She's a girl from the big city. He's a reckless soldier of fortune. For a fabulous treasure, they share an adventure no one could imagine... or survive.
Though she can spin wild tales of passionate romance, novelist Joan Wilder 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.
Romancing the Stone (1984) is a romance, comedy, action and adventure film directed by Robert Zemeckis, released on March 30, 1984 with a runtime of 1h 46m. It stars Michael Douglas, Kathleen Turner, Danny DeVito and Zack Norman. Viewers rate it 6.8 out of 10 across 2,114 ratings.
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Michael Douglas
as Jack T. Colton
Kathleen Turner
as Joan Wilder
Danny DeVito
as Ralph
Zack Norman
as Ira
Alfonso Arau
as Juan
Manuel Ojeda
as Zolo
Holland Taylor
as Gloria
Mary Ellen Trainor
as Elaine
Eve Smith
as Mrs. Irwin
Joe Nesnow
as Super
José Chávez
as Santos
Evita Muñoz 'Chachita'
as Hefty Woman
Directed by Robert Zemeckis, written by Diane Thomas, produced by Treva Silverman and Michael Douglas.
Average viewer score of 6.8/10 from 2,114 ratings.
This film does make you realise just how good Harrison Ford was in "Indiana Jones" (also 1984) and how good Danny DeVito is in this - but as far as Michael Douglas and Kathleen Turner go, well they are really pretty mediocre. He is "Jack", the dashing rogue who ends out helping slushy fiction writer "Joan" through the Colombian jungle in search of her kidnapped sister - something about a treasure map. This…
Reviewed on June 8, 2023
I guess I was a bit more impressed with the leads in this movie than the other reviewer here, for I think they held up their end of a story that is, if anything, even more of a take-off on action movies that the Raider franchise. It is fluff, of course, with odd violence offsetting what is a rather gentle adventure. Good luck finding it on one of the streaming services out there. It is for sale or rent only at this…
Reviewed on February 5, 2024
**_Goofy escapades in the jungles of Latin America with Kathleen Turner and Michael Douglas_** A writer of romantic adventure in Manhattan (Turner) goes to Columbia to save her sister, who’s been kidnapped by shady cousins (Danny DeVito and Zack Norman). She meets an exotic bird smuggler (Douglas) who helps her evade a corrupt colonel (Alfonso Arau) and his military police. “Romancing the Stone” (1984) came in the…
Reviewed on June 29, 2025
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Romancing the Stone (1984) is available to stream on Philo and BBC America, and to rent or buy from Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube and Fandango At Home. Streaming availability is checked against JustWatch data and can change by region.
The main cast of Romancing the Stone (1984) includes Michael Douglas, Kathleen Turner, Danny DeVito, Zack Norman and Alfonso Arau. The film was directed by Robert Zemeckis. You can see the full cast and crew list, with character names, further up this page.
Romancing the Stone was released on March 30, 1984 and runs for 1h 46m.
Romancing the Stone (1984) holds an average rating of 6.8 out of 10 from 2,114 viewer votes, and is a good pick if you enjoy romance, comedy and action films. Read the viewer reviews on this page to decide for yourself.
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