Romancing the Stone | 1984 | Final | UK Quad
Romancing the Stone is a 1984 film directed by Robert Zemeckis. It was produced by Michael Douglas with Diane Thomas writing the screenplay. The film stars Michael Douglas, Kathleen Turner, Danny DeVito, Alfonso Arau and Manuel Ojeda. The film helped to propel Kathleen Turner’s film career and helped to cement Michael Douglas as a capable leading man. Romancing the Stone was Robert Zemeckis 3rd feature film and started a frequent collaboration with Alan Silvestri who produced the movie soundtrack. Principal filming took place in Veracruz and Huasca de Ocampo both in Mexico. Upon its release, it was inevitably compared to Raiders of the Lost Ark with Time magazine calling it a “Raiders rip-off”. However, the screenplay was actually written 5 years prior to the release of the film by D...