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The Jewel of the Nile (1985)

PG 106 min  -  Action | Adventure | Comedy  -   11 December 1985 (USA)
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This is the sequel to "Romancing the Stone" where Jack and Joan have their yacht and easy life... See full summary »

Director:

Lewis Teague
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Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Michael Douglas ...
Kathleen Turner ...
Danny DeVito ...
Spiros Focás Spiros Focás ...
Avner Eisenberg Avner Eisenberg ...
Jewel
Paul David Magid Paul David Magid ...
Tarak
Howard Jay Patterson Howard Jay Patterson ...
Barak
Randall Edwin Nelson Randall Edwin Nelson ...
Karak
Samuel Ross Williams Samuel Ross Williams ...
Arak
Timothy Daniel Furst Timothy Daniel Furst ...
Sarak
Hamid Fillali Hamid Fillali ...
Rachid
Holland Taylor ...
Gloria
Guy Cuevas Guy Cuevas ...
Peter DePalma Peter DePalma ...
Missionary (as Peter De Palma)
Mark Daly Richards Mark Daly Richards ...
Pirate
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Storyline

This is the sequel to "Romancing the Stone" where Jack and Joan have their yacht and easy life, but are gradually getting bored with each other and this way of life. Joan accepts an invitation to go to some middle eastern country as a guest of the sheik, but there she is abducted and finds her- self involved with the "jewel". Jack decides to rescue her with his new partner Ralph. They all go from one adventure to another... What is the story of this "jewel"? Written by Sami Al-Taher <staher2000@yahoo.com>  

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Plot Keywords:

Sequel | Yacht | Rescue | Reception | Falling From Height  | See more »

Taglines:

They're back again...and romancing a brand new stone. See more »

Genres:

Action | Adventure | Comedy | Romance

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Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English | Arabic

Release Date:

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Also Known As:

A Jóia do Nilo See more »

Filming Locations:

Alpes-Maritimes, France See more »

Box Office

Budget:

$25,000,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend:

$6,645,455 (USA) (15 December 1985)

Gross:

$68,275,764 (USA)
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Technical Specs

Runtime:

Sound Mix:

Dolby

Color:

Color (Technicolor)

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1
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Did You Know?

Trivia

In the final crowd fight scene Danny Danny DeVito compares it to Our Lady of Mount Carmel school. This was the name of the school De Vito actually attended. See more »

Goofs

Revealing mistakes: When Jack releases a rocket while sitting in the (fake) F-16, it clearly falls right in front of the left wheel, which should make moving forward impossible. Without anyone removing the fallen rocket the plane could not have moved forward. See more »

Quotes

[Jack, Joan and the Jewel are under fire from Omar's soldiers]
Jack Colton: Okay, now let's go.
Joan Wilder: [refering to the Jewel] Wait a minute, Jack. He's coming with us.
Jack Colton: Don't start with me, Joan! I've come halfway across Africa to rescue you!
Joan Wilder: Resuce me? I was doing fine without you!
Jewel: [to Jack] Please, I am guide. I can help you.
Jack Colton: I don't need a guide! I need a miracle!
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Connections

Referenced in Saturday Night Live: The Best of Jon Lovitz (2005) See more »

Soundtracks

"AFRICAN BREEZE"
Performed by Hugh Masekela and Jonathan Butler
Written by Jonathan Butler
Produced by Bryan 'Chuck' New and Hugh Masekela See more »