I look on "Romancing the Stone" films and it's sequel "The Jewel of the Nile" and "War of the Roses" as a "Romancing Trilogy" lol and all 3 main actors are in them etc.
Story Time: Its sad some people thought this was a Raiders of the Lost Ark rip off, when it was written before that movie came out by an out of luck struggling actress then waitress. This movie was her big break as she made a lot of money when the script was bought. She was finally in demand. Unfortunately, in an ironic twist of fate, her new wealth got her killed as she was a passenger in her new Porsche Michael Douglas gifted her when her drunk boyfriend was driving it and crashed and she died, hence why the sequel, though still good is missing a lot of the magic from this movie which clearly had a woman's touch and Joan was an extension of the real life "Joan Wider" Diane Thomas.
Close. She was busy writing the screenplay for the Steven Spielberg movie Always (fantastic movie btw) and couldn't do Jewel of the Nile. She was also doing a "treatment" (outline basically) for the 3rd Indiana Jones movie, but it wasn't used. She did die in the car accident a few weeks before Jewel of the Nile premiered. Thanks for letting me know her name, because I love both movies she wrote the screenplays for, and I never would have known she did both without you.
FINALLY someone's reacting to this underrated classic. You'll love it. Michael Douglas, Kathleen Turner and Danny Devito. This is movie you shouldn't watch by yourself. It's a very nice movie. Carly is going to be mad you watched without her
@@Diamond_Skies this was one of my greatest childhood moments and anytime I recommend it and it's sequel, people know idea what I'm talking. And its even enlightened me to see some one like who appreciates it.
This one does seem to be less remembered than other movies. It's one of those "if you've seen it then you love it. If you've not then you have zero idea of what you're missing
R.I.P. Manuel Ojeda (Colonel Zolo) who passed away last year, 82 years old. One of Mexico's finest actors since the 1970s. A consummate professional with an unique look and voice, and great at playing both villains and heroes.
So glad you enjoyed it--but I'm not surprised; this is a great rom-com! True story: Douglas met a waitress named Diane Thomas at a restaurant in Malibu. She'd written the script, and he read it, loved it, bought it and produced the movie, then the sequel, JEWEL OF THE NILE. Tragically, Diane Thomas died in a car accident after that, so she never had another movie made; that was her total Hollywood resume. But imagine being the waitress who talked Michael Douglas into reading her script! And btw, Douglas is the son of one of Hollywood's most legendary actors, Kirk Douglas. He resembles his father, and it took him years to climb out of his father's shadow, but being a producer as well, he ended up even more famous than his dad.
One of the most charming movies of all time. It was a massive hit in 84. Michael Douglas was white hot afterward. And Robert Zemeckis was able to make Back to the Future after due to its success. No chance Cassie doesn't adore it.
And yet I've seen several comments here calling it underrated. It was big hit, critics loved it, and it got a sequel. How could anyone think it was underrated. I'm beginning to think "underrated" has joined "literally" in the list of words people use without knowing their meaning.
@@richardb6260And yet it isn't talked about as much as similar action-romances! I agree that it's far from a cult classic, but still not as "classic" as it could be!😊
I’m so tickled that you got so into the beginning. Even going so far as to say “this is a romance novel!” With nothing but passion and excitement. Bravo. As always. Thanks for sharing with us.
This should be the top comment! I actually saw Jewel of the Nile first when I was growing up, only saw this movie many years later. Jewel will always have a special place in my heat!!
Thanks for reviewing this film. I'd forgotten how much I loved it. I remember how incredible it was being able to rent the video to rewatch it after seeing the theatrical release. What a time to be alive. Thank you for watching, and thank you for being a hopeful romantic, also.
For the dance scene, they used some footage of Douglas and Turner when they hadn't realized they were rolling and were probably just practicing or simply relaxing, yielding the very genuine and spontaneous looks of delight on their faces.
I was a high school movie usher at a one screen theater in Milwaukee when we ran "Romancing The Stone" We ran the film for two months because it was so popular and well-recieved. And even after seeing it hundreds of times, knowing all the dialogue and stunts, it still charms me. It's a fun romp and it's enjoyable everytime.
I didn't see it at the Villa (3610 W. Villard Avenue, Milwaukee, WI) but my father owned the jewelry store next door. We had a connecting door for storage. So I saw a lot of movies at the one screen theater.
@@joejawson5264 Wow, that's awesome! I worked at Southgate Theater on 27th and Morgan. It's long since been razed for that crummy Walmart but I have so many fond memories as a high school Movie Usher (1981-1984) I could write a book of my crazy experiences!
As a 56 yr-old strong, secure, and confident male, this movie is one of my top favorites! I saw it in the theater when it came out in '84, and my most recent viewing was just about a month ago. The romantic elements get me every time :)
@@Hyakman5408 Take your time. It's not that hard. If you can't figure it out. I won't waste my time explaining stuff to someone who is too stupid to grasp such a simple sentence.
@raifthemad That's okay; I got it the first time around. I was just curious to see if you would respond with an insult, and you did! It's a very poor excuse for one, but it's an insult. When crafting your attacks in the future, try for a bit more creativity and wit. 😀
I had a friend from high school that backpacked across Europe and made it to France before he went broke. Living on the streets earning money to continue, he came across a movie set and met Michael Douglas. He told him his story, Michael took him over to the food table for the movie employees and told him to eat as much as he wants. He also said that he did the same thing when he was his age.
Kirk Douglas once famously said, "I wish my kids had the same advantage I did growing up. I grew up poor...". I'm not calling your friend out, but Michael Douglas---Kirk Douglas' son---has never been "without", a single day of his life. Maybe Michael wanted him feel more at ease...
The actress playing the sister was Mary Ellen Trainor a familiar face in 80s movies including playing the mum in The Goonies, The police psychiatrists in the Lethal Weapon franchise and a newsreader in Die Hard and ricochet as well as appearing in Congo, Scrooged and Forrest Gump.
I’m honestly very glad to see someone reacting to this movie, especially blind. It’s such a fun movie, and while not as quotable as something like The Princess Bride, there’s a lot of great lines and scenes. My personal favorite is Juan realizing who Joan is, and the fact that he reads her books to his crew/neighbors. Plus the truck chase/village tour minutes later. SO much fun! 3:08 Of course, that laundry list of Groven’s was pretty fun too, in a campy way.
This movie is such a masterpiece. Action, Comedy, Romance... no matter what type of movie you enjoy, this is it. I was like only 9 or 10 when I first saw this, shortly after it came out... and I swear it's the movie that spawned my love for romantic comedies. Totally not surprised this is one of your father's favorites.
One of the things I loved about this movie is in the end Joan beats the bad guy and saves herself. Very atypical for a 80s adventure comedy. I love it when Jack says “You’re going to be alright Joan Wilder. You always were.” As if to say she always had the strength of character to survive this ordeal.
Exactly... She started off scared and afraid of everything but by that point she was totally kick ass... She grew... not just another dumb blonde... and I loved that Jack fell for her... it was a great movie... Cute, funny, whimsical... an adventure, with a happy ending.
This is one of my all time favorite movies! I'm 69 and have never gotten tired of watching this movie now and then.Your dad and I seem to love the same classic movies! He must be a great guy, lol! Steve in Utah!!!
