Romancing the Stone (1984) First Time Watching! Movie Reaction!

[@klamtkp]

"THE Joan Wilder?!" has lived rent free in my head since I was a kid. Alfonso Arau also plays a great character in Three Amigos, with a few more iconic lines, which is a classic goofy 80's comedy with Chevy Chase, Martin Short, and Steve Martin that definitely should go on your list

[@Hexon66]

The film with Alfonso Arau they should see, albeit with him in supporting role, is The Wild Bunch by Sam Peckinpah. One of the greatest films ever made, and hugely influential to many subsequent directors of action movies.

[@austinthomas8464]

Sequel is called the jewel of the Nile it’s great as well

[@jayconant3816]

Definitely

[@johnscott4196]

Agreed

[@DUKETACTICS333]

It's So So... nothing to scream about.

[@no288]

Nah....

[@chriskimmel7736]

​@@DUKETACTICS333why are you saying that for people that want to watch it

[@davidvainqueur2482]

Michael Douglas won the best picture Oscar for producing One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest.

[@impishsongster333]

Fun Fact: The actress that plays Elaine (Joan's sister), is Mary Ellen Trainor, the wife of director Robert Zemeckis (1980-2000 div.). This was her first feature film. She had such charm & charisma, and was so well liked by audiences, that she was frequently featured in Robert Zemeckis & Richard Donner movies. You may recall seeing her in: The Goonies, as the mom, Mrs. Walsh. In Die Hard, as one of the news anchors. In Ghostbusters II, as one of the Brownstone birthday party moms. In Back To The Future II, although you can't see her face, she's one of the female police officers that takes 1980s Jennifer to her 2015 home. In all the Lethal Weapon movies, as Dr. Stephanie Woods. In Forrest Gump, she plays the babysitter, returning little Forrest, when Jenny got off work & Forrest meets him. In Scrooged, she plays one of the TV executives around the conference table. These are some, there are more. While most don't know her by name, they definitely recognize her. She was a fantastic character actress. One of the other KZbin reactors that I enjoy watching, Ashleigh Burton, after seeing Mary Ellen Trainor for the umpteenth time, finally exclaimed, "And there's the woman who was in EVERY 80's movie, ever made!!" Lol. Not quite, but at times it seemed like it, and I'm not mad at it; she was fantastic! Sadly, she passed away in 2015. RIP🌹

[@vincentjoyce5100]

Love Awkward Ashleigh!

[@YoureMrLebowski]

18:06 "yeah, this is what i call a campfire." 🔥 i've said this line a couple times.

[@rosenfield10]

"War of the Roses" is the must-see Douglas/Turner/DeVito collaboration. It's directed by DeVito, and Diuglas and Turner deserved Oscar nominations for their performances. It's a brilliant dark comedy.

[@spikesecho724]

💯💯💯💯

[@happyapple4269]

Love that film.

[@Protoman85]

So, so dark...

[@Johnny_Socko]

That movie is so bleak that I'll probably never watch it again, lol. But I love Danny DeVito as a director, he has such a great style.

[@emilysmith259]

It's darkly funny. It has a fantastic narration style. "Tell you what. I won't start the clock yet. When someone who makes $750 an hour wants to tell you something for free, you should listen." One of my favorite lines from that movie!

[@shanedoe3462]

Kathleen Turner voices Jessica Rabbit in "Who Framed Roger Rabbit?" You guys need to do that one. It's also directed by Robert Zemeckis.

[@miller-joel]

How do they not know Kathleen Turner???

[@jacob4920]

@@miller-joel Have to think it's a "generational" thing. lol

[@miller-joel]

@@jacob4920 Or very poor parenting!

[@jkhoover]

Chandler's father! I thought they've referenced Friends before.

[@DW.Strangeman]

Definitely. A must see for anyone that loves Toon Town... I have friends who are still convinced that Jessica Rabbit is the hottest film character ever😂

[@philmullineaux5405]

The drug runner guy is an excellent director, and did some absolute riot movies! The 3 Amigos with Steve Martin and Chevy Chase, and Used Cars with Kurt Russell and to many others too mention! The genius of that movie is, everyone of any name is involved behind the scenes! Spielberg Milius Lucas Zimekis, and others!

