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Director:
Lewis Teague
Writers:
Mark Rosenthal (written by) &
Lawrence Konner (written by) ...
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Release Date:
11 December 1985 (USA) more
Tagline:
When the going gets tough, the tough get going. more
Plot:
This is the sequel to "Romancing the Stone" where Jack and Joan have their yacht and easy life, but... more | add synopsis
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NewsDesk:
(2 articles)
Turner Wins London Stage Award
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User Comments:
Good followup to the "Stone" more

Cast

  (in credits order) (verified as complete)

Michael Douglas ... Jack Colton

Kathleen Turner ... Joan Wilder

Danny DeVito ... Ralph
Spiros Focás ... Omar
Avner Eisenberg ... Jewel
Paul David Magid ... Tarak
Howard Jay Patterson ... Barak
Randall Edwin Nelson ... Karak
Samuel Ross Williams ... Arak
Timothy Daniel Furst ... Sarak
Hamid Fillali ... Rachid
Holland Taylor ... Gloria
Guy Cuevas ... Le Vasseur
Peter DePalma ... Missionary (as Peter De Palma)
Mark Daly Richards ... Pirate
Sadeke Colobanane ... Nubian Chief
Hyacinthe N'Iaye ... Nubian Wrestler
Daniel Peacock ... Rock Promoter
Benyahim Ahed ... Omar Officer
Alaoui Hassen ... Station Master
Makoula Ahmed ... Ticket Seller
Akasby Mohamed ... Old Man in Suq
Zaouia Abdelmajid ... F-16 Pilot
Ted Buffington ... Fire Walker
Flora Alberti ... Society Matron
Patricia Davidson ... Society Matron (as Patricia Poullair)
Ziraoui Mustapha ... Omar's Elite Guard
Baji Abdelmajid ... Omar's Elite Guard
Kachela Mohammed ... Omar's Elite Guard
Mohamed Attifi ... Omar's Elite Guard (as Attif Mohammed)
Hilal Abdellatif ... Omar's Elite Guard
Ben Abadi Mohammed Fillali ... Omar's Elite Guard
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Directed by
Lewis Teague 
 
Writing credits
Mark Rosenthal (written by) &
Lawrence Konner (written by)

Diane Thomas (characters)

Produced by
Jack Brodsky .... co-producer
Joel Douglas .... co-producer
Michael Douglas .... producer
 
Original Music by
Jack Nitzsche 
 
Cinematography by
Jan de Bont (director of photography) (as Jan DeBont)
 
Film Editing by
Peter Boita 
Michael Ellis 
 
Casting by
Caroline Mazauric 
Rose Tobias Shaw 
 
Production Design by
Richard Dawking 
Terry Knight 
 
Art Direction by
Damien Lanfranchi 
Leslie Tomkins 
 
Set Decoration by
Simon Wakefield 
 
Costume Design by
Emma Porteus 
 
Makeup Department
Karoly Balazs .... makeup artist (as Charles Balazs)
Kathryn Blondell .... hair stylist (as Kathy Blondell)
E. Thomas Case .... makeup artist (as Tom Case)
Thierry Zemmour .... hair stylist (as Thierry Zemour)
 
Production Management
Zakaria Alaoui .... production manager
Jean-Yves Asselin .... unit manager
Michael R. Joyce .... unit production manager: second unit (as Michael Joyce)
Bernard Mazauric .... unit production manager
 
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Ahmed Hatimi .... second assistant director
Kuki López Rodero .... first assistant director (as Kuki Lopez)
Bruce Moriarty .... second assistant director
Joe Ochoa .... first assistant director: second unit
Glenn Randall Jr. .... second unit director (as Glenn Randall)
 
Art Department
Len Furey .... construction coordinator
David J. Negron .... production illustrator (as David Negron)
Charles Torbett .... property master
 
Sound Department
Paul Botham .... boom operator
Terry Busby .... sound editor
Leslie Hodgson .... adr editor
Gerry Humphreys .... sound re-recording mixer
Chris Kelly .... sound editor
Kerry Kohler .... assistant sound editor
Sandy MacRae .... sound mixer
Robin O'Donoghue .... sound re-recording mixer
William Parnell .... assistant sound editor (as Bill Parnell)
Philip Rogers .... sound recordist
Les Wiggins .... supervising sound editor
 
Special Effects by
Nick Allder .... special effects supervisor
Peter Ch. Arnold .... special effects
Garth Inns .... special effects
Phil Knowles .... special effects coordinator (as Philip Knowles)
John McGoldrick .... special effects
Alan Poole .... special effects
Terry Schubert .... second unit special effects coordinator
Neil Swan .... special effects
 
Visual Effects by
Robin Browne .... special optical effects
Ray Caple .... matte artist
John Fletcher .... special optical effects
Alan G. Markowitz .... visual effects supervisor (uncredited)
 
Stunts
Román Ariznavarreta .... stunts (as Ramon Arizaverreta)
Francisco Carmona .... stunts
Giovanni Cianfriglia .... stunts (as Giovanni Gianfriglia)
Vince Deadrick Jr. .... stunts
Augusto Funari .... stunts
Robin Grathwol .... stunts
Riccardo Mioni .... stunts (as Ricardo Mioni)
Sergio Mioni .... stunts
Stefano Maria Mioni .... stunts (as Stephano Mioni)
Claudio Pacifico .... stunt double
Hassen Pigani .... stunts
Orlando Ragusa .... stunts
Glenn Randall Jr. .... stunt coordinator (as Glenn Randall)
Claudio Zucchet .... stunts
Sergio Mioni .... stunt coordinator (uncredited)
 