This is a fantastic film, so glad to see you checking it out! Your sister would have enjoyed this one a lot I reckon. I really hope you'll watch its sequel The Jewel of the Nile. I love that film so much
Romancing the Stone started my lifelong crush on Kathleen Turner. Her evolution from mousey writer to bold adventurer is wonderful to behold. And that voice 😍
Love Kathleen Turner - one of my all time favorite movies is "Peggy Sue Got Married," - (1986) directed by Francis Ford Coppola, and co-starring Nicholas Cage, with cast members Jim Carrey, Helen Hunt, and Barbara Harris, among others. You and your sister would definitely enjoy it. Thanks for all the great reactions!
I grew up with these movies. Stone and Jewel Of The Nile were among mom's favorites, so i watched them a lot. So it's no surprise that I don't think about other people never having seen them. And you should definitely have your sister watch Jewel with you - right after you show her Stone.
What I love about your reactions is that you get absolutely involved in the story. Also, your best line was, “Hold hands for protection”. Laughed out-loud at that one. Geoff from Fremantle Western Australia 🇦🇺
This movie kickstarted Michael Douglas into leading man A-list status. His run of movies after this was incredible....The Jewel of the Nile, Fatal Attraction, Wall Street, Black Rain, The War of the Roses, Basic Instinct, Falling Down, Disclosure, The American President and so on and so on. This started it all.
So true! Those movies really catapulted him into stardom. He was also In that successful cop drama with Carl Malden back in the 70s. "The Streets of San Francisco".
LOVED how much you enjoyed this! It's a great live-action adventure romance novel that she gets to live within as the main character and had great rough edges like Jack's selfishness and the intense action at the end. You'll see traces of this movie in many other action-comedy-romances to come.
This movie is magic. I must've seen it a dozen times. Sequel is decent too. Kathleen Turner was huge in the 80s and early 90s but then developed rheumatoid arthritis, which drastically affected her career. She has made stuff since then, but it definitely impacted her career.
Unfortunately, she had a severe drinking problem for quite some time, and that, combined with the meds for her rheumatic arthritis, caused her to put on some weight. Hollywood, superficial Hollywood, wanted nothing to do with her after that.
The sequel is terrible. The writer of this terrific movie died in a car wreck, so the studio got a group of Hollywood hacks who did not understand why the first was such a hit.
Very special film for me, literally the first movie my parents rented on VHS when Dad bought our first VCR. They rented some kids video for me, and Romancing the Stone for themselves after, but I wasn't tired, and they decided to let me stay up past bedtime and watch this with them. As a 5 year old, of course I loved the crocodile biting off the hand, favorite part easily, lol. But yes, appreciate its charm as an adult!
@@plowe6751 Because carrying it through miles of jungles to preserver useless clothing (again, for the jungle) makes no sense. Plus it's just part of him being in character, especially having just met her.
Probably someone has mentioned this, but Kathleen Turner was in possibly the steamiest neo-noir thriller, "Body Heat", her first film. It was written and directed by Lawrence Kasdan, who wrote, co-wrote or directed a load of movies, including many of the Star Wars films and others. Body Heat was his first directorial effort. It also starred William Hurt, in one of his (if not first) movie roles.
Kathleen Turner was very much an icon of 80s movies. If you want to see her with Michael Douglas again then you need to watch the movie War of the Roses.
It should be noted that War of the Roses has the same actors but they are NOT playing the same characters. It also should be noted that it's a dark comedy; a VERY dark comedy!
Holland Taylor played the part of Gloria. She played Professor Stromwell in Legally Blonde, and Judge Roberta Kitties in in the tv series The Practice.
If you like 80s movies, An Officer and A Gentleman is a classic, i think you and your sister would love it, kind of a tear jerker starring Richard Gere
I forgot the timestamp in the previous comment. That was @5:40. The 3 main actors from the movie also acted in the music video from the soundtrack of this movie. It was unique and turned out really cool. Take a look. Billy Ocean - "When the going gets tough". A great song and video too.👍❤
Kathleen Turner was very popular in the 80s and early 90s, but her career slowed in the 90s due to medical problems. My favorite of her movies is Serial Mom.
She was incredible in “Undercover Blues” with Dennis Quaid & Stanley Tucci. Don’t forget the awesome sequel to this “Jewel of the Nile”. Also her breakout role in Body Heat made her a star. You could have seen her if you watched Friends. She is Chandlers drag queen father with his own Las Vegas review show.
The Douglas Preserve is in my city. Great huge area with trails, an ocean view from a cliff and it’s a refuge for birds and other wildlife. I worked at a celebrity birthday party years ago and Danny DeVito came into our tiny kitchen three separate times to thank us four women for our hard work. Class act all the way!!! I got his used cigar and at home my teenagers and I put it under a dome to make “the Shrine to Danny DeVito.” I heard it’s in Connecticut now with one of my kid’s friends. 🤣🤣🤣 I can’t say anything good about the female celebrity who came in demanding ketchup to splatter all over my chef friend’s wonderful food. Household name.
Fun Fact: Joan's publicist Holland Taylor is Sarah Paulson's longtime partner. Also, I love this movie. A movie with a similar vibe is The Lost City with Sandra Bullock and Channing Tatum. It doesn't have the charm that this one does but it's a similar story and pretty funny.
Romancing the Stone is one of the greatest Rom/Com/Adventure movies of all time. It is literally the reason you have channels like this, to discover hidden gems that stand the test of time and put so many acting performances of today's movies to shame. Also incredible storytelling.
This movie was free on YT a month or 2 ago, & it hit me when I watched it (yet again) then that the scenes w/Joan, Jack, & Juan (the guy who gave a mini tour as they were escaping), all had names derived from/variants of the name John. Joan is the feminine version; Jack is/was a common nickname for John (think, JFK), & Juan is the Spanish version. How I never noticed that before is amazing. Even 40 yr old movies can surprise you. Also, note how her hairstyle reflects the changes in her, like gaining self-confidence. And for some reason, I always think of the Kai Cobra Sensei from Karate Kid when they're checking out that guy in the bar @ the beginning.
The sequel is pretty good too, Jewel of the Nile. Check it out. In addition the pair worked together on The War of the Roses, which was dramatically different and a bit intense.
Michael Douglas had been making serious message-type movies and decided to make something more mainstream and popular. This was the result. There is a sequel which is pretty good as well. Kathleen Turner did a movie called Body Heat with William Hurt. This movie got her career jump started, big time. It was written and directed by Lawrence Kasdan, his first big break as a director. It's a pretty steamy movie, but it's really excellent.
Kathleen and Michael's chemistry was really good. They were actually contracted for 5 movies together but they had a falling out and only did 3 I think. You should watch War of the Roses with them. I really like Kathleen in Undercover Blues and Serial Mom. I enjoyed watching your reaction to this as its one of my favorites.
You should show it to Carly so we can watch her reaction. This is one of my favorite childhood movies because my parents loved it.And it's a great mixture of Romance, Action,Adventure, and a happy ending!
"The War Of The Roses", also starring Kathleen Turner, Michael Douglas and Danny DeVito. "Serial Mom" is another great, overlooked Kathleen Turner movie 😄 Also, if you like Danny DeVito, "Throw Momma From The Train" is another fantastic 80's classic!
In the first scene, there is a tradition at celebrations of breaking the wine glass you took your first drink from. She didn't want to break the wine glass, so she broke the plate instead. Kind of sets the tone for the whole movie ;) And I think your dad put this movie on his list because he knew how much you would love it :)
I was a young actor in NYC just walking down the avenue on the Upper West Side. I saw the sailboat on a cross street and wondered what the heck was going on. I found out when this movie came out. Fun movie and reaction, as always.