[@athens_1psvr31]

The sequel “Jewel of the Nile” is also worth watching. It has the 3 main stars back in it. 👍🏾

[@scottjo63]

Not

[@jesses5463]

Michael Douglas is in a lot of really entertaining films that weren't big box office hits. I HIGHLY recommend Wall Street, Falling Down, and The Game.

[@disposablehero4911]

Falling Down is such an amazing movie.

[@verisimilitudeteller]

I don't think the game was particularly good. Fatal Attraction on the other hand, unbelievably great.

[@verisimilitudeteller]

If the TBR folks ever watch Fatal Attraction they should proceed watching it with The Big Chill. Just to see Glenn Close in something else first. The Big Chill is truly under rated.

[@jesses5463]

​@@verisimilitudeteller Of course, opinions vary. The Game has a higher rating than Fatal Attraction on IMDB and Rotten Tomatoes. Fatal Attraction has a higher MetaScore but a lower User Score than The Game on Metacritic. I purposely included The Game and not Fatal Attraction on my list. Fortunately, we are all free to enjoy the movies we enjoy.

[@jkhoover]

Let's drop The Game and add The American President.

[@Cadinho93]

This is the movie that saved Robert Zemekis career. He had had a couple of flops in a row and this was his last chance. Based on the success of this he got "Back to the Future", then "Who Framed Roger Rabbit", the "Back to the Future" sequels. After that he could pretty much do whatever he wanted. He was up there with Steven Spielberg. Also, Kathleen Turner had fantastic chemistry with all her romantic leads, while still being funny. Besides the sequel, she and Michael Douglas also co-starred in "The War of the Roses".

[@jacob4920]

Zemekis also did "Castaway," which has almost zero dialogue for most of the movie, but is still one of his, and Tom Hanks', best films ever!

[@lajeteefan]

Thank goodness for screenwriter Diane Thomas!

[@robertoliver7368]

War of the Roses is such an underrated movie.

[@dtnetlurker]

I am actually amazed that a few sequels were not made for this great movie. They just made one more. Missed opportunity, but Zemeckis got tied up in the Back to the Future trilogy and only one sequel ended up being made. I think Michael Douglas missed his calling in action adventure/thriller films. In the very few he did he is always great.

[@dereknolin5986]

Shortly after those he did a tiny movie you might have heard of called Forrest Gump. 🙂

[@YoureMrLebowski]

10:22 "This guy? He he already killed someone!" 😆 you two are so funny.

[@ChrisReise]

12:43 The inside joke here is that Michael Douglas used to star in the show "The Streets of San Francisco" with Karl Malden. Karl Malden also did commercials for American Express.

[@traydevon]

“The Ghost and the Darkness,” starring Michael Douglas and Val Kilmer, based on a true story. You should definitely watch that one.

[@randomctzn]

YES!

[@YoureMrLebowski]

honestly, i can't think of any outros better than the Schmitts. so that probably means they're the best on KZbin. 🏆

[@johnserpo9267]

"War of the Roses" is a spiritual sequel to this movie - it has the same cast and directed by Danny Devito. It's a great movie for married couples to watch.

[@rollotomassi6232]

My wife and mines first date movie. We have watched this every year since on our wedding anniversary in 85. A dark comedy with both Michael Douglas and Kathleen Turner that's a good watch is "War of the Roses".

[@thomaskelly8580]

12:43 His asking if they are _American Express Travelers checks_ was an inside joke. *Michael Douglas* used to be on a show called _The Streets of San Francisco_ with *Karl Malden.* And *Karl Malden* would quite famously go on to do _American Express Travelers checks_ commercials all the time. Their catchphrase was _"Don't leave home without 'em."_

[@BeegableRock]

Wow I haven't seen this one in loooooong time, such fun one!

[@traviskeck3138]

Alfonso Arau, the actor who played the drug lord with the "Little Mule", is great in the 80's comedy classic "Three Amigos", starring Steve Martin, Chevy Chase & Martin Short. You definitely need to check that one out!

