Before director Robert Zemeckis had Marty McFly gun it to 88mph, he directed a romantic comedy called Romancing the Stone. This was his third feature length movie, which featured Michael Douglas and Kathleen Turner in the leading roles. The story revolves around Joan Wilder (Turner), who writes a series of popular romance titles, who gets caught up in an adventure unlike anything she has ever written. After her sister is kidnapped, Joan travels to Colombia, where she teams up with Jack T. Colton (Douglas), an American mercenary, and the two unite to save her sister and locate a hidden treasure.
(Michael Douglas looking SUPER badass)
This movie is another example why the 80's was a great decade for movies. Zemeckis does well in capturing not only a romantic comedy, but a great action adventure as well. What’s great about this movie is the character development of the two primary characters. Jack has this Han Solo-esque quality to him, initially helping Joan for $375. Joan, on the other hand, is a bookish type, whose only adventures comes within her imagination and the only male companion in her life is Romeo, her house cat. Chased by a corrupt police chief through the jungles of Colombia, involved in intense car chases, and driving their car over a waterfall. These are just a few of the situation the protagonists get in over the course of the film.
I had seen this film as a kid and even recalled quite a few of the scenes while re-visiting it. I thought this movie was quite good, as it had a great mix of romance, action, and adventure. I would recommend this to anyone interested in a modern-day (although it takes place in the 80’s) Indiana Jones.
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