[8] During filming in Morocco, Douglas and Turner, flying in an executive jet aircraft, had a near-accident when their aircraft wing struck the runway in a heavy landing. 106", "Michael Douglas and Catherine Zeta-Jones to co-star in film 'Racing The Monsoon'. Elvis went on Frank Sinatra's show and slept with his girlfriend, 'It was enormous' Frank Sinatra's secret weapon for seducing women, Michael Douglas and Kathleen Turner Romancing the Stone, Michael Douglas ad Kathleen Turner in Romancing the Stone 2, 'Going to f*****g kill you!' I had to make my own deal on that, which was a big deal, but hes only eight years older than I am, so he was scared! Nina: Bob Zemeckis was doing the movie, as the director. The much- ballyhooed $3 million sale of the Joe Eszterhas (Flashdance, Jagged Edge) script to Carolco Pictures (a company insiders estimate is now close to a half billion dollars in debt) in June 1990 became an instant symbol of Hollywood excess. That was the first reckoning, he says. With a $21 million budget, principal photography began April 22, 1985 with filming wrapped on July 25, 1985. Romancing The Stone 1984 Misbah Chowdury 36 subscribers Subscribe 112 Save 15K views 5 years ago Notice Age-restricted video (based on Community Guidelines) Movie Romancing The Stone Don't. 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. The last thing Id do to another woman is interfere in that. Then explain it to me. He laughs. [26] By 2011, the remake was re-worked as a television series. "[20], The Jewel of the Nile holds a rating of 46% on Rotten Tomatoes based on 26 reviews. Well, he was right. It's just lovely.". And that was how I started. At a book signing engagement, Joan meets Omar Khalifa (Spiros Focs), a charming Arab ruler who wants Joan to write his biography. You do parts where you show your flaws, but the audience understands, Douglas says. Douglas, both the star and producer, found a way around the problem: He brought in a fleet of gravel trucks, which were lined up at three every morning, ready to build new roads wherever they were needed. [9] At one point during pre-production, Turner tried to back out of the project because she found the script "terrible, formulaic, sentimental", until 20th Century Fox threatened her with a $25 million lawsuit for breach of contract. He was her biggest fan," he says. Then you get to see it on screen and [realize], 'Oh, this is really good.'". A sequel, The Jewel of the Nile, was released in December 1985. I felt sick. [24], In 2005 and again in 2008, Douglas was working on a second sequel, entitled Racing the Monsoon, although there have been no further developments in recent years. From the opening sequence in Romancing the Stone-- Romance novelist Joan Wilder finishes her latest novel. Company Credits And he wanted it just to the type to blow in and blow out, but Michael Douglas was like, No, its my movie, sorry, do not listen to him. [laughs] So I had to walk that line with them, too. Its an exhausting process, because its a 10-hour day, and you do it for four or five days. As far as Douglas was concerned, the nosebleed couldnt have come at a better time. Screenshots. I figured, he knows money, says Stone, he knows that world use it. Not, Stone adds, that Douglas doesnt have his gentler side. Star Legends, Scenes: While The Jewel of the Nile grossed almost as much as its predecessor, the film was much less successful critically and effectively killed the franchise. The 50 greatest TV and movie detectives of all time. Realizing that Al-Julhara is the only one who can stop Omar, Joan decides to escort him to Kadir herself. [13], The use of a General Dynamics F-16 Fighting Falcon mockup was a key element of the main characters' escaping from a fortified town. But theres more on Michael Douglas plate right now than a pile of vegetables: Theres the fact that the National Organization for Women has just issued a statement calling Basic Instinct misogynistic; that demonstrators from militant gay/lesbian groups are outside the premiere at this very moment, protesting what they feel is the films negative portrayal of homosexuals; that people like Faye Dunaway, Teri Garr, and Michael Keaton are inside that theater taking a good long look at Douglas naked, 47-year-old butt and watching him very convincingly smoke, drink, fornicate, kill, and generally commit the most protracted flirtation with sexual suicide since Looking for Mr. Goodbar. It was great. What was the process that you used to create the effects on the logo? We were trading pages to get a script that was acceptable to both of us. Director Robert Zemeckis Writers Diane Thomas Lem Dobbs Howard Franklin Stars Michael Douglas Kathleen Turner Danny DeVito See production, box office & company info I think Olivers probably right, but hes so full of s. Listen to this bulls . So when you do a sex scene, as an actor or an actress, you do probably what you do at home. (He can begin to relax on the last point: Basic opened March 20 to a dizzying $15 million first weekend.). Lo and behold, while Im doing pre-production in Morocco, we have a plane crash, Douglas said. Michael! yells Verhoeven. Genre-Type Films, Bond Ralph, along with the Sufi tribe, arrives in time to rescue the three prisoners. He was always being a device unto her, says Douglas. Awards: Overview, Academy Awards: America - it was followed by the