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• Actors: Michael Douglas, Kathleen Turner, Danny DeVito, Zack Norman, Alfonso Arau
• Directors: Robert Zemeckis
• Writers: Diane Thomas, Howard Franklin, Lem Dobbs, Treva Silverman
• Producers: Michael Douglas, Jack Brodsky, Joel Douglas
• Format: AC-3, Color, Dolby, Dubbed, DVD, Special Edition, Subtitled, Widescreen, NTSC
• Language: French (Dolby Digital 2.1), English (Dolby Digital 2.1), Spanish (Dolby Digital 1.0)
• Subtitles: English, Spanish
• Region: Region 1 (U.S. and Canada only. Read more about DVD formats.)
  
• Aspect Ratio: 2.35:1
• Number of discs: 1
• Rating: PG (Parental Guidance Suggested)
• Studio: 20th Century Fox
• DVD Release Date: August 29, 2006
• Run Time: 106 minutes
• Average Customer Review: 4.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (85 customer reviews)
• ASIN: B000FO0AA6
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #7,334 in Movies & TV (See Bestsellers in Movies & TV)

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Director Robert Zemeckis (Forrest Gump, Contact) had a hit with this 1984 comedy that first teamed Michael Douglas, Kathleen Turner, and Danny DeVito. Turner steals the show from the guys, however, playing a pushy romance novelist who gets stuck among some dangerous figures in Colombia and has only a rumpled guide (Michael Douglas) as an ally. The chemistry between the stars is infectious (the trio went on to make a sequel, Jewel of the Nile, and then an interesting, dark comedy directed by DeVito, The War of the Roses). Zemeckis--whose specialty at the time was creating set pieces of raucous action (as in his Back to the Future)--keeps things hopping with lots of kinetic material. --Tom Keogh

Product Description

When her sister is kidnapped by thugs searching for a priceless jewel in the Colombian jungle, a romance novelist (Kathleen Turner) soon finds her own life filled with cliffhangers and danger. All alone, she sets out to rescue her sister and meets up with a handsome fortune seeker (Michael Douglas) who convinces her to beat the bandits to the treasure.

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31 of 34 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Fox cheaps out on DVD conversion, January 4, 2001

By	Robert Mueller (Chicago, Illinois United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Romancing the Stone (DVD)

I will not argue about the story,the stars and the production. this is a great all around movie. But it deserved a far better DVD transfer then Fox gave it. They chose to cheap out on a very good soundtrack and pass on a DD 5.1 upgrade, leaving the original (VHS) Dolby 2.0. The film transfer is at times grainy and no better than VHS, in fact we compared it to the tape and found it about the same.The film was transferred to a 2.35 wide screen format. The only "extra" was the original trailer. Fox was certainly after the quick buck on this conversion. We give the film 5 stars for its entertainment value, but 0 for it's DVD technical merits. I guess that makes it a 3 overall. Michael Douglas/Robert Zemekis how could you let Fox do this to your film.

21 of 24 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Romancing the Stone, April 5, 2008

By	Kelly "Reviewer for The Sinfully Sensuous" (Littleton, Colorado) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

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Joan Wilder is a highly successful romance novelist that longs for the same kind of adventures she writes for her characters. When she receives a call to deliver a map to Columbia in exchange for her kidnapped sister, she is on the next plane. Upon landing, Joan inadvertently takes the wrong bus, and ends up in the middle of nowhere. Others after the same map follow her, and try to take it from her, but Jack saves the day. Although he charges to taking stranded ladies to safety, she follows his lead. This is such a great action adventure movie! One of the best I have ever seen. Kathleen Turner and Michael Douglas have some great on screen chemistry - in fact they sizzle.

16 of 18 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Romancing the Stone - Blu-ray Info, October 17, 2008

By	LGANS316 (Tokyo Japan) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Romancing the Stone [Blu-ray] (Blu-ray)

Version: U.S.A / Region A
Aspect ratio: 2.35:1
MPEG-4 AVC BD-50 / High Profile 4.1
Running time: 1:45:46
Movie size: 32,51 GB
Disc size: 40,16 GB
Average video bit rate: 34.60 Mbps

DTS-HD Master Audio English 3431 kbps 5.1 / 48kHz / 24-bit / 3431kbps (DTS Core: 5.1 / 48kHz / 24-bit / 1536kbps)
Dolby Digital Audio English 224 kbps 2.0 / 48kHz / 224kbps
Dolby Digital Audio French 224 kbps 2.0 / 48kHz / 224kbps
Dolby Digital Audio Spanish 224 kbps 2.0 / 48kHz / 224kbps

Subtitles: English SDH / Chinese / French / Korean / Spanish
Number of chapters: 24

#Rekindling the Romance: A Look Back (SD - 20 minutes)
#Additional Featurettes (SD - 9 minutes)
#Deleted Scenes (HD - 19 minutes)