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Romancing the Stone (1984)
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A romance writer sets off to Colombia to ransom her kidnapped sister, and soon finds herself in the middle of a dangerous adventure. Director:Robert Zemeckis |
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| Michael Douglas | ... | ||
| Kathleen Turner | ... | ||
| Danny DeVito | ... | ||
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Ira
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| Alfonso Arau | ... |
Juan
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Manuel Ojeda | ... |
Zolo
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Gloria
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Mary Ellen Trainor | ... |
Elaine
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Eve Smith | ... |
Mrs. Irwin
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Joe Nesnow | ... |
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José Chávez | ... |
Santos
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| Evita Muñoz 'Chachita' | ... |
Hefty Woman
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Camillo García | ... |
Bus Driver
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Rodrigo Puebla | ... |
Bad Hombre
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Paco Morayta | ... |
Hotel Clerk
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Storyline
Joan Wilder, a mousy romance novelist, receives a treasure map in the mail from her recently murdered brother-in-law. Meanwhile, her sister Elaine is kidnapped in Colombia and the two criminals responsible demand that she travel to Colombia to exchange the map for her sister. Joan does, and quickly becomes lost in the jungle after being waylayed by Zolo, a vicious and corrupt Colombian cop who will stop at nothing to obtain the map. There, she meets an irreverent soldier-of-fortune named Jack Colton who agrees to bring her back to civilization. Together, they embark upon an adventure that could be straight out of Joan's novels. Written by Denny Gibbons
Plot Summary | Plot SynopsisTaglines:
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.Parents Guide:
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(USA) See more »Also Known As:
2 bribones tras la esmeralda perdida See more »Box Office
Budget:
$10,000,000 (estimated)Opening Weekend:
$5,105,741 (USA) (1 April 1984) (823 Screens)Gross:
$86,572,238 (Worldwide)Company Credits
Production Co:
Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation, El Corazon Producciones S.A., Nina Saxon Film Design See more »
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2.35 : 1
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Grogan: [a gunslinger breaks down the door of an old Western house and confronts the solitary young woman inside] What's it gonna be, Angelina?
Joan Wilder: [narrating] It was Grogan, the filthiest, dirtiest, dumbest excuse for a man west of the Missouri River.
Grogan: [cocks one barrel of his shotgun] You can die two ways, angel: quick like the tongue of a snake, or slower than the molasses in January.
[cocks the second barrel]
Joan Wilder: [narrating] But it was October.
Grogan: I'll kill ya, Goddammit, if it's the Fourth of July! Where is it?
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Written, Produced and Performed by Eddy Grant
Courtesy of Portrait/Ice Records
used in the patio scene after they gain entry to the Bell maker's house See more »
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Trivia
Studio executives were so sure this film would flop that Robert Zemeckis was pre-emptively fired from directing Cocoon. It turned out to be such a success that Zemeckis was able to go forward on his own project, Back to the Future. See more »Goofs
Continuity: (At 33:00) Jack mudslides down the hill face first between Joan's legs, his shotgun is no longer in his pack, so as to not harm her during the stunt. The next shot shows the gun reappear. See more »Quotes
[first lines]Grogan: [a gunslinger breaks down the door of an old Western house and confronts the solitary young woman inside] What's it gonna be, Angelina?
Joan Wilder: [narrating] It was Grogan, the filthiest, dirtiest, dumbest excuse for a man west of the Missouri River.
Grogan: [cocks one barrel of his shotgun] You can die two ways, angel: quick like the tongue of a snake, or slower than the molasses in January.
[cocks the second barrel]
Joan Wilder: [narrating] But it was October.
Grogan: I'll kill ya, Goddammit, if it's the Fourth of July! Where is it?
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Soundtracks
"ROMANCING THE STONE"Written, Produced and Performed by Eddy Grant
Courtesy of Portrait/Ice Records
used in the patio scene after they gain entry to the Bell maker's house See more »
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