The Jewel of the Nile (1985)

When Joan Wilder is abducted while on a trip along the Nile, her boyfriend, Jack Colton, and pal Ralph rush to rescue her and retrieve a fabled jewel.

Director:

Lewis Teague

Writers:

Mark Rosenthal, Lawrence Konner

Stars:

Michael Douglas, Kathleen Turner, Danny DeVito

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Michael Douglas	...	Jack
Kathleen Turner	...	Joan
Danny DeVito	...	Ralph
Spyros Fokas	...	Omar (as Spiros Focás)
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

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"?

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Plot Keywords:

good versus evil | hero | heroine | evil man | zion national park | 

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Taglines:

When the going gets tough, the tough get going.

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Genres:

Action | Adventure | Comedy | Romance

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Certificate:

PG

Did You Know?

Trivia

This was the final release on RCA's CED VideoDisc format.

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Goofs

Obvious stunt double of Joan in certain shots of the train scene. Stunt double has darker hair and is wearing brown leather sandals instead of the huaraches Joan is wearing as she leaps on the train.

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Quotes

Jack T. Colton: I'm sorry you had such a tough time. Ah, how 'bout a hundred bucks?
Ralph: A hundred bucks? I'll give you a one-way ticket to harp land. No more jokes! What'd you do with it?
Jack T. Colton: What are you talkin' about?
Ralph: The stone, moron!

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Connections

References Space Invaders (1978)

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Soundtracks

Freaks Come Out at Night
Performed by Whodini
Written by Larry K. Smith (as Larry Smith) and Jalil Hutchins
Produced by Larry K. Smith (as Larry Smith)

User Reviews

A Good Movie To Watch On A Boring Night

I have given this movie a 7/10 because, taken on its own merits, it is just a delightful movie to watch. It's funny, although the slapstick sometimes is a little over done; but good wins out over evil, and leaves you satisfied at its conclusion. It reminds me of the "On the Road" movies made by Bob Hope, Bing Crosby, and Dorothy Lamour during the forties, but with better, if not sometimes outlandish, special effects and chases (e.g., the F-16 chase) and just as many, if not more, one liners.

However, the movie is more than just comedy. It pits secular evil against a spiritual goodness (the Jewel), albeit a spiritual goodness which on the surface seem naive and comic...but which, in reality, achieves its goals through that apparent naivty. That is a serious overtone which many of the previous comments on the movie seem to have overlooked. The Jewel does not perform miracles, but his presence and comic actions create an aura of the miraculous.

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English Arabic

Release Date:

11 December 1985 (USA)

Also Known As:

The Jewel of the Nile

Filming Locations:

Utah, USA

Box Office

Budget:

$25,000,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend USA:

$6,645,455, 15 December 1985

Gross USA:

$75,973,200

Cumulative Worldwide Gross:

$96,773,200

Company Credits

Production Co:

SLM Production Group, Stone Group Pictures, Twentieth Century Fox

Technical Specs

Runtime:

106 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby Stereo

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.39 : 1