This is such a fun movie and they have great chemistry. If you like Kathleen Turner you will love Body Heat. It’s a modern ( 80’s) film noir with William Hurt. She was also the voice of Jessica Rabbit in Who framed Roger Rabbit.
The sequel, The Jewel of the Nile, is equally worth watching. More importantly, if you haven't seen Kathleen Turner in anything before, you MUST watch Body Heat, a genuinely great neo-noir movie.
17:20 The mythical Hydra grew back a head, or two, no real creature does. Some lizards can drop their tail and grow it back, very useful if you are grabbed by the tail.
"The Ghost And The Darkness" (1996) is another Michael Douglas in the jungle movie, but this one is a true adventure drama from the 1890"s, starring Val Kilmer as a bridge builder and Douglas as a big name hunter confronted with some serious wildlife adversaries. Additionally, Douglas has a nice list of watchable movies behind him, including Douglas as the bad guy. For some amusement, try Douglas and Turner in the 1989 "War of the Roses".
Carly missed out so bad! You two are the perfect audience for this movie. It came out when I was in high school and remains one of my underrated favorites to this day!
I love this movie. I've seen it many times, but it took me a while to realize that 9:41 is exactly the image of Jesse in the hat from the poster in her apartment. 10:04 - exactly! :D
Loved Michael Douglas. This was a great success. Love underrated, The Game. Kathleen Turner can't be appreciated without watching Body Heat. Also a big movie, now a cult classic!
Many of my female friends love this movie. It was written by a lady named Diane Thomas who unfortunately died before the premiere. It significant because it’s an adventure movie and a romance. But the main character is Joan!
Kathleen Turner: “The Accidental Tourist “ is a great film. I think that it was the best film she ever starred in. And it’s an eighties flick like you enjoy ✋🏻
Great reaction! A great movie with Kathleen Turner that I know you will love . . . a movie that also stars Nicholas Cage . . . is Peggy Sue Got Married. It's an incredible love story. You and Carly will both love it. Guaranteed!
Romancing The Stone The sequel: Jewel of the Nile And in an alternate universe WAR OF THE ROSES ALL 3 FILMS STARRING: Michael Douglas Kathleen Turner Danny Devito
I was deep in my romance novel phase when this movie came out. I already had the book and got the movie poster. I liked it so much and the supporting cast is dynamite! Interesting about Michael Douglas. His work trends dramatic/suspense, but he’s a gifted comedic actor as well! Sidenote: he and Danny DeVito have been friends since college. Danny was in One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest, a film produced by Michael Douglas. Michael is also worth checking out in China Syndrome, War of the Roses (black comedy), Wall Street, and many more.
Micheal Douglas is fantastic in everything. Even in mediocre movies, he absolutely kills it. With out a doubt, this is the best reaction channel on the webs.
This is the movie that saved Robert Zemekis career. He had had a couple of flops in a row and this was his last chance. Based on the success of this he got "Back to the Future", then "Who Framed Roger Rabbit", the "Back to the Future" sequels. After that he could pretty much do whatever he wanted. He was up there with Steven Spielberg. Also, Kathleen Turner had fantastic chemistry with all her romantic leads, while still being funny. Besides the sequel, she and Michael Douglas also co-starred in "The War of the Roses".
I Wanna Hold Your Hand and Used Cars may have flopped at the box office. But they're both good movies. Used Cars is one of my favorite comedies of all time.
I agree with Richard. Zemeckis earlier work were not bad movies. I want to hold your hand was a good movie and Used Cars is hilarious. Even if they weren't box office successes, Zemeckis talent was obvious to the studios. Romancing the Stone was a Box Office smash. And it was the movie that led to Back to the Future being greenlighted.
The next rom-com you must see is 1988's Working Girl with Melanie Griffith, Harrison Ford, and Sigourney Weaver. You will love seeing Harrison Ford looking charming and handsome in modern-day suits. 🤗
I saw this movie in the theatre when it came out. Then took my two sisters to see it, telling them it was the best western I'd ever seen. The looks I got before it switched to the present-day stuff! One of my finer moments. As you've no doubt heard, there's another one: Jewel of the Nile.
I remember when it first showed up on premium cable, you could find it playing on one channel or another pretty much 'round the clock all day, every day.
I think that's one of the things I love about the 80s and 90s. There were so many romance movies that guys can enjoy and action movies that girls can enjoy. Also, I don't know what suddenly made me remember it but since you like romcoms, 80s movies and Harrison Ford I HIGHLY recommend you watch Working Girl. I don't know why nobody reacts to it. It has a stellar cast of main and supporting characters, great music, great romance... I really think you're gonna love it.
You should check out Kathleen Turner in Body Heat alongside William Hurt. It's the movie that opened the door for her to get the role in Romancing The Stone. It's a Film Noir directed and written by Lawrence Kasdan, who wrote the screenplay for The Empire Strikes Back and Raiders Of The Lost Ark. Also see Random Harvest with Carly.
I was so looking forward to this movie reaction from you or from you with Carly! I think this movie was a lot of fun and hit a lot of your benchmarks for being good! The guy who read all of Jane's books and drove them around town was the same guy who came out in another movie called the Three Amigos. That is another movie you should watch! This was fun! Thanks!
Michael Douglas produced "One Flew Over The Cuckoo's Nest" with Jack Nicholson as the main character. Danny DeVito starred in the movie as well and that's one of the reasons he was in "Romancing The Stone" along with Michael Douglas.
"Is that because 'I don't want to do the dishes, because I deserve it, because I just wrote a book?'" might be the most positive series of thoughts I've heard in a long time.
I was a kid when this came out and remember dragging *my* dad to take us to go see it, which he also ended up enjoying. This movie ended up being not just a surprise hit at the time, not just to the studios, who hadn't expected the idea of mixing an action movie with "Romancing" in the title to succeed, let alone a blend of 2 genres with distinctly separate target market segments (even in the public's mind), but 20th Century Fox's only major box office hit of that year. I think it was because it did ride the popular trend at the time of both action and romance genres, and was well-executed, such that it drew in both target demographics, along with kids like myself who liked a good adventure story. You should, of course now, check out the sequel. And absolutely Carly should watch both (and I'm a bit surprised you didn't have her watch this with you)!.
I remember seeing this in the Theater back in the '80's. Fun movie! And I just now noticed that the name of the water taxi that Joan Wilder rode out on was "Orca" - the same name as Quint's boat used to chase down the shark in JAWS!!! Lol!
Watched the ghost and the darkness again recently and it would make for a good reaction. Although it's not as polished a movie as could have been with such an incredible story as source material, I think Cassie would really like the Val kilmer-michael Douglas collaboration in this.
The coach in The Mighty Ducks was Emilio Estevez, Martin Sheen is his father and Charlie Sheen is his half-brother. Martin Sheen was the President to Michael Douglas as Chief of Staff in The American President.
God Bless to you always Cassie! Love all your movie reactions! There’s literally so many movies I want to see you watch but the list is too long for me to put here! Lol 😂 Never seen this movie so I will have to add this to my movie library for sure! ❤️❤️ Take care and keep up the amazing work! Mom and I love your channel from So. Cal USA 🇺🇸 Love to all reading this comment from wherever you are tuning in from! ❤️
Kathleen Turner is probably best known for her femme fatale role in the film Body Heat, which was written and directed by the screenwriter of Raiders of the Lost Ark. She's also in my favorite Steve Martin comedy The Man With Two Brains. She and Michael Douglas (and Danny Devito) made another movie called The War of the Roses. It's a comedy. But NOT a romantic one. It's kinda the anti-romantic comedy. She did an underrated movie with Dennis Quaid called Undercover Blues. I don't see it getting a lot of love. But I like it. Turner's distinctive voice lead to a lot of voice work. Most notable the voice of Jessica Rabbit in Who Framed Roger Rabbit?, in which she had the classic line "I'm not bad. I'm just drawn that way". There's a sequel to Romancing the Stone called Jewel of the Nile. It's OK. But not as good as the first.
