
William Kaplan	Sound/Sound Designer

Editorial Reviews

Of all the Raiders of the Lost Ark-inspired films of the 1980s, director Robert Zemeckis' enjoyable romance-comedy-adventure Romancing the Stone might be the best. Zemeckis proved his knack for mixing fast-paced thrills with comedy and character, a quality that would be key to the success of his later Back to the Future. Romancing was rewarded with a huge box-office haul, and it increased the profile of all those involved. On the heels of her breakthrough role as Body Heat's femme fatale, Kathleen Turner thwarted typecasting with a fine comic -- though still sexy -- performance. With his good looks and smarmy style, Michael Douglas became a sex symbol and an A-list leading man for the rest of the decade. And in his first significant supporting role, Danny DeVito successfully translated his sleazeball caricature from TV to the big screen. Zemeckis would go on to significant commercial and technical success with films such as Who Framed Roger Rabbit and Forrest Gump.

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