
About
Though she can spin wild tales of passionate romance, novelist Joan Wilder has no life of her own. Then one day adventure comes her way in the form of a mysterious package. It turns out that the parcel is the ransom she'll need to free her abducted sister, so Joan flies to South America to hand it over. But she gets on the wrong bus and winds up hopelessly stranded in the jungle.
Rating and Reviews
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6.759/10

Peter McGinn
I guess I was a bit more impressed with the leads in this movie than the other reviewer here, for I think they held up their end of a story that is, if anything, even more of a take-off on action movi... read more
over 1 year ago

CinemaSerf
This film does make you realise just how good Harrison Ford was in "Indiana Jones" (also 1984) and how good Danny DeVito is in this - but as far as Michael Douglas and Kathleen Turner go, well they ar... read more
about 2 years ago
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Cast

Michael Douglas
Jack T. Colton

Kathleen Turner
Joan Wilder

Danny DeVito
Ralph

Zack Norman
Ira

Alfonso Arau
Juan

Manuel Ojeda
Zolo

Holland Taylor
Gloria

Mary Ellen Trainor
Elaine

Eve Smith
Mrs. Irwin

Joe Nesnow
Super

José Chávez
Santos

Evita Muñoz 'Chachita'
Hefty Woman
Camillo García
Bus Driver
Rodrigo Puebla
Bad Hombre

Paco Morayta
Hotel Clerk
Jorge Zamora
Maitre'D

Kymberly Herrin
Angelina
William H. Burton Jr.
Jessie

Ted White
Grogan
Manuel E. Santiago
Vendor

Ron Silver
Vendor
Michael Cassidy
Zolo's Men
Vince Deadrick Sr.
Zolo's Men
Richard Drown
Zolo's Men
Joe Finnegan
Zolo's Men
Jimmy Medearis
Zolo's Men

Jeff Ramsey
Zolo's Men

Pablo Guisa Koestinger
Child in Plaza
Lorna Lable
Vendor

Jos Laniado
Juan Alvarez (uncredited)
Director

Robert Zemeckis
Director

Sandy McLeod
Script Supervisor

Terry Leonard
Second Unit Director
Joel Douglas
First Assistant Director
Javier Carreño
Second Assistant Director
Creator
Diane Thomas
Screenplay