Joan Wilder (Kathleen Turner) is a romance novelist who lives her nefarious life through her characters. In real life, she has no life. One day she receives a package in the mail with a treasure map from her brother-in-law in South America. She also receives news that he has been murdered and that his wife, Joan's sister, is being held hostage for the map. Off she goes to South America to collect her sister. Things go wrong from the beginning when she gets on the wrong bus at the airport. The bus breaks down and she is stranded in the middle of nowhere hundreds of miles from where she was supposed to be. With bandits and drug dealers and the sort of people who kidnap Americans, she is really screwed! This is where she meets Jack Colton (Michael Douglas). He is the macho-man adventurer type right out of one of her romance novels. He makes a living capturing rare bird species for sale to Americans. He has this dream to one day buy a sailboat and go sail the whole world. But in an attempt to kidnap her for the map, a group of rival kidnappers destroy all of his cages and release all of the birds that he had spent months capturing. After a gun battle with the kidnappers he figures that she owes him, so he agrees to help her to civilization for money. It soon becomes clear that he is also somewhat of a scoundrel, and isn't totally trustworthy. The kidnappers who are holding Joan's sister, begin looking for her when she doesn't show up. When Jack learns of the map, he begins thinking about that sailboat and he too is now after the treasure. This is the beginning of their jungle adventure for a giant emerald that is worth a fortune. Even in the rainforests of South America Joan has fans who read her novels. Desperately reaching out for help, she finds a fan and ally in the form of a local drug lord. It seems that everybody from the local soldiers and corrupt cops to kidnappers, and even Jack are after this treasure, and through bombs, treasure-hunters, and mudslides, and a budding love attraction, everything comes together. The kidnappers are defeated and her sister rescued, Joan takes off for New York City. The giant emerald, lost in the fight and swallowed by a giant crocodile, is being chased by Jack in a hopeless attempt to recover it. Joan assumes she will never see Jack again, and can only wonder what could have been, between her and her "Wild Jungle Man". Then one day a big truck with a sailing yacht shows up in front of Joan's apartment building. A wild adventurer wearing Crocodile-skin boots climbs down. He has come to rescue his lady fair and to begin that around the world adventure.Read full review
It is worth watching. The characters are really wonderful. I enjoy action movies such as this. Both Michael and Kathleen are the best in this movie.
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I liked this one when I first saw it, and I like it still. The chemistry between the lead roles is great - the scenery is fantastic, the villains are funny and it makes for a great adventure. Maybe because I wish I was there, and the movie lets me come along for the ride. It has all the ingredients for a great movie, adventure, treasure, romance, mess-ups, unexpected happenings, and all mixed up in just the right proportions and the timing is spot on. This one will have a place on my bookshelf so I can watch it again and again.
The chemistry between Kathleen and Michael is ecstatic, love these two actors. A fun adventure movie that keeps you glued to it. If you love Indiana Jones you will love this one too!
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