For the song by Eddy Grant of the same name, see Romancing the Stone (song).
Romancing the Stone
Theatrical release poster by John Solie
Directed by
Robert Zemeckis
Written by
Diane Thomas
Produced by
Michael Douglas
Starring
Michael Douglas
Kathleen Turner
Danny DeVito
Alfonso Arau
Manuel Ojeda
Cinematography
Dean Cundey
Edited by
Donn Cambern Frank Morriss
Music by
Alan Silvestri
Production company
El Corazon Producciones S.A.[1]
Distributed by
20th Century Fox[1]
Release dates
March 30, 1984 (1984-03-30) (United States)
September 14, 1984 (1984-09-14) (Mexico)
Running time
106 minutes
Countries
Mexico[1]
United States[1]
Language
English
Budget
$10 million[2][3]
Box office
$115.1 million[4]
Romancing the Stone is a 1984 action adventure romantic comedy film directed by Robert Zemeckis, written by Diane Thomas and produced by Michael Douglas, who also stars in the film alongside Kathleen Turner and Danny DeVito. The film follows a romance novelist who must venture beyond her New York City comfort zone to Colombia in order to save her sister from criminals who are holding her for ransom.
Thomas wrote the screenplay in 1979. Zemeckis, who at the time was developing Cocoon, liked Thomas's screenplay and offered to direct but 20th Century Fox initially declined, citing the commercial failure of his first two films I Wanna Hold Your Hand and Used Cars. Zemeckis was eventually dismissed from Cocoon after an early screening of Romancing the Stone failed to further impress studio executives. Alan Silvestri, who would collaborate with Zemeckis on his later films, composed the score.[5]
Romancing the Stone was released on March 30, 1984, to positive reviews from critics and earned over $115 million worldwide at the box office. A sequel, The Jewel of the Nile, was released in December 1985.
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^"Receipts: 'Romancing the Stone'." Box Office Mojo. Retrieved: March 28, 2016.
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