The original was one of Robert Zemeckis’ early gigs as a director, and turned Michael Douglas, Kathleen Turner and Danny DeVito, into film stars.

The original film told the story of a romance writer sets off to Colombia to ransom her kidnapped sister, and soon finds herself in the middle of a dangerous adventure.

Film Fetish Trivia: McDermott is also developing an adventure project for Tom Cruise, aptly titled Adventurer’s Club and working on a remake of the Charleton Heston cult sci-fi classic Soylent Green, for Warner Bros.

Below is a trailer for the original Romancing the Stone.