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Romancing the Stone

The book Romancing the Stone was made into the movie Romancing the Stone.

Which one did you like better, the book or the movie?  There are 8 votes for the book, and 10 votes for the movie.

Book details for Romancing the Stone

Romancing the Stone was written by Diane Thomas. The book was published in 1980 by G.K. Hall. More information on the book is available on Amazon.com.

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Movie details for Romancing the Stone

The movie was released in 1984 and directed by Robert Zemeckis, who also directed Who Framed Roger Rabbit? (1988), Contact (1997) and Polar Express (2004). Romancing the Stone was produced by 20th Century Fox. More information on the movie is available on Amazon.com.

Actors on this movie include Michael Douglas, Kathleen Turner, Danny DeVito, Zack Norman, Alfonso Arau, Manuel Ojeda, Holland Taylor, Mary Ellen Trainor, Eve Smith, Joe Nesnow, José Chávez, Evita Muñoz 'Chachita', Camillo García, Rodrigo Puebla, Paco Morayta, Jorge Zamora, Kymberly Herrin, William H. Burton, Ted White and Manuel E. Santiago.

 

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Director Robert Zemeckis (Forrest Gump, Contact) had a hit with this 1984 comedy that first teamed Michael Douglas, Kathleen Turner, and Danny DeVito. Turner steals the show from the guys, however, playing a pushy romance novelist who gets stuck among som... Read More
Director Robert Zemeckis (Forrest Gump, Contact) had a hit with this 1984 comedy that first teamed Michael Douglas, Kathleen Turner, and Danny DeVito. Turner steals the show from the guys, however, playing a pushy romance novelist who gets stuck among some dangerous figures in Colombia and has only a rumpled guide (Michael Douglas) as an ally. The chemistry between the stars is infectious (the trio went on to make a sequel, Jewel of the Nile, and then an interesting, dark comedy directed by DeVito, The War of the Roses). Zemeckis--whose specialty at the time was creating set pieces of raucous action (as in his Back to the Future)--keeps things hopping with lots of kinetic material. --Tom Keogh