[@S_047]

I love this movie. Grew up with it. Best swerve is the "HEY ! this is the lady that writes the books i read to you on sundays!"

[@Hugovika]

Falling Down, Basic Instinct, Wall Street, Coma, Black Rain, and The Game are all totally awesome Michael Douglas movies!

[@shainewhite2781]

Be sure to watch the sequel THE JEWEL OF THE NILE There were talks of a third and fourth film, THE CRIMSON EAGLE and RACING THE MONSOON, but both would be shelved as of 1997, as Michael Douglas lost interest. A live action series based on the movie is in development with Gerard Butler starring and producing the project. It was originally going to be a reboot directed by Kathryn Bigelow.

[@SierraSierraFoxtrot]

The TV reboot won't work. There are no actresses today that can pull it off.

[@etthelost]

Nice! Didn't know that. 👍

[@JohnBham]

The guy with the 'Little Mule' truck is the same actor who played El Guapo in 'Three Amigos' :D

[@jacob4920]

"Romancing the Stone" is one of those surprising movies. You go into it not expecting a lot of awesome, and then all of a sudden you are broadsided by the complete avalanche of actual awesomeness (Robert Zemekis seems to have a knack for directing movies like this, lol)!

[@YoureMrLebowski]

17:01 i didn't realize there were so many jump scares in RTS.

[@bradpriebe9218]

The Ghost and the Darkness is really good (also stars Val Kilmer) and the Wall Street movies are both good as well. Falling Down is epic and Fatal Attraction is legendary.

[@clevelandcbi]

*"He made shoes out of it. He f××ked that thing up!!"* - TBR's unpredictable random glee and phrases always catch my daughter (14 tomorrow) off-guard and crack her up.

[@jacob4920]

It's honestly astounding that he even FOUND that thing, in all that water! Killing it would have been the EASY part!! lol

[@TBRSchmitt]

Happy early birthday to your daughter!

[@clevelandcbi]

​@@TBRSchmittShe said thank you and congratulations to both of you.

[@edinalewis4704]

The sequel to this movie “The Jewel of the Nile” is also great!!!

[@no288]

Not really

[@Cann.01]

Michael Douglas also produced One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest!

[@bbwng54]

Kathleen Turner won international fame in "Body Heat", which is a movie worth considering. She was also nominated for an Oscar for Peggy Sue Got Married. Unfortunately, rheumatoid arthritis contributed to shortening her career.

[@SueSnellLives]

She was SUCH a huge star in the 80s. I can't remember a bad film from her.

[@elizabethcarter1200]

One of my favorite movies! It was filmed in Mexico because there was such a large threat of kidnapping in Columbia. The sequel, Jewel of theN ile, is a must watch. Michael Douglas and Danny Devito go way back. They were roommates in college.

[@jrobwoo688]

Danny DeVito is the best! Kathleen Turner is divine in this. Michael Douglas is just awesome. The sequel is great, also. But i really love the movie War of the Roses that also features all three actors as different characters in a different setting.

[@jacob4920]

I thought "Jewel of the Nile" was okay. But it was more corny than awesome. Pretty clear that, as sequels go, it's definitely on the lower end of the spectrum. But "Romancing the Stone" will always be one of the best pure action/romances ever produced!

[@frankrodriguez2999]

The war of the Roses is great

[@LordVolkov]

Danny directs War of the Roses, and it has a lot of dark humor he would later bring more heavily in Death To Smootchy and many episodes of Always Sunny.

[@stevedavis5704]

War of the Roses is a very interesting movie but I found it kinda hard to watch cuz I could easy see it happening. But still a great movie.

[@NeutronDance]

"Oh but her cat Romeo" 😂😂😂

[@tru3sk1ll]

Falling down is peak 90s film-making and a great role for him, it's a dark movie that makes way more sense today then it did in '93, worth a watch, very relevant now

[@Estrada72]

Black Rain with Michael Douglas and Andy Garcia is a really good movie. Michael Douglas also produced One Flew Over the Cuckoos Nest. Danny devito is in that too.