Camera and Electrical Department
Markus Blunder .... assistant camera
Terry Chapman .... key grip
Seamus Corcoran .... camera operator: second unit
Peter De Bont .... assistant camera (as Peter DeBont)
Jeff 'Moose' Howery .... best boy (as Jeff Howery)
Bobby Huber .... dolly grip
Marc Koninckx .... camera operator (as Mark Koninckx)
Bob Penn .... still photographer
Gary Tandrow .... gaffer
Robert Wiesmann .... assistant camera
Alexander Witt .... director of photography: second unit
Nicolas Kullmann .... assistant camera (uncredited)
 
Costume and Wardrobe Department
Abdelkrim Akallach .... crowd wardrobe supervisor
Nino Cerruti .... special wardrobe: Kathleen Turner
Raymond Hughes .... costume designer: Pirates
Yumi Katsura .... wedding gowns: Miss Turner
David Murphy .... costume supervisor
Simon Murray .... costumer: men
Edith Poussou .... costumer: women
Kirsten Wing .... costumer: women
 
Editorial Department
Edward M. Abroms .... additional editor (as Edward Abroms)
Chris Cook .... assistant editor (as Christopher Cook)
Jason Krasucki .... assistant editor
Dennis McTaggart .... assistant editor
 
Music Department
Andy D'Addario .... music scoring mixer
Michael Hoenig .... music score producer
Richard Whitfield .... music editor
 
Transportation Department
Charles Enzen .... transportation coordinator (as Chuck Enzen)
 
Other crew
Jean-Yves Asselin .... location manager
Mark Birmingham .... production assistant
Teresa Brett .... production contact: Los Angeles (as Teresa Somogyi Brett)
Bryan Coates .... location manager
Peter DePalma .... assistant: Michael Douglas (as Peter De Palma)
Abdessamad Dinia .... location manager (as Dinia Abdessamad)
Eric Dussart .... location manager
Renee Featherstone .... production contact: Los Angeles (as Reneé Featherstone)
Jim Franklyn .... production accountant
Billy Goodson .... choreographer
Rachel Griffiths .... script supervisor
Chip Johnson .... assistant: Lewis Teague
Laura Julian .... production coordinator
Gordon K. Kee .... production controller (as Gordon Kee)
Mary Jane Nolan Kelly .... production contact: New York
Melinda Rees .... script supervisor: second unit
Patricia Reid-Douglas .... assistant: Joel Douglas (as Patricia Reid)
Nina Saxon .... title designer
Carmen Soriano .... production coordinator: second unit
Cynthia Wise .... assistant accountant (uncredited)
 
Thanks
Bryan Coates .... in memory of
Richard Dawking .... in memory of
His Majesty King Hassan of Morocco .... special thanks
Richard Kotch .... in memory of
Diane Thomas .... in memory of
 

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Additional Details

Runtime:
106 min
Country:
USA
Language:
English | Arabic
Color:
Color (Technicolor)
Aspect Ratio:
2.35 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Dolby
Filming Locations:
Alpes-Maritimes, France more

Fun Stuff

Trivia:
The actors playing the tribesmen Arak, Barak, Karak, Sarak and Tarak were the members of the juggling troupe the Flying Karamazov Brothers. more
Goofs:
Continuity: When Ralph realizes that he is standing on coals, he turns to his left and starts to walk. A closeup of his feet shows him turning to the right. more
Quotes:
Jack Colton: Why does everything got to be your way?
Joan Wilder: My way? It wasn't my idea to take off and sail around the world with you on your boat for the last six months!
Jewel: I like this. You talk to each other like this often?
Jack Colton: [to the Jewel] Well, let me tell you what I had to put up. Three months ago, we're moored off the Canary Islands, midnight, sound asleep. A boat of three crazed Joan Wilder fans decide that they want the anchor of the Angeline for a souvenir! We were drifting for days!
Joan Wilder: Well, do you remember the incident at Gibraltar, Jack?
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Movie Connections:
Featured in ... A Father... A Son... Once Upon a Time in Hollywood (2005) (TV) more
Soundtrack:
I'M IN LOVE more

FAQ

A NOTE REGARDING SPOILERS
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4 out of 6 people found the following comment useful:-
Good followup to the "Stone", 28 May 2000
Author: keith7821 from PA

"The Jewel of the Nile" is a good follow up to 1984's "Romancing The Stone", as it continues the adventures of romance novelist Joan Wilder (Kathleen Turner) and her boyfriend, Jack Colton (Michael Douglas). The last time we saw them, they were sailing into the sunset together (actually 5th Avenue in NYC, but close enough). Spending 6 months on the "Angelina", Joan wants to go back to NYC, but Jack wants to go to Greece. While at a party, Joan meets Omar Shareef (Spiros Focas), and she travels with him to South Africa, Morocco, to write a novel about him, but she stumbles on his plan to become a powerful leader and start a war. Jack, meanwhile, travels with Ralph (Danny Devito), who has escaped his Columbian jail to find the "Jewel" of the Nile. That is the main plot. The acting is good, not as good as in the first movie, but I think Danny Devito has some terrific one-liners and the different tribes and groups the trio encounter are pretty funny. The villain stinks however. Omar is a pale imitation of Zolo from the first movie. The audience doesn't really know what he wants to do. Start a war? Bring together different people? Imitate a magic man? His true purpose doesn't seem to be explained. Also, the romance between Jack and Joan doesn't seem to be developed as well as in the first movie. One minute they fight, the next they make love, the next they argue. What gives? All in all, this is a great sequel to "Romancing The Stone" with some clever characters, great locales and music to match. You don't need to watch the first one to understand this one, but it is recommended. Rent it!

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