Romancing the Stone (1984)

  • PG
  • 03/30/1984 (US)
  • Romance, Comedy, Action, Adventure
  • 1h 46m

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.

Overview

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.

Robert Zemeckis

Director

Diane Thomas

Screenplay

Cast

Michael Douglas's headshot

Michael Douglas

Jack T. Colton
Kathleen Turner's headshot

Kathleen Turner

Joan Wilder
Danny DeVito's headshot

Danny DeVito

Ralph
Zack Norman's headshot

Zack Norman

Ira
Alfonso Arau's headshot

Alfonso Arau

Juan
Manuel Ojeda's headshot

Manuel Ojeda

Zolo
Holland Taylor's headshot

Holland Taylor

Gloria
Mary Ellen Trainor's headshot

Mary Ellen Trainor

Elaine

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