@16:00 "Doesn't it go bad?" No. Even opened Whisky, Rhum, Cognac and other liquour can be kept for a long time, (as long as you keep it airtight/corked) The main thing is to make sure to store horizontally, so that the corks stay moist. That way you don't risk the cork cracking when opening it, as happened to me with a 1200USD bottle of Port Ellen from 1976!😱
The greatest chick flick of all time. It’s not a rip off of Indiana Jones. It was written by a woman prior to Raiders of the Lost Ark being written. She actually passed away around the time of the film’s release. Plane crash I believe. But anyone who talks about “woke” when referring to capable female movie characters obviously hasn’t heard of this. They had plenty of strong, intelligent female characters in movies in the 80s. Sigourney Weaver played a lot of them. Kathleen Turner gets in over her head at times, but she’s not stupid. This is the movie that the recent Sandra Bullock/Channing Tatum movie ripped off. The sequel, Jewel of the Nile, is good as well. I have fun with it, and the soundtrack.
Generally that is how you define a ripoff. One studio has a box office hit and the other studios start looking through their old scripts to capitalize on the current trend. Doesn't mean Romancing the Stone is bad, it's just how Hollywood operates.
Yup. Spielberg obviously didn't think this was a ripoff of Indy, since he hired her to co-write his film "Always" which appeared in 1989, and she also did the draft script for the 3rd Indy movie, Last Crusade, before it was re-done to what we have today. It was originally going to be set in a haunted mansion when Lucas suggested it, but Spielberg thought it would be too much like his other earlier film, Poltergeist, so he had it re-written using someone else after she died. They kept in the part in the Nazi castle though.
This movie and the leading woman character are the antithesis of today's movies and leading women. She is likable. She has a character arc. She is not the fiercest and most bad ass character in every scene. She doesn't know everything and have every skill she will ever need for any situation (at the age of 20). etc. She has flaws and fears, but she finds her strength and rises above them after falling down a few times, and hits her stride in the end. Hollywood knew how to do great woman characters in the 80', today's Hollywood doesn't have a clue how to make one that satisfies the audience.
It's a sequel to Romancing the Stone. Sure Cassie will watch that one too but it isn't as good as the first film. There is also The War of the Roses that has the same cast but isn't the same characters.
I saw this movie in the theater (40 years ago, my God) and then taped it off HBO and watched it repeatedly. I think I have all the dialogue memorized. It's one of my favorites.
This one was one of my favorites growing up. My parents loved it and we always had it in the house. This was my introduction to Michael Douglas and I have loved his work ever since. I always like going back to this movie just because remembering the times I shared with mom.
Michael Douglas and Danny DeVito go way back. They shared an apartment together in NYC in the early 1970s when they were both struggling actors. Michael Douglas had done TV (The Streets of San Francisco) but hadn't broken into movies yet. Douglas produced the movie One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest (1975, which won Best Picture, earning him an Oscar) and he put DeVito in that, one of his first film roles.
Michael Douglas and Kathleen Turner had MAD chemistry. 'Jewel of the Nile' and 'War of the Roses' are worth a look too!
I look on "Romancing the Stone" films and it's sequel "The Jewel of the Nile" and "War of the Roses" as a "Romancing Trilogy" lol and all 3 main actors are in them etc.
Jewel of the Nile was like a spiritual sequel to this film in my opinion, if you enjoyed this then you should definitely watch that too.
War of the Roses is great
@@MasterManiacit wasn’t a “spiritual sequel”, it was a literal, actual sequel.
@@ProfVonW yep. I actually prefer it. I still wish they had made a trilogy. though it does make sense to end where it does.
Story Time: Its sad some people thought this was a Raiders of the Lost Ark rip off, when it was written before that movie came out by an out of luck struggling actress then waitress. This movie was her big break as she made a lot of money when the script was bought. She was finally in demand. Unfortunately, in an ironic twist of fate, her new wealth got her killed as she was a passenger in her new Porsche Michael Douglas gifted her when her drunk boyfriend was driving it and crashed and she died, hence why the sequel, though still good is missing a lot of the magic from this movie which clearly had a woman's touch and Joan was an extension of the real life "Joan Wider" Diane Thomas.
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She was busy writing the screenplay for the Steven Spielberg movie Always (fantastic movie btw) and couldn't do Jewel of the Nile. She was also doing a "treatment" (outline basically) for the 3rd Indiana Jones movie, but it wasn't used. She did die in the car accident a few weeks before Jewel of the Nile premiered.
Thanks for letting me know her name, because I love both movies she wrote the screenplays for, and I never would have known she did both without you.
@@Kayjee17 Fair enough, I lost some of the details to her story. But glad I was able to somehow help you out. Cheers.
I never heard that. Interesting, but very sad.
Your story is really confusing, I have no idea who you are talking about because to u never said.
I felt like this was more a precursor to The Mummy than the ripoff of Raiders.
FINALLY someone's reacting to this underrated classic. You'll love it. Michael Douglas, Kathleen Turner and Danny Devito. This is movie you shouldn't watch by yourself. It's a very nice movie. Carly is going to be mad you watched without her
How interesting to hear someone call this an underrated classic. It was a huge hit when i was released.
@@Diamond_Skies this was one of my greatest childhood moments and anytime I recommend it and it's sequel, people know idea what I'm talking. And its even enlightened me to see some one like who appreciates it.
Shanelle Riccio, Ashleigh Burton, and You, Me, and The Movies have all reacted to this.
For more of those three, War of the Roses.
This one does seem to be less remembered than other movies. It's one of those "if you've seen it then you love it. If you've not then you have zero idea of what you're missing
This movie is 80’s perfection. So damn charming. Watch the sequel. Their chemistry is still great. “The Jewel Of The Nile”.
R.I.P. Manuel Ojeda (Colonel Zolo) who passed away last year, 82 years old. One of Mexico's finest actors since the 1970s. A consummate professional with an unique look and voice, and great at playing both villains and heroes.
So glad you enjoyed it--but I'm not surprised; this is a great rom-com! True story: Douglas met a waitress named Diane Thomas at a restaurant in Malibu. She'd written the script, and he read it, loved it, bought it and produced the movie, then the sequel, JEWEL OF THE NILE. Tragically, Diane Thomas died in a car accident after that, so she never had another movie made; that was her total Hollywood resume. But imagine being the waitress who talked Michael Douglas into reading her script! And btw, Douglas is the son of one of Hollywood's most legendary actors, Kirk Douglas. He resembles his father, and it took him years to climb out of his father's shadow, but being a producer as well, he ended up even more famous than his dad.
One of the most charming movies of all time. It was a massive hit in 84. Michael Douglas was white hot afterward. And Robert Zemeckis was able to make Back to the Future after due to its success. No chance Cassie doesn't adore it.
And yet I've seen several comments here calling it underrated. It was big hit, critics loved it, and it got a sequel. How could anyone think it was underrated. I'm beginning to think "underrated" has joined "literally" in the list of words people use without knowing their meaning.