similar sequel, the romantic adventure Because shes tough, Verhoeven says. "When the Going Gets Tough, the Tough Get Going", performed by Billy Ocean, and "The Jewel of the Nile", performed by Precious Wilson, play during the film and in the end credits respectively. So, I did that on Romancing the Stone for Michael Douglas. To help illustrate his story, Douglas green eyes suddenly roll back in his head, his body stiffens, and he begins to vibrate like a guy who has plugged a sensitive part of his anatomy into a light socket and finds that he likes it. But does he deserve to be stabbed to death with an ice pick? I ask. In the end, being only three weeks behind schedule was a minor triumph for Douglas. Making a splash: A deep dive into the live-action Little Mermaid with a new generation's Ariel. Likable difficult. When he recently described his feelings for Stone as a love-hate relationship, she shot back, Yeah he loves me and I hate him.. Film Scene? If youre going to deal in this detective genre, which has been done to death, you have to look for different twists., But his frustration with the protests runs deeper. Tracing their intertwining careers, Douglas came to talk about the sequel to their hit Romancing the Stone. Two weeks later, the whole thing imploded, as Douglas puts it. AKA: , 2 bribones tras la esmeralda perdida. Ive stayed out of this soap opera the two of them carried on, says Douglas. I mean, in the relationship, its difficult. I dont know if this guy was worth saving, he says of his character. Romancing the Stone (1984). Technical Specs, See agents for this cast & crew on IMDbPro, unit production manager: Mexico (as Carlos Rodriguez), unit production manager (as John Schofield), second assistant director (as Javier Carreno), first assistant director: Mexico (as Jose Maria Ochoa), production illustrator (as George Jensen), special effects assistant (as Terry King), special effects coordinator: second unit coordinator, mechanical alligator effects (uncredited), assistant editor (as William Jay Meshover), assistant music editor (as Kathy Bennett), executive in charge of music (as Timothy R. Sexton), assistant to the producer (as Peter De Palma). Turner has openly spoken of her sexual attraction to her co-star and her hopes for something long-term. Romancing the Stone (1984) - Full Cast & Crew - IMDb Edit Romancing the Stone (1984) Full Cast & Crew See agents for this cast & crew on IMDbPro Directed by Robert Zemeckis Writing Credits Cast (in credits order) verified as complete Produced by Music by Alan Silvestri Cinematography by Dean Cundey . The 1985 film, The Jewel of the Nile, is not remembered fondly by fans of the original. About the actress who plays Joan, Andrew Sarris wrote in The Village Voice, "One. 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"You protect and cherish when you've got a good relationship," says Douglas. And he was obsessed. But he makes no apologies for his decision to confront Verhoeven. As the studio system gave way to independent production companies, Douglas was one of the first young actors hustling to develop his own projects for the screen. Near the end of filming in Morocco, the crew got sick. She said in 2017: "In truth, he was a misogynist. In the palace jail, Joan encounters Al-Julhara (Avner Eisenberg), a holy man who is, in fact, the "Jewel of the Nile" and whom Omar fears. "It was so much fun," says Douglas, who also executive produces the show, premiering Friday. Romancing The Stone stars Michael Douglas in 1984 Their chemistry on screen sizzles in 1984's Romancing the Stone and was obvious to audiences and Hollywood bosses - and, indeed, to. Official Sites TheJewel of the Nile. "Oh, I was yearning, babe, but he was still married [to first wife Diandra Luker] although they were separated, and so I thought there was hope for me," says Turner, 66, in this week's issue of PEOPLE. But deep in some bersoft corner of his soul, the criticism bugs him. looks like Im going to win and Kathleens going to come there but unhappily.. Their chemistry on screen sizzles in 1984's Romancing the Stone and was obvious to audiences and Hollywood bosses and, indeed, to Douglas' wife. What does Ralph call his cousin Ira right before he hangs up the phone when he spots Joan in the village? This time, instead of Jesse and Angelina in Joan's wild-west scenario, Joan and Jack are about to be married when pirates attack their ship. Very soft, he says. Monday, 1st May 2023See today's front and back pages, download the newspaper, order back issues and use the historic Daily Express newspaper archive. Subscribe to Deadline Breaking News Alerts and keep your inbox happy. We can just see him smile, though, when the sea of his peers suddenly washes over him, and hes lost from view. [3], Critics felt the film was loaded with numerous plot holes and that it lacked the first film's original charm. Title Designer Nina Saxon has worked on the opening and closing sequences of hundreds of films and television shows, but one of her first major projects was working with Michael Douglas and Robert Zemeckis on Romancing the Stone. Greatest Film Scenes Reviews - By Decade, Best Greatest Film [laughs]. Then, when the studios green-lighted the scripts, he didnt fold when told they were not interested in him as the leading man. I mean, this is the mans indomitable spirit: Hed just say, Oh, is