Catalog - The City Library

Format:

DVD, Videorecording, Projected Medium, Visual Materials

Title:

Romancing the stone [videorecording] / Twentieth Century Fox presents a Michael Douglas production, a Robert Zemeckis film ; produced by Michael Douglas ; written by Diane Thomas ; directed by Robert Zemeckis.

Edition:

Special ed.

Publisher, Date:

Beverly Hills, Calif. : 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment, [2006]

Description:

1 videodisc (ca. 106 min.) : anamorphic, sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.

Summary:

A romance writer sets off to Colombia to pay the ransom of her kidnapped sister, and soon finds herself in the middle of a dangerous adventure. Thrown into a jungle full of gunfire, mud slides and poisonous snakes, Joan's only hope lies with Jack Colton, a rugged wanderer straight out of her novels. Together, they'll have to outwit the bandits and survive the jungle if they're to save her sister.

Target Audience Note:

MPAA rating: PG.

Subjects:

Novelists, American -- Drama.

Jungles -- Colombia -- Drama.

Criminal behavior -- Colombia -- Drama.

Novelistas americanos -- Teatro.

Jungla -- Colombia -- Teatro.

Feature films.

Action and adventure films.

Romantic comedy films.

Video recordings for the hearing impaired.

Comedy films.

Other Author:

Zemeckis, Robert, 1952-

Douglas, Michael, 1944-

Turner, Kathleen, 1954-

DeVito, Danny.

Arau, Alfonso.

Ojeda, Manuel.

Cundey, Dean, 1945-

Silvestri, Alan.

Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment, Inc.

Notes:

Title from container.

Originally released as a motion picture in 1984.

Special features: "Rekindling the 'Romance'": a look back featurette; "A hidden treasure": the screenwriter featurette; Actors Michael Douglas, Kathleen Turner and Danny DeVito choose their favorite scenes; "Michael Douglas remembers" featurette; Deleted scenes.

Director of photography, Dean Dundey ; music, Alan Silvestri ; production designer, Lawrence G. Paull.

Michael Douglas, Kathleen Turner, Danny DeVito, Alfonso Arau, Manuel Ojeda.

DVD, region 1, widescreen (2.35:1) presentation; Dolby Digital surround, Dolby Digital mono., dual-layer, NTSC.

English, dubbed French or dubbed Spanish dialogue, English or Spanish subtitles; closed-captioned.

Publisher Number:

2236694

System Availability:

1

Current Holds:

0

# Local items:

1