| The Jewel of the Nile | |
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 Promotional movie poster for the film. | |
| Directed by | Lewis Teague |
| Produced by | Michael Douglas Jack Brodsky Joel Douglas |
| Written by | Mark Rosenthal Lawrence Konner |
| Starring | Michael Douglas Kathleen Turner Danny DeVito |
| Music by | Jack Nitzsche |
| Cinematography | Jan de Bont |
| Editing by | Peter Boita Michael Ellis |
| Distributed by | 20th Century Fox |
| Release date(s) | December 11, 1985 |
| Running time | 106 min |
| Country | USA |
| Language | English |
| Preceded by | Romancing the Stone |
| Followed by | Originally planned Crimson Eagle but scrapped now Racing the Monsoon(pre-production stage) |
| IMDb profile | |
The Jewel of the Nile is a sequel to the 1984 romantic adventure Romancing the Stone featuring Michael Douglas, Kathleen Turner, and Danny DeVito, the stars of the first film. Lewis Teague (born 8 March 1938 in Brooklyn, New York) is a veteran film director whose work includes Alligator, Michael Kirk Douglas (born September 25, 1944) is an American Actor and producer, primarily in Movies and Television Michael Kirk Douglas (born September 25, 1944) is an American Actor and producer, primarily in Movies and Television Mary Kathleen Turner (born June 19, 1954) is a Tony Award - and Academy Award -nominated American actress. Daniel Michael DeVito Jr (born November 17 1944 is an American Actor, director and producer, who first gained prominence for his portrayal Jan de Bont (born October 22, 1943) is a Dutch Cinematographer, producer, and Film director. Events 359 - Honoratus, the first known Prefect of the City of Constantinople, takes office Events 3 December - Roger Moore steps down from the role of James Bond after twelve years and seven films The United States of America —commonly referred to as the English is a West Germanic language originating in England and is the First language for most people in the United Kingdom, the United States Romancing the Stone is an 1984 American action - Adventure film, and has many elements that might categorize it as a romantic A sequel is a work in Literature, Film, or other media that portrays events following those of a previous work Events The Walt Disney Company founds Touchstone Pictures to release movies with subject matter deemed inappropriate for the Disney name Romancing the Stone is an 1984 American action - Adventure film, and has many elements that might categorize it as a romantic Michael Kirk Douglas (born September 25, 1944) is an American Actor and producer, primarily in Movies and Television Mary Kathleen Turner (born June 19, 1954) is a Tony Award - and Academy Award -nominated American actress. Daniel Michael DeVito Jr (born November 17 1944 is an American Actor, director and producer, who first gained prominence for his portrayal Released in 1985, it sends their characters off on a new adventure in a fictional Middle Eastern desert, in an effort to find the precious "Jewel of the Nile. Events 3 December - Roger Moore steps down from the role of James Bond after twelve years and seven films The Middle East is a Subcontinent with no clear boundaries often used as a synonym to Near East, in opposition to Far East. "
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Plot summary
Opening Sequence
Like the first film, the opening scene takes place in one of Joan's novels. But this time, instead of Joan's wild-west supercouple, Jesse and Angelina, Joan and Jack are the featured heroes. As the movie starts Jack and Joan are on an old sailing ship. They're getting married. Suddenly, pirates attack the ship. Jack leads a brief counterattack against the pirates, but eventually the pirates take the ship and the survivors must get to the lifeboats. By the time Jack and Joan reach the lifeboats, there's only room enough for one more. Joan gives the seat to Jack and he leaves without her. Now she's alone and surrounded by pirates. It seems she's doomed. And then. . .
We return to reality, where Joan is sitting on the deck of the Angelina, struggling to finish her novel. Frustrated, she gives up and tosses her typewriter overboard.
Rest of film
Joan Wilder (Kathleen Turner) is having trouble writing her next romantic novel while living with Jack Colton (Michael Douglas) on his boat, the Angelina, and refuses to discuss marriage. Mary Kathleen Turner (born June 19, 1954) is a Tony Award - and Academy Award -nominated American actress. Michael Kirk Douglas (born September 25, 1944) is an American Actor and producer, primarily in Movies and Television At a book signing engagement she meets a charming Arab ruler named Omar (Spiros Focas) that has managed to persuade the world that he is a firm, but fair, ruler of a fictional Middle Eastern nation. Omar offers Joan the opportunity to live like a queen at his palace, while she writes a fluff piece about him. However, as soon as Joan leaves with Omar, Jack runs into Ralph (Danny DeVito). Daniel Michael DeVito Jr (born November 17 1944 is an American Actor, director and producer, who first gained prominence for his portrayal Ralph, recently out of prison, plans on killing Jack, but is stopped by an Arab named Tarak (Paul David Magid), who tells Jack of Omar's true intentions. This includes the fact that he has their greatest treasure, the Jewel of the Nile, in his possession. Ralph, immediately interested at the prospect, agrees to help find the Jewel. Jack, however, is less than convinced. But seconds later, the Angelina explodes, having been sabotaged under Omar's orders. He then agrees to team up with Ralph and Tarak in order to track down the lost jewel in Omar's kingdom.