[@susanliltz3875]

Michael Douglas in 1. The Game (totally different than most movies, twists and turns, gotta really pay attention) 2. Wall Street (greed is good = his famous line) 3. Fatal Attraction (teach you never to cheat on your wife) 4. Basic Instinct(famous interrogation scene with Sharon Stone) 5. War Of The Roses (with Danny DEVITO and Kathleen Turner , not a happy marriage)

[@marezesim8119]

Michael Douglas is great in Disclosure with Demi Moore... great twist on office sexual harassment

[@claymccoy]

The director of this film has stated that due to the success of this film, he was able to make Back to the Future.

[@travismorris9303]

The sequel is called The Jewel of the Nile and while it's not quite as good as this one, it is good and worth the watch.

[@bluesrock1]

Michael Douglas has been a movie producer for many years. He produced One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest with Jack Nicholson in 1975.

[@clevelandcbi]

I won't say underrated cuz its well liked and made money, but I will say it's a seeemngly often forgotten gem. The sequel is great too imho.

[@lui_salazar]

Juan is the best 😂😂😂

[@SansMerci1013]

“Joan? The Joan Wilder?!? EST Juanita!” 😂😂

[@lui_salazar]

23:05 while getting shot at “that’s where my mother was born” 😂😂😂

[@LordVolkov]

Kathleen Turner was so gorgeous back in the day, and her smokey voice was so iconic. Body Heat, War of the Roses (directed by Danny DeVito), VI Warshawski, and much more, as well as the uncredited speaking voice of Jessica Rabbit.

[@impishsongster333]

YES! V.I. Warshawski. A very under the radar gem, with the gorgeous, Kathleen Turner.

[@LordVolkov]

@@impishsongster333 A rare lady detective, and quite a solid movie. I hear KT reads a few of the VI Warshawski audiobooks too 👍

[@impishsongster333]

@@LordVolkov I have V.I. Warshawski on dvd, it's a great movie. Great action, lots of sass, and laughs. Just one of those, that you don't hear of much. I could see that. She has a fantastic voice.

[@mattw65]

If you want more of the three main actors, you should try the follow up movie to this "The Jewel of the Nile" and another Romcom they made, "The War of the Roses".

[@susanalexander6721]

I never thought of War of the Roses as a Rom Com. Pretty dark.

[@stsolomon618]

When Romancing the Stone became a hit, Robert Zemmicks(the director) immediately started the Back to the Future film. For Kathleen Turner's films I recommend watching Body Heat and War of the Roses.

[@clevelandcbi]

I'll add Serial Mom to the list.

[@barisagalozu2287]

Don't forget "Serial Mom" with Kathleen Turner too!

[@rs-ye7kw]

Yeah, especially "Body Heat"!

[@jeffreyjeziorski1480]

​@@rs-ye7kw....You're not too bright. I like that in a man. Classic Femme Fatale line by Kathleen.

[@flerbus]

and "the man with two brains"

[@YoureMrLebowski]

18:53 that's what she said.

[@clevelandcbi]

I'd recommend *Bird On A Wire* with Mel Gibson and Goldie Hawn as another great action/comedy that not enough people seem to remember. One of the best imho.

[@okgo620]

Hey that's a good movie I use to have that movie.

[@ronrago2696]

Falling Down is a great movie, it also has Robert Duvall with both playing great characters. Douglas is completely in a different role than normal... highly recomended.

[@GallantSector]

Grew up with this movie on VHS (my mom would tape all the good movies) saw it like 200 time throughout my life. Love this movie always

[@tomhoffman4330]

Same here...👍

[@brianhansen6189]

Hell yes! A good sick day from school in the 80s was The Price Is Right, chicken noodle soup and Romancing The Stone.

[@egk2584]

This movie was made to cash in on the adventure/romance market and ride the momentum of Raiders of the Lost Ark. I must have watched this a dozen times on HBO back in the day. Great movie and so glad you both enjoyed it.

[@GarthKlein]

My understanding is that, though it was filmed after Raiders, the original script was written several years before.

[@egk2584]

That's very possible. I didnt mean it was a rip-off of Raiders. It probably got green-lit as a result of Raiders tho.

