Longtime collaborators Michael Douglas and Danny DeVito spoke in conversation at the Produced By Conference today in Burbank.
They began working together in theater in the 1960s and through One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest into the ‘80s.
Tracing their intertwining careers, Douglas came to talk about the sequel to their hit Romancing the Stone.
Thirty five years later, many fans of the film may not even know there was a sequel. The 1985 film, The Jewel of the Nile, is not remembered fondly by fans of the original.
Whatever viewers may think of the sequel, there was going on behind the scenes.
It’s never a good sign when you have to sue the lead actor to be in the film. After the success of Romancing the Stone, Kathleen Turner had a lot of other offers and was set to star in The Money Pit (Shelly Long ultimately starred...
They began working together in theater in the 1960s and through One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest into the ‘80s.
Tracing their intertwining careers, Douglas came to talk about the sequel to their hit Romancing the Stone.
Thirty five years later, many fans of the film may not even know there was a sequel. The 1985 film, The Jewel of the Nile, is not remembered fondly by fans of the original.
Whatever viewers may think of the sequel, there was going on behind the scenes.
It’s never a good sign when you have to sue the lead actor to be in the film. After the success of Romancing the Stone, Kathleen Turner had a lot of other offers and was set to star in The Money Pit (Shelly Long ultimately starred...
- 6/8/2019
- by Fred Topel
- Deadline Film + TV
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