Romancing the Stone

UPC: 024543266945

Studio: 20th Century Fox

MPAA Rating: PG   Contains:[Mild Violence, Nudity, Adult Situations, Profanity]

Summary: 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. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi

Category: Adventure

Awards: Best Actress – Los Angeles Film Critics Association Best Picture - Musical or Comedy – null Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture - Musical – null Best Editing – Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences Best Editing – Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture - Musical – Hollywood Foreign Press Association Best Picture - Musical or Comedy – Hollywood Foreign Press Association

Features: "Rekindling the Romance": A look back featurette
"A Hidden Treasure": The screenwriter featurette
Actors Michael Douglas, Kathleen Turner, and Danny DeVito choose their favorite scenes
"Michael Douglas Remembers": Featurette
Deleted scenes

Romancing the Stone

Format: Digital Video Disc (DVD)

Release Date: 08/29/2006

Aspect Ratio: 2.35:1 Cinemascope

Audio: DS Dolby Surround (4.0), DD1 Dolby Digital Mono

Runtime: 106 Minutes

Sides: 1

Number of Discs: 1

Language(s) English,French,Spanish

Subtitles: English,Spanish

Region: USA & territories, Canada

Chapters: Disc #1 -- Romancing the Stone
1. Main Titles [:47]
2. Joan Wilder [6:54]
3. Waiting for Mr. Right [4:46]
4. Kidnapped [2:59]
5. Not Up for the Trip [2:10]
6. Meeting Jack T. Colton [6:55]
7. Welcome to Colombia [3:22]
8. A Life or Death Situation [3:17]
9. Cargo Plane [2:15]
10. Treasure Map [8:18]
11. What Jack Wants [5:03]
12. Star Treatment [1:14]
13. The Getaway [1:28]
14. Best and Worst of Intentions [4:34]
15. One Great Night [6:27]
16. El Corazon [4:52]
17. The Stone [2:40]
18. Ralph [1:24]
19. In Cartagena [4:58]
20. Rescuing Elaine [2:19]
21. Zolo and a Crocodile [3:16]
22. Final Stand [1:49]
23. Hopeful Romantic [2:30]
24. End Titles [1:33]

Brendon Hanley

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. ~ Brendon Hanley, Rovi

Cast and Crew: José Chavez  Actor 
Michael Cassidy  Actor 
Joe Nesnow  Actor 
Kymberly Herrin  Actor 
Eve Smith  Actor 
Richard Drown  Actor 
Vince Deadrick, Jr.  Actor 
Jeff Ramsey  Actor 
Ron Silver  Actor 
Rodrigo Puebla  Actor 
Chachita  Actor 
Joe Finnegan  Actor 
Manuel Santiago  Actor 
Ted White  Actor 
Billy Burton  Actor 
Paco Morayta  Actor 
Lem Dobbs  Screenwriter 
Michael Douglas  Producer 
Howard Franklin  Screenwriter 
Alan Silvestri  Composer (Music Score) 
Robert Zemeckis  Director 
Diane Thomas  Screenwriter 
Michael Douglas  Actor 
Kathleen Turner  Actor 
Danny DeVito  Actor 
Zack Norman  Actor 
Alfonso Arau  Actor 
Manuel Ojeda  Actor 
Holland Taylor  Actor 
Mary Ellen Trainor  Actor 

Country: USA