@@richardb6260And yet it isn't talked about as much as similar action-romances! I agree that it's far from a cult classic, but still not as "classic" as it could be!😊
CASSIE may like to watch Michael Douglas in *FATAL ATTRACTION* (1987), *BASIC INSTINCT* (1992) and *THE GAME* (1997).
He was excellent in Falling Down too.
@@user-mg5mv2tn8q That film was great !!! *FALLING DOWN* (1993) Hopefully Cassie is reading this comments.
I’m so tickled that you got so into the beginning. Even going so far as to say “this is a romance novel!” With nothing but passion and excitement. Bravo. As always. Thanks for sharing with us.
Awesome movie! The sequel, Jewel of the Nile is definitely worth watching as well!
This should be the top comment! I actually saw Jewel of the Nile first when I was growing up, only saw this movie many years later. Jewel will always have a special place in my heat!!
After that if she wants a black comedy with the same trio of actors(Douglas, Turner, DeVito) she should watch War of the Roses.
@@Zartu_3rd_Overlord_of_Blargon7 lol Cassie couldn't handle War of the Roses. The most anti romance movie ever.
@@edinalewis4704me aswell 😀. I only had that movie on video not this one
Yes!!! Forgot bout that movie. Thank u so much for reminding me.
Thanks for reviewing this film. I'd forgotten how much I loved it. I remember how incredible it was being able to rent the video to rewatch it after seeing the theatrical release. What a time to be alive. Thank you for watching, and thank you for being a hopeful romantic, also.
For the dance scene, they used some footage of Douglas and Turner when they hadn't realized they were rolling and were probably just practicing or simply relaxing, yielding the very genuine and spontaneous looks of delight on their faces.
This is one of the movies that defined my childhood. I've seen it soo many times as a kid/teen, along with Blazing Saddles.
A perfect blend of Mom’s favorite movie and Dad’s favorite movie
The French mistake waahlaa
I was a high school movie usher at a one screen theater in Milwaukee when we ran "Romancing The Stone" We ran the film for two months because it was so popular and well-recieved. And even after seeing it hundreds of times, knowing all the dialogue and stunts, it still charms me. It's a fun romp and it's enjoyable everytime.
I didn't see it at the Villa (3610 W. Villard Avenue, Milwaukee, WI) but my father owned the jewelry store next door. We had a connecting door for storage. So I saw a lot of movies at the one screen theater.
@@joejawson5264 Wow, that's awesome! I worked at Southgate Theater on 27th and Morgan. It's long since been razed for that crummy Walmart but I have so many fond memories as a high school Movie Usher (1981-1984) I could write a book of my crazy experiences!
@@jeffpawlinski3210 I never saw anything there. I was a northwest boy. I luckily did see movies at the 41 outdoor.
As a 56 yr-old strong, secure, and confident male, this movie is one of my top favorites! I saw it in the theater when it came out in '84, and my most recent viewing was just about a month ago. The romantic elements get me every time :)
A very slim chance for anyone feeling the need to point out that they're secure or confident to be either :D
@@raifthemad Umm...what? I'm not sure I understand your comment?
@@Hyakman5408 Take your time. It's not that hard. If you can't figure it out. I won't waste my time explaining stuff to someone who is too stupid to grasp such a simple sentence.
@raifthemad That's okay; I got it the first time around. I was just curious to see if you would respond with an insult, and you did! It's a very poor excuse for one, but it's an insult. When crafting your attacks in the future, try for a bit more creativity and wit. 😀
@@Hyakman5408 I don't suffer fools, nor people who act like one so have a nice day mr. self proclaimed stronk, secure and confident male.
I had a friend from high school that backpacked across Europe and made it to France before he went broke. Living on the streets earning money to continue, he came across a movie set and met Michael Douglas. He told him his story, Michael took him over to the food table for the movie employees and told him to eat as much as he wants. He also said that he did the same thing when he was his age.
Kirk Douglas once famously said, "I wish my kids had the same advantage I did growing up. I grew up poor...".
I'm not calling your friend out, but Michael Douglas---Kirk Douglas' son---has never been "without", a single day of his life.
Maybe Michael wanted him feel more at ease...
@vincentsablan732 I was talkingcabout back packing across Europe, not going broke.
@@imthewolf1 THAT makes more sense!! I didn't get that for some reason.
My apologies, I meant no offense..
Poverty builds character ... except when it doesn't. Often, poverty is nothing but poverty.
@@user-mg5mv2tn8q I believe it. But, conversely, I hear that prisons are FULL of characters...😁😁😁
The actress playing the sister was Mary Ellen Trainor a familiar face in 80s movies including playing the mum in The Goonies, The police psychiatrists in the Lethal Weapon franchise and a newsreader in Die Hard and ricochet as well as appearing in Congo, Scrooged and Forrest Gump.
I lost my mom in 2007, this and Jewel of The Nile were among her favorites, I miss her very much. Thank you for bringing this.
God bless you and your mom, I'll say a prayer for you guys tonight!
I’m honestly very glad to see someone reacting to this movie, especially blind. It’s such a fun movie, and while not as quotable as something like The Princess Bride, there’s a lot of great lines and scenes.
My personal favorite is Juan realizing who Joan is, and the fact that he reads her books to his crew/neighbors. Plus the truck chase/village tour minutes later. SO much fun!
3:08 Of course, that laundry list of Groven’s was pretty fun too, in a campy way.
I miss movies like this. Adventure, comedy, romance, great acting and story. Was obsessed with this movie when i first saw it .
This movie is such a masterpiece. Action, Comedy, Romance... no matter what type of movie you enjoy, this is it. I was like only 9 or 10 when I first saw this, shortly after it came out... and I swear it's the movie that spawned my love for romantic comedies. Totally not surprised this is one of your father's favorites.
One of the things I loved about this movie is in the end Joan beats the bad guy and saves herself. Very atypical for a 80s adventure comedy. I love it when Jack says “You’re going to be alright Joan Wilder. You always were.” As if to say she always had the strength of character to survive this ordeal.
Exactly... She started off scared and afraid of everything but by that point she was totally kick ass... She grew... not just another dumb blonde... and I loved that Jack fell for her... it was a great movie... Cute, funny, whimsical... an adventure, with a happy ending.
Temple of Doom came out the same year. I don't mind Willie Scott, but Joan Wilder was the better version of her.
The story is written by a woman.
You gotta watch the sequel, Jewel of the Nile. You'll both love it.
This is one of my all time favorite movies! I'm 69 and have never gotten tired of watching this movie now and then.Your dad and I seem to love the same classic movies! He must be a great guy, lol! Steve in Utah!!!
This is a fantastic film, so glad to see you checking it out! Your sister would have enjoyed this one a lot I reckon. I really hope you'll watch its sequel The Jewel of the Nile. I love that film so much
One of the rare sequels that at least rivals the first.
Can't go wrong when El Guapo takes you on his little mule.
Romancing the Stone started my lifelong crush on Kathleen Turner. Her evolution from mousey writer to bold adventurer is wonderful to behold.
And that voice 😍
Kathleen in Body Heat was whew…🔥🔥
She's not bad, she was just drawn that way. (can't hear her voice without thinking Jessica R.)
She looks TERRIBLE now though. And has for years
She's certainly a big reason why I watched The Man With Two Brains repeatedly as a teenager.
And those legs! 😍
Love Kathleen Turner - one of my all time favorite movies is "Peggy Sue Got Married," - (1986) directed by Francis Ford Coppola, and co-starring Nicholas Cage, with cast members Jim Carrey, Helen Hunt, and Barbara Harris, among others. You and your sister would definitely enjoy it. Thanks for all the great reactions!
