The Jewel of the Nile (1985)

User Rating:

5.7/10   

Director:

Lewis Teague

Writers:

Mark Rosenthal (written by) &
Lawrence Konner (written by) ...

Release Date:

11 December 1985 (USA)

Genre:

Action | Adventure | Comedy | Romance

Tagline:

When the going gets tough, the tough get going.

Plot:

This is the sequel to "Romancing the Stone" where Jack and Joan have their yacht and easy life, but...

Plot Keywords:

Sequel | Rescue | Yacht | Reception | Holy Man

Cast

Michael Douglas	...	Jack Colton
Kathleen Turner	...	Joan Wilder
Danny DeVito	...	Ralph
Spiros Focás	...	Omar
Avner Eisenberg	...	Jewel
Paul David Magid	...	Tarak
Howard Jay Patterson	...	Barak
Randall Edwin Nelson	...	Karak
Samuel Ross Williams	...	Arak
Timothy Daniel Furst	...	Sarak
Hamid Fillali	...	Rachid
Holland Taylor	...	Gloria
Guy Cuevas	...	Le Vasseur
Peter DePalma	...	Missionary (as Peter De Palma)
Mark Daly Richards	...	Pirate

Runtime:

106 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English | Arabic

Color:

Color (Technicolor)

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby

Certification:

Australia:PG | Iceland:10 | Ireland:PG | Portugal:M/6 | Brazil:Livre | Finland:K-12 | Norway:11 | Norway:12 (1986) | Sweden:15 | UK:PG | USA:PG | West Germany:12 | Singapore:PG

Filming Locations:

Alpes-Maritimes, France

Company:

SLM Production Group

Trivia:

The F-16 stolen by Michael Douglas and Kathleen Turner was actually a full-scale mock-up powered by a 350ci Chevrolet engine, if you look closely you can see the driveshafts running from the belly of the plane to the wheels on the landing gear.

Goofs:

Continuity: In exterior shots of Omar's office we see Joan's camera flash go off. However, in the interior shots there is no flash from her camera.

Quotes:

Joan Wilder: I'm going to write the truth about you!
Omar: The truth? If I wanted the truth, I would have hired 60 Minutes.

Movie Connections:

Featured in ... A Father... A Son... Once Upon a Time in Hollywood (2005) (TV)

Soundtrack:

PARTY (NO SHEEP IS SAFE TONIGHT)

A rousing sequel

Michael Douglas and Kathleen Turner reunite as the hard-hitting and constantly bickering couple Jack and Joan for the hilariously violent sequel to "Romancing the Stone," "The Jewel of the Nile." This time, our heroes are looking for the jewel lost somewhere in the Sahara, battling shieks, hostile soldiers, and crazy tribal men. Danny DeVito also returns as the greedy wind-bag Ralph. With enough laughs, romance, and bullets to satisfy the comedic, romantic, and action fan in you, "The Jewel of the Nile" is your ticket for a go