Romancing the Stone (1984)

Swinging Across the Ravine

Joan (Kathleen Turner) proves herself to Jack (Michael Douglas) by swinging across the ravine on a vine.

Directed by Robert Zemeckis.

Released in 1984 by Fox.

related tags 

  • character-type: Writer
  • character-type: Tough Guy
  • character-type: Romantic Interest
  • character-type: Soldier
  • action: Swing
  • action: Shoot
  • action: Drink
  • editors-choice: Screams
  • editors-choice: Tuff Guys
  • editors-choice: Action Sequences
  • editors-choice: On-Screen Couples
  • primary-genre: Romance
  • primary-genre: Action and Adventure
  • primary-genre: Comedy
  • secondary-genre: Adventure
  • secondary-genre: Action Comedies
  • secondary-genre: Action & Adventure
  • secondary-genre: Romantic Comedies
  • mood: Exciting
  • primary-occasion: Trips / Getaways
  • secondary-occasion: Vacation
  • prop: Gun
  • prop: Gift
  • setting: Jungle
  • setting: Bridge
  • theme: Survival
  • actor: Joe Finnegan
  • actor: Michael Cassidy
  • actor: Jimmy Medearis
  • actor: Richard Drown
  • actor: Vince Deadrick Sr.
  • actor: Michael Douglas
  • actor: Manuel Ojeda
  • actor: Jeff Ramsey
  • actor: Kathleen Turner
  • director: Robert Zemeckis
  • producer: Jack Brodsky
  • producer: Joel Douglas
  • producer: Michael Douglas
  • cinematographer: Dean Cundey
  • composer: Alan Silvestri
  • editor: Donn Cambern
  • costume-designer: Marilyn Vance
  • production-designer: Lawrence G. Paull
  • role-name: Zolo's Men
  • role-name: Joan Wilder
  • role-name: Zolo
  • role-name: Jack T. Colton
  • screenwriter: Diane Thomas
  • screenwriter: Treva Silverman
  • screenwriter: Lem Dobbs
  • screenwriter: Howard Franklin
  • year: 1984
  • studio: Fox