I grew up with these movies. Stone and Jewel Of The Nile were among mom's favorites, so i watched them a lot.
So it's no surprise that I don't think about other people never having seen them.
And you should definitely have your sister watch Jewel with you - right after you show her Stone.
yeah.. my mother loved this film as well. I still remember watching it on HBO with her when it premiered.
My mom watched this movie so much when I was little I can quote nearly every line
What I love about your reactions is that you get absolutely involved in the story. Also, your best line was, “Hold hands for protection”. Laughed out-loud at that one. Geoff from Fremantle Western Australia 🇦🇺
That and when he unwrapped the treasure she said, “Wait, is it more weed?!”
This movie kickstarted Michael Douglas into leading man A-list status. His run of movies after this was incredible....The Jewel of the Nile, Fatal Attraction, Wall Street, Black Rain, The War of the Roses, Basic Instinct, Falling Down, Disclosure, The American President and so on and so on. This started it all.
Black Rain! Awesome 80’s cop movie with such a good ending.
@@aklimar2208 very underrated flick as well
So true! Those movies really catapulted him into stardom. He was also In that successful cop drama with Carl Malden back in the 70s. "The Streets of San Francisco".
@@usersummerbreeze Correct
@@markminter6312 Next to First Blood, one of the coolest motorcycle chases I've ever seen
LOVED how much you enjoyed this! It's a great live-action adventure romance novel that she gets to live within as the main character and had great rough edges like Jack's selfishness and the intense action at the end. You'll see traces of this movie in many other action-comedy-romances to come.
This movie is magic. I must've seen it a dozen times. Sequel is decent too. Kathleen Turner was huge in the 80s and early 90s but then developed rheumatoid arthritis, which drastically affected her career. She has made stuff since then, but it definitely impacted her career.
Unfortunately, she had a severe drinking problem for quite some time, and that, combined with the meds for her rheumatic arthritis, caused her to put on some weight. Hollywood, superficial Hollywood, wanted nothing to do with her after that.
The sequel is terrible. The writer of this terrific movie died in a car wreck, so the studio got a group of Hollywood hacks who did not understand why the first was such a hit.
@@PChazman1 I did not know that about the writer. Still, I think the sequel is decent. Nowhere near as good as the original, but not bad.
Very special film for me, literally the first movie my parents rented on VHS when Dad bought our first VCR. They rented some kids video for me, and Romancing the Stone for themselves after, but I wasn't tired, and they decided to let me stay up past bedtime and watch this with them. As a 5 year old, of course I loved the crocodile biting off the hand, favorite part easily, lol. But yes, appreciate its charm as an adult!
That yell when he chucks the suitcase off the cliff kills me every time -- childhood memories
@@plowe6751 Because carrying it through miles of jungles to preserver useless clothing (again, for the jungle) makes no sense. Plus it's just part of him being in character, especially having just met her.
Probably someone has mentioned this, but Kathleen Turner was in possibly the steamiest neo-noir thriller, "Body Heat", her first film. It was written and directed by Lawrence Kasdan, who wrote, co-wrote or directed a load of movies, including many of the Star Wars films and others. Body Heat was his first directorial effort. It also starred William Hurt, in one of his (if not first) movie roles.
Kathleen Turner was very much an icon of 80s movies. If you want to see her with Michael Douglas again then you need to watch the movie War of the Roses.
Love that movie! Terrible it's been forgotten. Isn't Danny Devito in it too?
@@susanalexander6721 Yes he is as the lawyer
Even better, and for a more happy movie, watch the sequel to this, Jewel of the Nile!
It should be noted that War of the Roses has the same actors but they are NOT playing the same characters. It also should be noted that it's a dark comedy; a VERY dark comedy!
@@susanalexander6721 The guy who plays Homer Simpson is in it too
Holland Taylor played the part of Gloria. She played Professor Stromwell in Legally Blonde, and Judge Roberta Kitties in in the tv series The Practice.
If you like 80s movies, An Officer and A Gentleman is a classic, i think you and your sister would love it, kind of a tear jerker starring Richard Gere
Cassie is here for any and all romance all day, everyday. Doesn’t matter how sketchy the guy is, she’ll always root for the romantic outcome. 🤣
I forgot the timestamp in the previous comment. That was @5:40. The 3 main actors from the movie also acted in the music video from the soundtrack of this movie. It was unique and turned out really cool. Take a look. Billy Ocean - "When the going gets tough". A great song and video too.👍❤
Kathleen Turner was very popular in the 80s and early 90s, but her career slowed in the 90s due to medical problems. My favorite of her movies is Serial Mom.
Mine is Body Heat. Also loved she and Michael in War of the Roses. It's been kinda forgotten.
She was incredible in “Undercover Blues” with Dennis Quaid & Stanley Tucci. Don’t forget the awesome sequel to this “Jewel of the Nile”. Also her breakout role in Body Heat made her a star. You could have seen her if you watched Friends. She is Chandlers drag queen father with his own Las Vegas review show.
"You can't wear white shoes after Labor Day." "No... please... fashion has changed!" "No.... it hasn't." *BONK*
@susanalexander6721 War of the Roses is very subversive, very dark, and should be a lot more memorable. Loved when Michael Douglas peed on the fish.
... 'cause you CAN'T WEAR WHITE SHOES AFTER LABOR DAY!
The Douglas Preserve is in my city. Great huge area with trails, an ocean view from a cliff and it’s a refuge for birds and other wildlife.
I worked at a celebrity birthday party years ago and Danny DeVito came into our tiny kitchen three separate times to thank us four women for our hard work. Class act all the way!!!
I got his used cigar and at home my teenagers and I put it under a dome to make “the Shrine to Danny DeVito.”
I heard it’s in Connecticut now with one of my kid’s friends. 🤣🤣🤣
I can’t say anything good about the female celebrity who came in demanding ketchup to splatter all over my chef friend’s wonderful food. Household name.
I remember going to the drive-in to watch this movie. So glad she’s finally getting to this 80’s Classic.
Fun Fact: Joan's publicist Holland Taylor is Sarah Paulson's longtime partner. Also, I love this movie. A movie with a similar vibe is The Lost City with Sandra Bullock and Channing Tatum. It doesn't have the charm that this one does but it's a similar story and pretty funny.
Romancing the Stone is one of the greatest Rom/Com/Adventure movies of all time. It is literally the reason you have channels like this, to discover hidden gems that stand the test of time and put so many acting performances of today's movies to shame. Also incredible storytelling.
"Hidden gems".. I see what you did there.
@@toxicginger9936 Roflcakes.
This movie was free on YT a month or 2 ago, & it hit me when I watched it (yet again) then that the scenes w/Joan, Jack, & Juan (the guy who gave a mini tour as they were escaping), all had names derived from/variants of the name John. Joan is the feminine version; Jack is/was a common nickname for John (think, JFK), & Juan is the Spanish version. How I never noticed that before is amazing. Even 40 yr old movies can surprise you. Also, note how her hairstyle reflects the changes in her, like gaining self-confidence. And for some reason, I always think of the Kai Cobra Sensei from Karate Kid when they're checking out that guy in the bar @ the beginning.
The sequel is pretty good too, Jewel of the Nile. Check it out. In addition the pair worked together on The War of the Roses, which was dramatically different and a bit intense.
Cassie's face when the gun jammed at the end 32:36 ? I absolutely lost it. 😂😂😂
Michael Douglas had been making serious message-type movies and decided to make something more mainstream and popular. This was the result. There is a sequel which is pretty good as well. Kathleen Turner did a movie called Body Heat with William Hurt. This movie got her career jump started, big time. It was written and directed by Lawrence Kasdan, his first big break as a director. It's a pretty steamy movie, but it's really excellent.