the road gone? 2023 Deadline Hollywood, LLC. Works appearing on Art of the Title are the property of their respective owners. I dont see anybody in the movie being upset because anybodys bisexual or gay or anything else. How did you do that? Great. He died on August 11, 2022 in Mexico City, Distrito Federal, Mexico. That gave her a chance to say in front of me, 'You know were still married and I have no intention of ending it. The whole beginning scene is Kathleen Turner, shes writing something, its this whole scene over sand, which is what shes writing. That was a big problem with this picture Paul never solved the problem that this guy is evil. Everybody was exhausted it was a difficult, very tense shoot. It seemed like a perfect fit. "It just is a comfort factor. In one crucial scene, where Douglas character, Nick Curran, enters his apartment to find Stones Catherine Tramell waiting for him, the director faced a minor mutiny. I thought that to take Mike, who is sort of the bersoft, and make him into a Wall Street sharpie, was an interesting innovation.. she says. 20072023 Art of the Title, LLC. Is "Romancing the Stone" based on a book. Director Robert Zemeckis delivers a fun and outrageous adventure in Romancing the Stone. Hes an evil motherfer hes dark, hes a fing killer.. In his office at Carolco, Paul Verhoeven, a shaggy, snaggletoothed, mischievous wolf of a man in a pair of black jeans and a gray button-down shirt, suggests that the combination of himself, Stone, and Douglas was occasionally charged. I think when we did the oral sex scenes, Verhoeven says, chuckling, I was pushing it yeah. I was so grateful for this guy, he continued. "It was that wonderful sexual tension, you know?". Yes, it was a logo design, and originally the publicity department was designing the logo, just in black and white. Ubermensch is very strong. He said: "We were going out to dinner and as a surprise, I said, 'Kathleen, why don't you pick up dad?' Turner, Douglas and DeVito would later reunite in the unrelated film The War of the Roses. But I still didnt know. If he could, Douglas continues, Paul would have given himself a part., Sucking on a sour cherry drop in his spartan, high-tech office, Verhoeven says, with his customary disregard for any sort of delicacy, Most men know how women f, but they dont know how other men f. In a way, this has been the story of Michael Douglas professional life. The gay issue really took me by surprise. He focused on the film. Copyright 2023 Meredith Corporation. ", "Michael Douglas and Catherine Zeta-Jones to co-star in film 'Racing The Monsoon', "The 'Romancing the Stone' remake is now a TV series, but there has been no further word on it since", https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=The_Jewel_of_the_Nile&oldid=1148553562, Peter DePalma as Missionary (as Peter De Palma), Party (No Sheep Is Safe Tonight) The Willesden Dodgers (5:10), This page was last edited on 6 April 2023, at 21:40. And while his big-name friends and colleagues sit there in the theater watching the movies opening scene you know, the one in which an unsuspecting rock star is brutally stabbed with an ice pick by an unidentifiable naked blond still rocking on top of him Douglas is hunkered down in the corner booth of a favorite Italian restaurant on Pico Boulevard, polishing off his first Absolut on the rocks. His concern about the influence of Hollywood has led him and his wife, Diandra, to try to insulate their son, 13-year-old Cameron. And then you break it down into beats: This, this, that, that, boom, boom. Thirty five years later, many fans of the filmmay not even know there was a sequel. We were in the process of falling in love fervent, longing looks and heavy flirtation.". Ubersoft is very soft a sensitive young man. Like Romancing the Stone, the opening scene takes place in one of Joan's novels. Al-Julhara rises and safely walks through the blazing inferno, fulfilling the prophecy that he is the true spiritual leader. You cant all be bad. But to hear Turner tell it, sparks initially flew offscreen as well. The family spends much of every summer on their farm in Spain where, 34-year-old Diandra says, their son can get out of this milieu, and get a better grip on reality., You know, I grew up seeing my fathers insecurities, and seeing my fathers friends insecurities. Winkler, who says he felt he had been mugged into Verhoeven, liked neither the directors plan to add a lesbian love scene to the movie, nor, he says, Verhoevens wish to show various body parts in different states of excitement. And Douglas had reservations about the script, the story of a San Francisco detectives dangerous fascination with a murder suspect. We were in a suit and it and he opened the door and there was Kathleen in her finest," he says. Douglas lifts his hand in our direction, but its not clear whether hes happily acknowledging receipt of the message or brushing Verhoeven off. [10], Turner was disappointed that Douglas did not ask Diane Thomas, the writer who had penned the script for Romancing the Stone, to return for the sequel, apparently because he decided her asking price was too high. and he opened the door and there was Kathleen in her finest," he says. [Note 1] Al-Julhara tells Joan that Omar plans to declare himself ruler of all of the Arab world at a ceremony in the city of Kadir. By Decade, Great