Many people believe that Romancing the Stone (1984) is a rip-off and "cash-in" on the success of Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981), but the screenplay for this movie was written in 1979, before Raiders even existed. Correction: Although written and sold in 1979, the screenplay was not produced until 5 years later. Neither film is a ripoff of the other, but Romancing the Stone was Fox's attempt to cash in on the success of Raiders of the Lost Ark. Also correction: In 1973, George Lucas wrote "The Adventures of Indiana Smith". In late May 1977, Lucas was in Hawaii... Friend and colleague Steven Spielberg was also there... While building a sand castle at the Mauna Kea Beach Hotel, Spielberg expressed an interest in directing a James Bond film. Lucas convinced his friend Spielberg that he had conceived a character "better than James Bond" and explained the concept of Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981). Spielberg loved it, calling it "a James Bond film without the hardware", although he told Lucas that the surname 'Smith' was not right for the character. Lucas replied, "OK. What about 'Jones'?"
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Six Days Seven Nights 1998
When Quinn a grouchy pilot living the good life in the South Pacific agrees to transfer a savvy fashion editor Robin to Tahiti he ends up stranded on a deserted island with her after their plane crashes. The pair avoid each other at first ...
Six Days Seven Nights features feel good, humorous, romantic, sexy and entertaining style.
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Raiders of the Lost Ark 1981
When Dr. Indiana Jones the tweed-suited professor who just happens to be a celebrated archaeologist is hired by the government to locate the legendary Ark of the Covenant he finds himself up against the entire Nazi regime.
Raiders of the Lost Ark features exciting, semi serious, breathtaking, humorous and entertaining style.
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Crocodile Dundee 1986
When a New York reporter plucks crocodile hunter Dundee from the Australian Outback for a visit to the Big Apple its a clash of cultures and a recipe for good-natured comedy as nave Dundee negotiates the concrete jungle. Dundee proves that ...
Crocodile Dundee features feel good, exciting, humorous, romantic and light style.
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Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom 1984
After arriving in India Indiana Jones is asked by a desperate village to find a mystical stone. He agrees and stumbles upon a secret cult plotting a terrible plan in the catacombs of an ancient palace.
Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom features exciting, humorous, semi serious, intense and entertaining style.
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Sahara 2005
Scouring the ocean depths for treasure-laden shipwrecks is business as usual for a thrill-seeking underwater adventurer and his wisecracking buddy. But when these two cross paths with a beautiful doctor they find themselves on the ultimate treasure ...
Sahara features exciting, buddy comedy, entertaining, scenic and suspenseful style.
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The Rundown 2003
When Travis the mouthy son of a criminal disappears in the Amazon in search of a treasured artifact his father sends in Beck who becomes Traviss rival for the affections of Mariana a mysterious Brazilian woman. With his steely ...
The Rundown features buddy comedy, exciting, humorous, feel good and entertaining style.
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Allan Quatermain and the Lost City of Gold 1986
After his brother Robeson disappears without a trace while exploring Africa in search of a legendary white tribe Allan Quatermain decides to follow in his footsteps to learn what became of him. Soon after arriving he discovers the Lost ...
Allan Quatermain and the Lost City of Gold features semi serious, stylized, awful, idiotic and ridiculous style.
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Medicine Man 1992
An eccentric scientist working for a large drug company is working on a research project in the Amazon jungle. He sends for a research assistant and a gas chromatograph because hes close to a cure for cancer. When the assistant turns out to be ...
Medicine Man features exciting, suspenseful, semi serious, realistic and futuristic style.
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The Mummy 1999
Dashing legionnaire Rick OConnell and his companion Beni stumble upon the hidden ruins of Hamunaptra while in the midst of a battle in 1923 3000 years after Imhotep has suffered a fate worse than death his body will remain undead for ...
The Mummy features exciting, scary, semi serious, entertaining and humorous style.
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Armour of God 1986
Jackie Chan stars as Asian Hawk an Indiana Jones-style adventurer looking to make a fortune in exotic antiquities. After Hawk discovers a mysterious sword in Africa a band of Satan-worshipping monks kidnap his ex-girlfriend Lorelei demanding the ...
Armour of God features humorous, exciting, semi serious, entertaining and stylized style.
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National Treasure 2004
Modern treasure hunters led by archaeologist Ben Gates search for a chest of riches rumored to have been stashed away by George Washington Thomas Jefferson and Benjamin Franklin during the Revolutionary War. The chests whereabouts may lie ...
National Treasure features exciting, entertaining, serious, scenic and realistic style.
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Hatari! 1962
A group of men trap wild animals in Africa and sell them to zoos. Will the arrival of a female wildlife photographer change their ways
Hatari! features humorous, exciting, semi serious, realistic and feel good style.
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Keep Your Hands Off the Island 1981
Alan gets a map to some war treasure which the Japanese army left behind on a small Pacific island at the end of World War II. But some gangsters try to steal the map from him and so he hides on Charlies boat which just leaves the harbor. He ...
Keep Your Hands Off the Island features realistic, not serious, exciting, humorous and buddy comedy
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The Librarian: Quest for the Spear 2004
When a magical artifact is lifted from his library a meek librarian sets out to ensure its safe return.
The Librarian: Quest for the Spear features exciting, humorous, entertaining, light and inspirational style.
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The Mask of Zorro 1998
It has been twenty years since Don Diego de la Vega fought Spanish oppression in Alta California as the legendary romantic hero Zorro. Having escaped from prison he transforms troubled bandit Alejandro into his successor in order to foil the plans ...
The Mask of Zorro features exciting, romantic, entertaining, humorous and tragicomedy style.
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Firewalker 1986
A pair of adventurers try to track down an ancient AztecMayanEgyptianApache horde of gold.
Firewalker features buddy comedy, semi serious, humorous, surprise ending and one man show
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Lara Croft Tomb Raider: The Cradle of Life 2003
Lara Croft ventures to an underwater temple in search of the mythological Pandoras Box but after securing it it is promptly stolen by the villainous leader of a Chinese crime syndicate. Lara must recover the box before the syndicates ...
Lara Croft Tomb Raider: The Cradle of Life features exciting, stylized, entertaining, sexy and serious style.
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The Jewel of the Nile 1985
Joan Wilder is thrust back into a world of murder chases foreign intrigue... and love. This time out shes duped by a duplicitous Arab dignitary who brings her to the Middle East ostensibly to write a book about his life. Of course hes ...
The Jewel of the Nile features feel good, humorous, exciting, romantic and entertaining style.
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Sahara 2005
Scouring the ocean depths for treasure-laden shipwrecks is business as usual for a thrill-seeking underwater adventurer and his wisecracking buddy. But when these two cross paths with a beautiful doctor they find themselves on the ultimate treasure ...
Sahara features exciting, buddy comedy, entertaining, scenic and suspenseful style.
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