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romancing the stone (1984)

Romancing the Stone
PG
Comedy
Action
Romance
Adventure

Director
Robert Zemeckis
Release Date
March 30, 1984
Cast
Kathleen Turner , Alfonso Arau , Zack Norman , Michael Douglas , Danny DeVito
Writers
Diane Thomas
Runtime
106 minutes
Budget
$10 million
Main Genre
Action
Franchise
Romancing the Stone
Sequel
The Jewel of the Nile
Cinematographer
Dean Cundey
Producer
Michael Douglas
Production Company
SLM Production Group, El Corazon Producciones S.A., Twentieth Century Fox, Nina Saxon Film Design
Sfx Supervisor
Ken Estes
Distributor
Twentieth Century Fox
Assistant Director
Joel Douglas

Summary

A mousy romance novelist sets off for Colombia to ransom her kidnapped sister, and soon finds herself in the middle of a dangerous adventure hunting for treasure with a mercenary rogue.

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