Romancing the Stone (1984) Revisited: Action Movie Review

Sandra Bullock and Channing Tatum are currently raking in cash starring in the well-received action-comedy-romance The Lost City, with many comparing it to Romancing the Stone. With all due respect to Tatum and Bullock, few romantic screen pairings can compare to Michael Douglas and Kathleen Turner, whose white-hot romantic chemistry lit up the screen. 1984’s Romancing the Stone was a mega-hit, turning Michael Douglas and Kathleen Turner into A-List movie stars and putting director Robert Zemeckis on the map in a way that allowed him to direct a little movie called Back to the Future a year later.

The film was such a smashing success it earned itself a sequel (The Jewel of the Nile), while co-star Danny DeVito would later re-use Turner and Douglas to great effect in his blackly comic divorce tale, The War of the Roses. But, the road to the big screen was not an easy one, with reshoots galore, bad early buzz and more. So join us as we revisit the great Romancing the Stone!

This episode of Revisited was written by Cody Hamman, narrated by Travis Hopson, edited by Juan Jimenez and produced by Adam Walton. Watch previous episodes below and let us know how you think Romancing the Stone holds up all these years later.