The Jewel of the Nile (1985)

48% of critics liked it
(21 reviews)
44% of users liked it
(51,703 ratings)

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). But Joan is becoming bored with Jack and all the romantic attention; as she asks, "How much romance can… More 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). But Joan is becoming bored with Jack and all the romantic attention; as she asks, "How much romance can one woman take?" Invited by Omar (Spiros Focas), a wealthy Arabian potentate, to travel with him to his homeland, Joan readily accepts. Jack decides to pass on the trip, preferring instead to sail through the Mediterranean. It turns out that Omar wants to usurp the role of an Arab holy man known as "The Jewel of the Nile" (Avner Eisenberg), and Joan finds herself thrown in prison with the hapless spiritual leader. Jack comes to the rescue, teaming up with the slapstick bad guy from Romancing the Stone, Ralph (Danny DeVito). Together, the foursome have to cross North Africa in order to escape Omar's minions. ~ Paul Brenner, Rovi

Rating, Runtime: PG, 1 hr. 46 min.
Directed By: Lewis Teague
Genres: Action & Adventure, Romance, Comedy

In Theaters: Dec 11, 1985 Wide
On DVD: Aug 14, 2001

Critic Reviews

Dennis Schwartz, Ozus' World Movie Reviews
Turns unnecessarily nasty with its racist depiction of Arabs and a barrage of racist jokes.
Randy White, Common Sense Media
Reunited and it feels so bad.
Steve Crum, Video-Reviewmaster.com
OK, but weak sequel to the first Douglas-Turner outing.
Kevin Carr, 7M Pictures
If there's ever a good example as to why sequels are rarely as good as the original, it is The Jewel of the Nile.
Scott Weinberg, DVDTalk.com
While it's definitely not an awful little adventure flick, Jewel of the Nile stands as a pretty good indication as to why the guys never reunited for a third adventure.
Chuck O'Leary, FulvueDrive-in.com
Jewel of the Nile doesn't quite reach the heights of Romancing the Stone, but it's still a lot of fun and better than most sequels.
Rich Cline, Shadows on the Wall
decent sequel romp
Frederic and Mary Ann Brussat, Spirituality and Practice
Not much sparkle to this sequel.
Gregory Weinkauf, New Times
According to legend, Catherine Zeta-Jones was 15 when this movie was made.

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Featured Audience Ratings

Cassie H

The best 80s sequel ever made!!!! This was an extremely good sequel. You have Michael, Kathleen & Danny. What more could you ask for?! Lol. :) A very enjoyable 80s classic! :)
Wahida K

Michael Douglas and Kathleein Turner made a great couple on screen. The Jewel of the Nile has tiny bit of everything. Adventure, Humor, action, and so on.
Jason S

Not as good as the first one but a good adventure flick. It was nice to see these characters again but it seemed to be stretching it a little bit. Fun movie.
Dean !

Michael Douglas and Kathleen Turner team up again in this sequel to Romancing the stone. Not quite as good as the first, but more of the same action and fun as before.
Steve K

They could have done so much more.
xGary X

The usual Hollywood "lame remake of the original" sequel formula. Inoffensive but pointless.
danny d

great flick, i reccomend this and romancing the stone
Dean M

The trio - Michael Douglas, Kathleen Turner and Danny DeVito - from Romancing the Stone return in this sequel for the next adventures through the fiece North African Desert.
Khris N

Same as first - just replaced jungle with desert!
Dannielle A

Pretty lame compared to the first movie.
Christopher O

A mediorcre sequel that still has its moments because of Turner and Douglas but Devito wears out his welcome and the plot is confusing and not very interesting and it seemed they rushed it to capitalize on the first film's sucess. Thank goodness they did not attempt a third film.… More
A mediorcre sequel that still has its moments because of Turner and Douglas but Devito wears out his welcome and the plot is confusing and not very interesting and it seemed they rushed it to capitalize on the first film's sucess. Thank goodness they did not attempt a third film. Teague does not have the Zemckis touch in directing. Beautiful scenery does appear to open the senses.
Deb S

Kathleen Turner plays Joan Wilder who is a famous romance novelist with a recently acquired writer's block who lives on a boat with her boyfriend Jack Cotton (Michael Douglas). Joan agrees to write the biography of a Shiek and is whisked off to Africa, leaving poor Jack behind.… More
Kathleen Turner plays Joan Wilder who is a famous romance novelist with a recently acquired writer's block who lives on a boat with her boyfriend Jack Cotton (Michael Douglas). Joan agrees to write the biography of a Shiek and is whisked off to Africa, leaving poor Jack behind. Joan soon finds herself in the midst of a mysterious and dangerous situation involving the all powerful "Jewel". Danny DeVito, who has been lurking about and hears the word "Jewel" is not going to be left out this time, and tags along with Jack to come to her rescue. All in all, it's an enjoyable enough comic adventure and Danny De Vito once again steals the show and gets the biggest laughs as they trek through the desert with some angry Muslims hot on their heels.
Nicolas K

Sequels by rule are not as good as the original. You'd be pleased to know that this one is no exception.
Sarah B

Inferior sequel, but still manages to be a rip-roaring adventure. Wait till you see the Jewel of the Nile!

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Cast

            Michael Douglas as Jack Colton

            Kathleen Turner as Joan Wilder

            Danny DeVito as Ralph

            Spiros Focás as Omar

            Avner Eisenberg as Jewel

            Paul David Magid as Tarak

            Howard Jay Patterson as Barak

            Randall Edwin Nelson as Karak

            Samuel Ross Williams as Arak

            Timothy Daniel Furst as Sarak

            Hamid Fillali as Rachid

            Holland Taylor as Gloria

            Sakeke Colobanane as Nubian Chief

            Guy Cuevas as Le Vasseur

            Peter de Palma as Missionary

            The Flying Karamazov Brothers
            
            Hyacinthe N'Iaye as Nubian Wrestler

            Daniel Peacock as Rock Promoter

            Mark Daly Richards as Pirate

            Baji Abdelmajid as Omar's Elite Guard

            Zaouia Abdelmajid as F-16 Pilot

            Benyahim Ahed as Omar Officer

            Makoula Ahmed as Ticket Seller

            Flora Alberti as Society Matron

            Ted Buffington as Firewalker

            Ben Abadi Mohammed Fillali as Omar's Elite Guard

            Alaoui Hassen as Station Master

            Akasby Mohamed as Old Man in Suq

            Kachela Mohammed as Omar's Elite Guard

            Ziraoui Mustapha as Omar's Elite Guard

            Patricia Poullair as Society Matron

            Rose Tobias Shaw
            
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