[@careycarson7629]

Ghostbusters fans will recognize Angelina as the late Kym Herrin. Her one moment in that movie is her floating over Dan Aykroyd.

[@snowfort77]

You have to watch Jewel of the Nile now. The brass section in this is forever burned in my brain. Fathoms of nostalgia.

[@phillipridgway8317]

Fun Fact: Michael Douglas and Danny De Vito shared an apartment while both were studying acting, so are good friends. Oh, and Kathleen Turner was apparently not afraid to do a lot of her own stunts, and was game for the uncomfortable mud/river stuff, which impressed Michael Douglas!

[@Jordashian93]

Between Michael Douglas' mullet, a synthesizer heavy score, and Kathleen Turner shining in her blink, Zemeckis' movie is truly time capsule worthy.

[@Hexon66]

Except it's not a mullet.

[@SansMerci1013]

Amen to that ❤

[@light9999]

@@Hexon66 I find the massive amount of mullet confusion bizarre but mildly amusing. Certainly a trendy accusation that's mostly incorrectly applied to just another man with long hair. Where's Wikipedia correcting misinformation when it's really needed?

[@user-mg5mv2tn8q]

There's a bit of party in back, but it doesn't look like business up front.

[@ryand34561]

This sounds like a movie review from 15 years after the original release...

[@aquablushgirl]

Michael Douglas was one of the biggest actors of the 80s and 90s. Fatal Attraction is the ultimate with him and Glenn Close. That is an amazing film.

[@nluna75]

Sylvester Stallone was originally gonna play Jack but according to him, during a heavy night of drinking, he called his agent to tell him to accept the movie but he got the name mixed up with another movie he was offered called Rhinestone. His agent accepted the Rhinestone offer and Stallone had to do Rhinestone instead of Romancing the Stone. Since Stallone declined last minute, Zemekis talked Michael Douglass to take the role as he was just a producer on the movie but luckily he was also a very experianced actor and had been in alot of movies/tv shows at the time and the rest is history.

[@okgo620]

Wow, Stallone must be kicking himself in the ass on that one.

[@wjrasmussen666]

I remember this one. It was fun to watch again.

[@Warlocke000]

This movie NEVER gets old! My whole family loves it. I don't think a year has gone by, since 1984, that one of us hasn't piped up, out of nowhere, and said, "THE Joan Wilder?" Yes, Joan ends up being more heroine than damsel and, frankly, Jack is in peril almost as much as she is, throughout the movie. Once she gets over her initial shock of being so far out of her element, Joan is loving the adventure she's sharing with Jack. Even as she's "driving" down the river and heading for a waterfall, she's grinning ear to ear. Just another example of the 80s doing right by their heroines on the big screen.

[@Pupeyes]

Hi guys, I would recommend The War of the Roses with both of them, and Danny Devito. Their chemistry during this movie was so good that the three made. Completely different movie together. It’s a movie about a marriage with some… problems. However, there’s lots of humor. It’s a dark comedy. It’s a forgotten gem, and it’s really good. Got great reviews back when it came out and it’s directed by Danny Devito himself.

[@cmock810]

I didn't think I could like you guys anymore than I already do!! You sent me a Thank You card and I was not expecting that at all! I am a sucker for a handwritten card but people do everything electronically now so that just pushed all my happy buttons ❤❤❤

[@ggg38]

The Colombian jungle was filmed in Sierra of Veracruz, México. Cartagena actually is Veracruz city and the fortress is San Juan de Ulua Fortress, Veracruz.

[@rs-ye7kw]

Michael Douglas is the son of Kirk Douglas who was a huge star in the 50's and 60's. He appeared in just under 100 films in his career and lived to age 103 before passing away in 2020. A few of his more famous movies are: "Spartacus", "7 Days in May", "Ace in the Hole", and "Lust For Life" in which he portrayed Vincent Van Gogh. Burt Lancaster (Moonlight Graham in "Field of Dreams") co-starred with Kirk quite a few times in their prime.

[@scottjo63]

There were a few Kirk Douglas roles in the 80s and 90s as well. The Fury (1978), directed by Brian DePalma, Saturn 3 (1980), a bonkers Alien ripoff with Harvey Keitel, Tough Guys (1986), with his buddy Burt Lancaster, Diamonds (1999), with Dan Aykroyd, and lastly It Runs In The Family featuring son Michael, grandson, Kirk's ex.