Kathleen and Michael's chemistry was really good. They were actually contracted for 5 movies together but they had a falling out and only did 3 I think. You should watch War of the Roses with them. I really like Kathleen in Undercover Blues and Serial Mom. I enjoyed watching your reaction to this as its one of my favorites.
She's so great in Serial Mom! John Waters is always a wild time.
War of the Roses is one hell of a film.
You should show it to Carly so we can watch her reaction. This is one of my favorite childhood movies because my parents loved it.And it's a great mixture of Romance, Action,Adventure, and a happy ending!
"The War Of The Roses", also starring Kathleen Turner, Michael Douglas and Danny DeVito. "Serial Mom" is another great, overlooked Kathleen Turner movie 😄 Also, if you like Danny DeVito, "Throw Momma From The Train" is another fantastic 80's classic!
In the first scene, there is a tradition at celebrations of breaking the wine glass you took your first drink from. She didn't want to break the wine glass, so she broke the plate instead. Kind of sets the tone for the whole movie ;) And I think your dad put this movie on his list because he knew how much you would love it :)
The point of breaking a glass after a toast is so no lesser toast can be made with that glass.
I was a young actor in NYC just walking down the avenue on the Upper West Side. I saw the sailboat on a cross street and wondered what the heck was going on. I found out when this movie came out. Fun movie and reaction, as always.
This is such a fun movie and they have great chemistry. If you like Kathleen Turner you will love Body Heat. It’s a modern ( 80’s) film noir with William Hurt. She was also the voice of Jessica Rabbit in Who framed Roger Rabbit.
_Body Heat_ -the hottest movie I ever saw and not replaced until welllll into mid-life. Such an amazing movie.
I suggested BODY HEAT to her - it's the film debut of Kathleen Turner and made her an overnight International success in 1981.
Speaking of Sail Away, watch Girl with the Dragon Tattoo. You'll never hear that song the same way ever!
The sequel, The Jewel of the Nile, is equally worth watching. More importantly, if you haven't seen Kathleen Turner in anything before, you MUST watch Body Heat, a genuinely great neo-noir movie.
I actually liked Jewl of the Nile a little more .
17:20 The mythical Hydra grew back a head, or two, no real creature does. Some lizards can drop their tail and grow it back, very useful if you are grabbed by the tail.
"The Ghost And The Darkness" (1996) is another Michael Douglas in the jungle movie, but this one is a true adventure drama from the 1890"s, starring Val Kilmer as a bridge builder and Douglas as a big name hunter confronted with some serious wildlife adversaries. Additionally, Douglas has a nice list of watchable movies behind him, including Douglas as the bad guy. For some amusement, try Douglas and Turner in the 1989 "War of the Roses".
Carly missed out so bad! You two are the perfect audience for this movie. It came out when I was in high school and remains one of my underrated favorites to this day!
I love this movie. I've seen it many times, but it took me a while to realize that 9:41 is exactly the image of Jesse in the hat from the poster in her apartment.
10:04 - exactly! :D
Loved Michael Douglas. This was a great success. Love underrated, The Game. Kathleen Turner can't be appreciated without watching Body Heat. Also a big movie, now a cult classic!
Yes "The Game" was an excellent movie. Very underrated. I didn't expect it to be nearly as good as it was.
Body Heat was one of the sexiest movies ever.
@@handsomeXI loved The Game as well
Many of my female friends love this movie. It was written by a lady named Diane Thomas who unfortunately died before the premiere. It significant because it’s an adventure movie and a romance. But the main character is Joan!
Kathleen Turner: “The Accidental Tourist “ is a great film. I think that it was the best film she ever starred in. And it’s an eighties flick like you enjoy ✋🏻
05:50 Holland Taylor, she's been around but I recognize her from Two And A Half Men as Evelyn Harper. :)
Great reaction! A great movie with Kathleen Turner that I know you will love . . . a movie that also stars Nicholas Cage . . . is Peggy Sue Got Married. It's an incredible love story. You and Carly will both love it. Guaranteed!
I LOVE that movie.
@pwmel
Yes!! That movie is great!
Yes! Great one.
Romancing The Stone
The sequel:
Jewel of the Nile
And in an alternate universe
WAR OF THE ROSES
ALL 3 FILMS STARRING:
Michael Douglas
Kathleen Turner
Danny Devito
Best combination of Romance, Comedy, Action, and Adventure EVER!
'It was my mud diving expertise' - Michael Douglas on why he got this role 🙂
I was deep in my romance novel phase when this movie came out. I already had the book and got the movie poster. I liked it so much and the supporting cast is dynamite!
Interesting about Michael Douglas. His work trends dramatic/suspense, but he’s a gifted comedic actor as well!
Sidenote: he and Danny DeVito have been friends since college. Danny was in One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest, a film produced by Michael Douglas. Michael is also worth checking out in China Syndrome, War of the Roses (black comedy), Wall Street, and many more.
Micheal Douglas is fantastic in everything. Even in mediocre movies, he absolutely kills it.
With out a doubt, this is the best reaction channel on the webs.
This is the movie that saved Robert Zemekis career. He had had a couple of flops in a row and this was his last chance. Based on the success of this he got "Back to the Future", then "Who Framed Roger Rabbit", the "Back to the Future" sequels. After that he could pretty much do whatever he wanted. He was up there with Steven Spielberg.
Also, Kathleen Turner had fantastic chemistry with all her romantic leads, while still being funny. Besides the sequel, she and Michael Douglas also co-starred in "The War of the Roses".
I Wanna Hold Your Hand and Used Cars may have flopped at the box office. But they're both good movies. Used Cars is one of my favorite comedies of all time.
I agree with Richard. Zemeckis earlier work were not bad movies. I want to hold your hand was a good movie and Used Cars is hilarious. Even if they weren't box office successes, Zemeckis talent was obvious to the studios. Romancing the Stone was a Box Office smash. And it was the movie that led to Back to the Future being greenlighted.
Dang, forgot about War of the Roses. Brilliant brutal film. DeVito's great in it. Thanks for reminding me about it.
The next rom-com you must see is 1988's Working Girl with Melanie Griffith, Harrison Ford, and Sigourney Weaver. You will love seeing Harrison Ford looking charming and handsome in modern-day suits. 🤗
I saw this movie in the theatre when it came out. Then took my two sisters to see it, telling them it was the best western I'd ever seen. The looks I got before it switched to the present-day stuff! One of my finer moments.
As you've no doubt heard, there's another one: Jewel of the Nile.
19:34 - Alfonso Arau, aka El Guapo in Three Amigos! ("That was a pretty good trick, too!")
Such an underrated film. I introduced this film to a friend of mine a few years ago and she was gobsmacked that she had never heard of it
It was a huge box office success, but largely forgotten in this century.
I remember when it first showed up on premium cable, you could find it playing on one channel or another pretty much 'round the clock all day, every day.
I think that's one of the things I love about the 80s and 90s. There were so many romance movies that guys can enjoy and action movies that girls can enjoy. Also, I don't know what suddenly made me remember it but since you like romcoms, 80s movies and Harrison Ford I HIGHLY recommend you watch Working Girl. I don't know why nobody reacts to it. It has a stellar cast of main and supporting characters, great music, great romance... I really think you're gonna love it.
Yeah, Working Girl is great, and I agree that she'd enjoy it
Yessss Working Girl is a good suggestion!