Opening ", "The 'Romancing the Stone' remake is now a TV series. Published on May 27, 2021 12:00 PM. Verhoeven, who prides himself on precisely visualizing every scene before its shot, told Douglas to take a step toward Stone. However, all the sexual tension, chemistry and dinners attracted a lot of attention and word spread back home. Basic Instincts Nick Curran is another, blacker shade of the darkness that has colored his most successful roles, from Fatal Attraction and Wall Street to Black Rain. I think that when you cut to him afterwards, Stone says, he should be smoking an entire pack of cigarettes.. But while Douglas complained that Verhoevens direction was sometimes intrusive during the sex scenes, much of the rest of the time he felt ignored. Goldie Hawn and Kurt Russell's Relationship Timeline. What are you doing there? It was thrilling to be falling in love, then I felt Id been kicked in the stomach.". It was sort of strange love-hate, I dont know. While a surprise visit from Luker foiled those hopes, Turner remembers the dynamic fondly. ', The so-called f of the century scene in Basic Instinct, which, because it was edited for an R rating, American moviegoers will only see in part, took five days to shoot. Romancing the Stone(1984) logotype and title card. Trusting. Offers may be subject to change without notice. Filming & Production As Omar takes center stage to address the Arab people, Jack and Joan disrupt the ceremony while the Sufi battle Omar's guards. When a version of a female Walter Mitty is ever done no doubt about it that Kathleen Turner should get first call. giant emerald) named "El Corazon" (The Heart) in South Winkler and Verhoeven didnt hit it off. Six months after the events in Romancing the Stone, Joan Wilder's (Kathleen Turner) and Jack Colton's (Michael Douglas) romance has grown stale. 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", https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Romancing_the_Stone&oldid=1150301529, Stuntman Award for Most Spectacular Stunt Vince Deadrick Jr., Terry Leonard, This page was last edited on 17 April 2023, at 10:44. Film Lines, Greatest Film Michael Douglas Loves That He's Still Acting at 76: 'Work Keeps You Going', People Features: Michael Douglas and Kathleen Turner on PeopleTV.com. But its a good story you should try to find out. And its so luminous, its not like what you would do today on the computer. He went on to star in a string of hit movies, Fatal Attraction, The Jewel of the Nile and The War of the Roses, in which the latter two he again teamed up with Romancing the Stone co-star Kathleen Turner. Romancing the Stone cast list, listed alphabetically with photos when available. "It seems clear," he wrote, "that they like each other and are having fun during the parade of ludicrous situations in the movie, and their chemistry is sometimes more entertaining than the contrivances of the plot. He left the very popular television show The Streets of San Francisco to concentrate on One Flew Over the Cuckoos Nest (which he produced with Saul Zaentz), a project that even his father, Kirk, a successful producer as well as a star, couldnt get off the ground. Birthplace: Springfield, Missouri, USA. And then I went on and I did the sequel for Michael, too. Westerns, Film Kisses Rather than trying to point out our differences, we should be trying to find out what our similarities are. Main and End Title Design by: Nina Saxon Film Design, Song:"Main Title(uncredited)"fromHow the West Was Won(1962)Music played under prologuebyAlfred Newman. All rights reserved. The postpremiere party is in full swing at the Sony Studios commissary. The biggest came in 1987, when, at 43, Douglas found himself with leading roles in two hugely successful films Fatal Attraction and Wall Street. Douglas had been looking for a sexy thriller and was a big fan of Verhoevens Dutch films, including Spetters and The Fourth Man. It was, 'Ill do this if youll do that.' It was frustrating."[11]. After we shot it, we were looking at the tape, and Michael started to laugh: We wont get away with that, he said. ", Douglas was more restrained last year, describing what happened: "Life goes different ways and you can't really second-guess.". It was a rugged start. Catherine Tramell delegated all the moves.. He said, Well, 2.5 million dollars.. I said, Perhaps you can go a bit' Verhoeven mimes nudging someone closer to something not quite safe. So Michael pulled me into those meetings, to direct the person in the publicity department. This is whats depressing to me, Douglas finally says. Douglas would start dating Catherine Zeta-Jones in March 1999 and they married in the November of the following year. At the peak of the argument, Verhoevens nose, frequently subject to nosebleeds, began to hemorrhage; he ended up in the hospital and the production shut down for a few days. Tragedy also befell the crew. Plot [ edit] Joan Wilder is a successful, but lonely, romance novelist in New York City. The acting legend, 63, told Loose Women on Thursday that the stars were on the verge of an affair on set of the 1984 film, only for his wife to make a visit. What do you call that moving,' Verhoeven happily asks in his Dutch accent, that men do there? And he does little bump-and-grind moves with his hands to illustrate the question.
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