[@sannakarppinen4163]

is there a movie where Kirk and Michael is on the same movie??

[@Yngvarfo]

​@@sannakarppinen4163It Runs In The Family, as mentioned. I haven't seen it yet, but I know that the whole titular family is played by current and former Douglases. It was made after Kirk had a stroke, but clearly they made that part of his character.

[@nickgoodnough6262]

This movie does have a sequel "The Jewel of the Nile", which takes place about 2 years later.

[@YoureMrLebowski]

7:33 "Romeo! Goddamit!" 😆 i absolutely love when Sam gets scared. for a split second she gets sooo mad. 😠

[@tomhoffman4330]

(LOL) Guilty-Pleasure moments for Me too!👍

[@MapManLK]

Turner's first major role was in 1981's "Body Heat". THAT is a steamy, twisty little film noir gem I highly recommend. Enjoyed this reaction a great deal.

[@utcnc7mm]

AWESOME, now get back into Clint Eastwood "Any which way but loose" and "Any which way you can" you guys will love these two classics, some of Clint's best!

[@clevelandcbi]

LOVED those ad a kid. Still remember overhearing my dad say that the owners of Clyde killed him cuz he stole a sandwich. 43 and still haven't had the heart to look it up.

[@YoureMrLebowski]

36:40 "definitely much more adventurey than rom-comy." -Sam

[@claytonhaag6931]

Love this movie, really great childhood classic gem

[@m00nwa1ker]

There's also a sequel to this movie called 'The Jewel of the Nile'. If you wanna watch more this type of movies i can recommend the first 2 Crocodile Dundee movies, if you haven't watched them yet.

[@44excalibur]

Romancing the Stone was director Robert Zemeckis' very first hit movie after directing two unsuccessful comedies - the Beatlemania-themed comedy 'I Wanna Hold Your Hand' and the Kurt Russell comedy 'Used Cars.' The screenplay was written in 1979 by screenwriter Diane Thomas, and was her only completed screenplay. Thomas tragically died in a car accident the year after Romancing the Stone was released. The success of Romancing the Stone is also what allowed Robert Zemeckis to make Back to the Future, which was written in 1980 and was the film he intended to make after Used Cars.

[@RexFuturi]

I've always liked this movie. It's a great romantic treasure hunt story, which could probably be its own genre.

[@charlesnyckd]

You should definitely react to “the war of the roses,” which also had Douglas and Turner. Also, directed by Danny Devitio.

[@jrobwoo688]

War of the Roses is excellent

[@paulhewes7333]

@@jrobwoo688 Agreed.

[@mynameisnotearl4383]

The perfect comedy. Bray

[@rosanajaquez3274]

❤oh yeah. Excellent dark comedy.

[@jackmaddox4960]

Alfonso Arau , who played Juan in this movie, with his “little mule” also played the infamous El Guapo in the three amigos movie with Chevy Chase, Steve Martin, and Martin Short… Also, as far as Michael Douglas movies go, I can highly recommend ‘Falling Down’ also starring Robert Duvall…! Fantastic movie!

[@garypasquill2355]

Personally I'll watch anything with Michael Douglas in even now,he's so versatile, comedy, action ,drama.

[@GuessWhoAsks]

If you like their chemistry in a "romance" then "War of the Roses" would be great to see them together again...

[@justinplayfair4638]

Michael Douglas produced the Best Picture Oscar winner One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest...which I think you both have reacted to. I think... Congratulations BTW on the new little bundle of joy!

[@archipelagotsunami]

My favorite Michael Douglas movies are The ghost and the darkness, Wall Street, Falling down, Basic instinct and War of the roses.

[@tomstout4815]

Great choice! Put War of the Roses on the list!

[@YoureMrLebowski]

28:43 that's what she said.

[@jacksimian3176]

Black Rain. Under rated early Michael Douglas.

