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Features: DVD, Widescreen, Aspect Ratio 1.85:1, Spanish, Subtitled
When her sister is kidnapped by thugs searching for a priceless jewel in the Colombian jungle, a romance novelist (Kathleen Turner) soon finds her own life filled with cliffhangers and danger. All alone, she sets out to rescue her sister and meets up with a handsome fortune seeker (Michael Douglas) who convinces her to beat the bandits to the treasure.System Requirements:Running Time 105 Mins.Format: DVD MOVIE
"A rip roaring saga of derring-do." Frederic & Mary Ann Brussat, Spirituality & Practice
"Great star chemistry, fun romantic adventure." Steve Crum, Kansas City Kansan
Editor's Note
Though she can spin wild tales of passionate romance, novelist Joan Wilder (Kathleen Turner) has no life of her own. Then one day adventure comes her way in the form of a mysterious package. It turns out that the parcel is the ransom she'll need to free her abducted sister, so Joan flies to South America to hand it over. But she gets on the wrong bus and winds up hopelessly stranded in the jungle--until she encounters Jack Colton (Michael Douglas), a man who could have stepped straight out of one of her novels.Though his good looks and intrepid moves dazzle her, Joan quickly sees Jack for the cheap opportunist that he is. But he's all she's got, so together they journey out of the jungle, battling mudslides, druglords, crazed treasure-hunters--and each other. Along the way, Joan discovers she's tougher than she ever thought, tough enough to rescue her sister, and tough enough to fall in love with the troublesome Jack.
Plot Summary
The peaceful existence of romance novelist Joan Wilder is abruptly turned upside down when she receives a map in the mail from her recently murdered brother-in-law. She soon finds herself in the middle of a dangerous jewel-hunt in the wilds of Colombia. Sequel: "Jewel of the Nile." Academy Award Nominations: Best Film Editing.
| Features | Audio: English Dolby Digital 5.1 Surround Sound | | Audio: French Dolby Digital Surround Sound | | Audio: Spanish Dolby Digital Mono | | Deleted Scenes | | Dubbed: Spanish, French | | Featurettes: Rekindling The Romance - A Look Back, A Hidden Treasure - The Screenwriter, Romancing The Stone & Michael Douglas Remembers | | Interactive Menus | | Scene Selection | | Subtitles: Spanish |
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Release Information
| | Studio: Foxvideo |
| Release Date: 6/10/2008 |
| Running Time: 105 minutes |
| Original Release Date: 1984 | | Catalog ID: 2236694 | | UPC: 00024543266945 | | Number of Discs: 1 |
Audio & Video
| | Original Language: English | | Available Audio Tracks: English, French Dubbed, Spanish Dubbed | | Available Subtitles: Spanish | | Video: Color |
Aspect Ratio | | Widescreen 2.35:1 |
| Cast & Crew
| Awards |
Winner (1985) | | | Golden Globe, Romancing The Stone, Best Motion Picture - Comedy/Musical | | | Golden Globe, Kathleen Turner, Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture - Comedy/Musical | |
Nominee (1985) | | | Oscar, Donn Cambern, et. al., Best Film Editing |
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| | Professional Reviews | Ultimate DVD
4 stars out of 5 -- "[W]ell-made family action adventure movie packed with chemistry." 10/01/2006 p.111Chicago Sun-Times 8 of 10
It may have an awkward title, but "Romancing the Stone" is a silly, high-spirited chase picture that takes us, as they say, from the canyons of Manhattan to the steaming jungles of South America. The movie's about a New York woman who writes romantic thrillers in which the hungry lips of lovers devour each other as the sun sinks over the dead bodies of their enemies. - Roger Ebert
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