Romancing the Stone (1984): cast, story & where to watch

Released in 1984, Romancing the Stone is an action, comedy, adventure and romance film directed by Robert Zemeckis, running about 106 minutes. “She's a girl from the big city. He's a reckless soldier of fortune. For a fabulous treasure, they share an adventure no one could imagine... or survive.” — that tagline sets the tone.

What it’s about. Though she can spin wild tales of passionate romance, novelist Joan Wilder has no life of her own. Then one day adventure comes her way in the form of a mysterious package. It turns out that the parcel is the ransom she'll need to free her abducted sister, so Joan flies to South America to hand it over. But she gets on the wrong bus and winds up hopelessly stranded in the jungle.

Who’s in it. Romancing the Stone stars Michael Douglas as Jack T. Colton, Kathleen Turner as Joan Wilder, Danny DeVito as Ralph and Zack Norman as Ira, among others.

How it landed. With an audience score of 6.8/10, Romancing the Stone has drawn a solid, mixed-to-positive response. It went on to earn $86.6M at the box office.

Where to watch. In US you can rent or buy it from Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies and YouTube. See the full, country-by-country breakdown on our where to watch Romancing the Stone page.

If you liked it. Fans of Romancing the Stone tend to enjoy The Dark Knight, The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King, Inception and The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring.