This time out she’s duped by a duplicitous Arab dignitary who brings her to the Middle East, ostensibly to write a book about his life.
And DeVito is, as always, an absolute joy to behold.
Joan Wilder is thrust back into a world of murder, chases, foreign intrigue… and love. The Jewel of the Nile (1985) [BluRay] [1080p] [YTS] [YIFY] This is the sequel to "Romancing the Stone" where Jack and Joan have their yacht and easy life, but are … Those simple heathens! Zemeckis was not involved, as he was busy at the time with a little film called Back to the Future, nor was Thomas, although she was still living when it went into production (she's one of the people the movie's dedicated to).Turner, Douglas, and DeVito all returned, however. Utterly and endlessly rewatchable. A rare sequel that actually improves on the previous film. The Jewel of the Nile takes up where Romancing the Stone left off, with romance novelist Joan Wilder (Kathleen Turner) traveling around the world with her boyfriend, Jack Colton (Michael Douglas). Jewel of the Nile is a PG and it features the F word. In the palace jail, Joan encounters Al-Julhara (Avner Eisenberg), a holy man who is the "Jewel of the Nile" and whom Omar fears. Billy Ocean's closing song is one for the ages. Jewel of the Nile is a PG and it features the F word. Ralph and Jack team up to find Joan and the fabled jewel. Douglas is dashing. Because brown people just don’t understand white people names! Turner matches him every step of the way. Of course he’s up to no good, and Joan is just another pawn in his wicked game. The Jewel of the Nile is a 1985 American action-adventure romantic comedy and a sequel to the 1984 film Romancing the Stone, directed by Lewis Teague and produced by one of its stars, Michael Douglas.The film reunites Douglas with Kathleen Turner and Danny DeVito, all reprising their roles.Like Romancing the Stone, the opening scene takes place in one of Joan's novels. A rare sequel that actually improves on the previous film. Fans of Romancing the Stone will be happy to know that its sequel has gotten an upgrade with this special edition disc of The Jewel of the Nile.It has received a new, anamorphically enhanced video transfer that improves a bit on the previous DVD edition of the title. Shortly after, an Arab, Tarak (Paul David Magid), informs Jack about Omar's true intentions and claims that Omar has the "Jewel of the Nile"; just as Tarak finishes his explanations, the Angelina mysteriously explodes. Douglas is dashing. Ralph and Jack team up to find Joan and the fabled jewel. The audio portion of the disc retains the same Dolby 4.0 Stereo track that its predecessor has, and the mix is a solid one. The Jewel of the Nile is a 1985 action-adventure romantic comedy and a sequel to the 1984 film Romancing the Stone, directed by Lewis Teague and produced by one of its stars, Michael Douglas.The film reunites Douglas with Kathleen Turner and Danny DeVito, all reprising their roles.Like Romancing the Stone, the opening scene takes place in one of Joan's novels.