[@johncampbell756]

Michael Douglass produced One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest. Kathleen Tutner was the voice of Jessica Rabbit in Who Framed Roger Rabbit? Michael and Danny Devomito were roommates when they were starting out.

[@christypriest30]

Michael Douglas, Kathleen Turner and Danny Davito were also all together again in The War of the Roses. Those 2 movies have been some of my favorites for as long as I can remember

[@panntasatan1706]

alfonso arau (juan) also did an iconic bad guy in the 80s el guapo in three amigos

[@YoureMrLebowski]

4:21 "Danny DeVito! No way! 10/10 movie." 😆 daniel is actually 14 years old.

[@susanliltz3875]

Went and saw it in the theater and with the way this movie started we thought we were in the wrong theater and almost got up to go double check.

[@jomojojo6603]

For Michael Douglas, "Fatal Attraction" is an awesome movie. Put it in a poll. It was huge at the time and I can't understand why it has faded away.

[@positivelynegative9149]

🐇

[@bbwng54]

Agree

[@georginawest3927]

Oh yeah, the must do Fatal Attraction!

[@AlexVdew]

I think it's faded because despite being sold as a thriller, it's a more thoughtful, darker adult movie than its reputation suggests. Excellent film.

[@murrayroodbaard207]

Probably because there were a LOT of that type of thriller in that period of time, about stalkers. That time also had movies like "The Hand That Rocks the Cradle," "Single White Female" etc all about stalkers.

[@terrygracy8345]

Douglas chews up the scenery. This is a great character for him. Solid Movie.

[@44excalibur]

Sylvester Stallone was originally considered for the role of Jack Colton. Other actors who were considered were Burt Reynolds, Clint Eastwood, Paul Newman, and Christopher Reeve. Debra Winger was originally considered or the role of Joan Wilder.

[@tonycardone990]

Falling down is one of my favorite Michael Douglas films.

[@acecombatter6620]

Michael Douglas : China Syndrome, Wall Street, A Chorus Line, Fatal Attraction, War of the Roses, Basic Instinct, Disclosure

[@walternullifidian]

Did anyone recognize Juan the Bell maker from The Thee Amigos? He was El Guapo! 😆

[@movieatorfilms]

I’d just like to give a shout out to the screenwriter, Diane Thomas, who was killed in a car accident the year after this came out and a month before the sequel was released. Gone too soon at 39.

[@JasonMoir]

"This is tracking pretty accurate for Colombia." That's exactly what everyone thinks when they see this movie.

[@Pandaemoni]

Danny DeVito wouldn't be in Batman Returns for another 8 yerars, so the "Batman" reference was just coincidence. Oh "Wall Street" is what I think of as Michael Douglas's greatest film, but also he's amazing in "Falling Down". He plays a great (truly memorable) villain and/or antihero. The classic Kathleen Turner film is the more noir "Body Heat" from a few years before this.

[@nodak81]

My mom took me to this when I was only three. I actually remember bits and pieces from back then. One of very few romcoms that I freely admit to enjoying and usually watch whenever it's on TV.

[@markgettemeyer1145]

This is one of my favorite reactions from you guys! I always stop in when you post something new - thanks for doing this one! 🙏🏼

[@ericnorthman9410]

Michael Douglas in Basic Instinct , The Game.

[@carm3d]

Micheal Douglas and Danny DeVito were roommates in college. There is a sequel to this called Jewel of the Nile Kathleen Turner is good with Steve Martin in The Man With Two Brains Micheal Douglas, Kathleen Turner and Danny DeVito all starred together again in War of the Roses You can see more of Alfonso Arau (the guy with the Little Mule) in The Three Amigos More Micheal Douglas movies: Wall Street, Falling Down, The Game

[@GoddessGirl2121]

I’m so glad you did this, it’s one of my favorite movies

[@MLJ7956]

Great reaction you two to this 80s classic....they did make a sequel 'The Jewel Of The Nile' (1985) - with Michael Douglas, Kathleen Turner & Danny DeVito returning.... also all 3 of them did make another movie together called 'The War Of The Roses' but it had nothing to do with the other two films (however it is also a fun watch nonetheless & definitely worth checking out 😁). Keep on keeping on with these movie reactions 😎👍