In the fabled kingdom, Joan discovers that Omar is a brutal dictator, that imprisons her until she agrees to finish the fluff piece that will introduce him to the world as an enlightened ruler that will unite the Arab world. The araB gene Promoter is a bacterial promoter activated by e L-arabinose binding In the palace jail she meets a holy man, Al-Julhara, (Avner Eisenberg), who is in fact the Jewel of the Nile. The pair escape the palace, and with the help of Jack are able to flee Omar's army into the desert. Ralph, who provides much of the film's comic relief, is left to fend for himself in the desert and thus joins with the rebel tribe led by Tarak that has sworn to protect the Jewel so he can fulfill his destiny.
After a battle with a mountain African tribe, Joan breaks the news to Jack, that the Jewel is in fact Al-Julhara who is the spiritual leader of the Arab people (Alan Foulds). Omar plans on using a British rock & roll technician's smoke and mirrors special effects at an upcoming festival, planned by Omar, to convince the Arab world that he is in fact a prophet that will unite the Arab world under his rule. The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom, the UK or Britain,is a Sovereign state located Jack, Joan and the Holy Man decide to crash the festival and unmask Omar as the fraud that he is. Once Omar is killed, the Holy Man rises as the real spiritual leader and the film ends with Jack and Joan finally getting married. Ralph is acknowledged as an official member of Tarak's tribe, signified by being presented with a priceless jeweled dagger.
Response
While The Jewel of the Nile grossed nearly as much as its predecessor,[1] the film was much less successful critically and helped to effectively kill the franchise,(thus scrapping the proposed sequel, Crimson Eagle, which never got past the development stage) although it was said at the time that both Kathleen Turner and Michael Douglas only made the sequel because they were contractually obligated to do so. Mary Kathleen Turner (born June 19, 1954) is a Tony Award - and Academy Award -nominated American actress. Michael Kirk Douglas (born September 25, 1944) is an American Actor and producer, primarily in Movies and Television [2] (At one point during pre-production, Turner tried to back out of the project, and Twentieth Century Fox threatened her with a $25 million lawsuit. )[3] Turner, Douglas, and DeVito would later reunite in the (unrelated) film The War of the Roses. The War of the Roses is a 1989 American Motion picture based upon the 1981 novel ''The War of the Roses'' by Warren Adler
Critics felt the film was loaded with numerous plot holes and that it lacked the first film's original charm. The New York Times opened its review by writing, "There's nothing in The Jewel of the Nile that wasn't funnier or more fanciful in Romancing the Stone. Romancing the Stone is an 1984 American action - Adventure film, and has many elements that might categorize it as a romantic "[4] Roger Ebert agreed that "it is not quite the equal of Romancing the Stone," but praised the interplay between Douglas and Turner. Roger Joseph Ebert (iːbɝt born June 18, 1942) is an American film critic and Screenwriter. "It seems clear," he wrote, "that they like each other and are having fun during the parade of ludicrous situations in the movie, and their chemistry is sometimes more entertaining than the contrivances of the plot. "[2]
Trivia
- As with the first film, the novelization of the sequel was credited to Joan Wilder. A novelization is a Novel that is written based on some other media story form rather than as an original work
- The Jewel of the Nile was the final film released on the SelectaVision video format. The Capacitance Electronic Disc (or CED) was a video playback system developed by RCA, in which video and audio could be played back on a TV using a special analog
- Even though the movie was rated PG, on Fox Movie Channel it was rated TV-MA LSV.
References
- ^ Box Office Mojo: The Jewel of the Nile
- ^ a b The Jewel of the Nile. by Roger Ebert, The Chicago Sun-Times. (1985-12-11). Year 1985 ( MCMLXXXV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link displays 1985 Gregorian calendar) Events 359 - Honoratus, the first known Prefect of the City of Constantinople, takes office Retrieved on 2007-02-09. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 474 - Zeno crowned as co-emperor of the Byzantine Empire.
- ^ The Last Movie Star. Entertainment Weekly. (1991-08-02). Year 1991 ( MCMXCI) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar. Events 338 BC - A Macedonian army led by Philip II defeated the combined forces of Athens and Thebes in the Retrieved on 2007-02-09. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 474 - Zeno crowned as co-emperor of the Byzantine Empire.
- ^ Film: 'Jewel of the Nile'. by Janet Maslin, The New York Times. (1985-12-11). Year 1985 ( MCMLXXXV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link displays 1985 Gregorian calendar) Events 359 - Honoratus, the first known Prefect of the City of Constantinople, takes office Retrieved on 2007-02-09. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 474 - Zeno crowned as co-emperor of the Byzantine Empire.
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