You should check out Kathleen Turner in Body Heat alongside William Hurt. It's the movie that opened the door for her to get the role in Romancing The Stone. It's a Film Noir directed and written by Lawrence Kasdan, who wrote the screenplay for The Empire Strikes Back and Raiders Of The Lost Ark. Also see Random Harvest with Carly.
Cassie after dark !
My favorite Kathleen Turner movie - Body Heat.
@@kevindown1592yes!!!!!!!!!
I was so looking forward to this movie reaction from you or from you with Carly! I think this movie was a lot of fun and hit a lot of your benchmarks for being good! The guy who read all of Jane's books and drove them around town was the same guy who came out in another movie called the Three Amigos. That is another movie you should watch! This was fun! Thanks!
Michael Douglas produced "One Flew Over The Cuckoo's Nest" with Jack Nicholson as the main character. Danny DeVito starred in the movie as well and that's one of the reasons he was in "Romancing The Stone" along with Michael Douglas.
"Is that because 'I don't want to do the dishes, because I deserve it, because I just wrote a book?'" might be the most positive series of thoughts I've heard in a long time.
I was a kid when this came out and remember dragging *my* dad to take us to go see it, which he also ended up enjoying.
This movie ended up being not just a surprise hit at the time, not just to the studios, who hadn't expected the idea of mixing an action movie with "Romancing" in the title to succeed, let alone a blend of 2 genres with distinctly separate target market segments (even in the public's mind), but 20th Century Fox's only major box office hit of that year. I think it was because it did ride the popular trend at the time of both action and romance genres, and was well-executed, such that it drew in both target demographics, along with kids like myself who liked a good adventure story.
You should, of course now, check out the sequel. And absolutely Carly should watch both (and I'm a bit surprised you didn't have her watch this with you)!.
I remember seeing this in the Theater back in the '80's. Fun movie!
And I just now noticed that the name of the water taxi that Joan Wilder rode out on was "Orca" - the same name as Quint's boat used to chase down the shark in JAWS!!! Lol!
the Game is also a good movie with Michael Douglas. came out in 1997 and is a Thriller/Mystery
This movie was made for you, thank you for sharing your reaction with us.
Watched the ghost and the darkness again recently and it would make for a good reaction. Although it's not as polished a movie as could have been with such an incredible story as source material, I think Cassie would really like the Val kilmer-michael Douglas collaboration in this.
The coach in The Mighty Ducks was Emilio Estevez, Martin Sheen is his father and Charlie Sheen is his half-brother. Martin Sheen was the President to Michael Douglas as Chief of Staff in The American President.
God Bless to you always Cassie! Love all your movie reactions! There’s literally so many movies I want to see you watch but the list is too long for me to put here! Lol 😂
Never seen this movie so I will have to add this to my movie library for sure! ❤️❤️
Take care and keep up the amazing work!
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She is Charlie an Allan Harper's mother, also Jake's grandma
Kathleen Turner is probably best known for her femme fatale role in the film Body Heat, which was written and directed by the screenwriter of Raiders of the Lost Ark. She's also in my favorite Steve Martin comedy The Man With Two Brains. She and Michael Douglas (and Danny Devito) made another movie called The War of the Roses. It's a comedy. But NOT a romantic one. It's kinda the anti-romantic comedy. She did an underrated movie with Dennis Quaid called Undercover Blues. I don't see it getting a lot of love. But I like it. Turner's distinctive voice lead to a lot of voice work. Most notable the voice of Jessica Rabbit in Who Framed Roger Rabbit?, in which she had the classic line "I'm not bad. I'm just drawn that way". There's a sequel to Romancing the Stone called Jewel of the Nile. It's OK. But not as good as the first.
LOVE Body Heat
I forgot to mention one of my favorite Jathleen Turner films, Serial Mom. Now that would be interesting to see a reaction to.
@16:00 "Doesn't it go bad?" No. Even opened Whisky, Rhum, Cognac and other liquour can be kept for a long time, (as long as you keep it airtight/corked) The main thing is to make sure to store horizontally, so that the corks stay moist. That way you don't risk the cork cracking when opening it, as happened to me with a 1200USD bottle of Port Ellen from 1976!😱
The greatest chick flick of all time. It’s not a rip off of Indiana Jones. It was written by a woman prior to Raiders of the Lost Ark being written. She actually passed away around the time of the film’s release. Plane crash I believe. But anyone who talks about “woke” when referring to capable female movie characters obviously hasn’t heard of this. They had plenty of strong, intelligent female characters in movies in the 80s. Sigourney Weaver played a lot of them. Kathleen Turner gets in over her head at times, but she’s not stupid. This is the movie that the recent Sandra Bullock/Channing Tatum movie ripped off. The sequel, Jewel of the Nile, is good as well. I have fun with it, and the soundtrack.
Chick flick? Interesting. I thought it was just a good film.
I heard that it was a car crash - in a car that was given to the author because of the success of the movie.
Generally that is how you define a ripoff. One studio has a box office hit and the other studios start looking through their old scripts to capitalize on the current trend.
Doesn't mean Romancing the Stone is bad, it's just how Hollywood operates.
Yup. Spielberg obviously didn't think this was a ripoff of Indy, since he hired her to co-write his film "Always" which appeared in 1989, and she also did the draft script for the 3rd Indy movie, Last Crusade, before it was re-done to what we have today. It was originally going to be set in a haunted mansion when Lucas suggested it, but Spielberg thought it would be too much like his other earlier film, Poltergeist, so he had it re-written using someone else after she died. They kept in the part in the Nazi castle though.
This movie and the leading woman character are the antithesis of today's movies and leading women.
She is likable. She has a character arc. She is not the fiercest and most bad ass character in every scene. She doesn't know everything and have every skill she will ever need for any situation (at the age of 20). etc. She has flaws and fears, but she finds her strength and rises above them after falling down a few times, and hits her stride in the end.
Hollywood knew how to do great woman characters in the 80', today's Hollywood doesn't have a clue how to make one that satisfies the audience.
Gloria in the begining is played by Holland Taylor, you'd most likely know her as Charlie and Alan Harper's mother on "Two and a Half Men"
This I one of my mums favourites! There's also the Jewel of the Nile as well that I think is the sequel or prequel, I can't recall.
It's a sequel to Romancing the Stone. Sure Cassie will watch that one too but it isn't as good as the first film. There is also The War of the Roses that has the same cast but isn't the same characters.
I used to watch this with my Grandma and Mom. will always be a favorite of mine.
I'm happy that you liked this film. I saw it like 5 times in the theater when it came out!
I saw this movie in the theater (40 years ago, my God) and then taped it off HBO and watched it repeatedly. I think I have all the dialogue memorized. It's one of my favorites.
One of my favorite movies. So glad you dad recommended it and so glad you reacted to it! I recommend Working Girl (1988). I think you would love it.
I second ... my favorite with Harrison
This one was one of my favorites growing up. My parents loved it and we always had it in the house. This was my introduction to Michael Douglas and I have loved his work ever since. I always like going back to this movie just because remembering the times I shared with mom.
I'm so happy you watched this! I'm watching it again for the 20+ time tonight with my mom. Such a good movie!
Michael Douglas and Danny DeVito go way back. They shared an apartment together in NYC in the early 1970s when they were both struggling actors. Michael Douglas had done TV (The Streets of San Francisco) but hadn't broken into movies yet. Douglas produced the movie One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest (1975, which won Best Picture, earning him an Oscar) and he put DeVito in that, one of his first film roles.