Romancing the Stone (1984)

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Wikidata Q502629, film, IMDb tt0088011, TMDB 9326: matched by corpus:resolve, told apart by episode credits Michael Douglas as actor (Starman with Katey Rich); 2 more episodes agree.

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Michael Douglas: 1 line the host's read ×1

  1. theme (persona turn): Romancing the Stone ⇒ Michael Douglas (the host's read). Says Romancing the Stone is when Douglas found his movie star persona.
    “oh, surprisingly, you've now finally found your movie star persona.”
    Blank Check — Patreon · The Game with Brendan Hines (Ad-Free) · 0:21:46 · unknown (0.40 sure it was them)

The Jewel of the Nile: 1 line the host's read ×1

  1. lineage (sequel): Romancing the Stone ⇒ The Jewel of the Nile (the host's read). Jewel of the Nile is the sequel.
    “The sequel.”
    Blank Check — Patreon · The Game with Brendan Hines (Ad-Free) · 0:22:11 · unknown (0.40 sure it was them)

Connected to

Michael Douglas: 2 lines theme ×2

  1. theme (persona turn): Romancing the Stone → Michael Douglas. Says Romancing the Stone is when Douglas found his movie star persona.
    “oh, surprisingly, you've now finally found your movie star persona.”
    Blank Check — Patreon · The Game with Brendan Hines (Ad-Free) · 0:21:46 · unknown (0.40 sure it was them)

The War of the Roses: 2 lines career ×1 programming ×1

  1. career (career): The War of the Roses → Romancing the Stone. People loved Romancing the Stone, so a third pairing made Roses look like another fun time before the dark last hour.
    “I think part of the shock value of this movie was that people loved Romance in the Stone.”
    The Rewatchables · ‘The War of the Roses’ With Bill Simmons, Mallory Rubin, and Amanda Dobbins · 0:05:57 · unknown (0.30 sure it was them)

Dean Cundy: 1 line career ×1

  1. career (career context): Dean Cundy → Romancing the Stone. Cundy shot Romancing the Stone the same year Carpenter used a different cinematographer on Starman.
    “this is the same year that Kundi does romancing the stone.”
    Blank Check with Griffin & David · Starman with Katey Rich · 1:31:18 · Griffin Newman (0.40 sure it was them)

The Jewel of the Nile: 1 line lineage ×1

  1. lineage (sequel): Romancing the Stone → The Jewel of the Nile. Jewel of the Nile is the sequel.
    “The sequel.”
    Blank Check — Patreon · The Game with Brendan Hines (Ad-Free) · 0:22:11 · unknown (0.40 sure it was them)

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career (2)

  1. career (career context): Dean Cundy → Romancing the Stone. Cundy shot Romancing the Stone the same year Carpenter used a different cinematographer on Starman.
    “this is the same year that Kundi does romancing the stone.”
    Blank Check with Griffin & David · Starman with Katey Rich · 1:31:18 · Griffin Newman (0.40 sure it was them)
  2. career (career): The War of the Roses → Romancing the Stone. People loved Romancing the Stone, so a third pairing made Roses look like another fun time before the dark last hour.
    “I think part of the shock value of this movie was that people loved Romance in the Stone.”
    The Rewatchables · ‘The War of the Roses’ With Bill Simmons, Mallory Rubin, and Amanda Dobbins · 0:05:57 · unknown (0.30 sure it was them)

lineage (1)

  1. lineage (sequel): Romancing the Stone → The Jewel of the Nile. Jewel of the Nile is the sequel.
    “The sequel.”
    Blank Check — Patreon · The Game with Brendan Hines (Ad-Free) · 0:22:11 · unknown (0.40 sure it was them)

programming (1)

  1. programming (programming): The War of the Roses → Romancing the Stone. The speakers pair Roses with Romancing the Stone for the other end of the Douglas/Turner spectrum.
    “I was going to say romance in the stone just to get the other end of the spectrum.”
    The Rewatchables · ‘The War of the Roses’ With Bill Simmons, Mallory Rubin, and Amanda Dobbins · 1:32:18 · unknown (0.30 sure it was them)

theme (2)

  1. theme (persona): Michael Douglas → Romancing the Stone. In 1984 Douglas excelled at cads and slimeballs, so he would not have worked as the gentle alien.
    “the guy excelled at CAD and slime ball.”
    Blank Check with Griffin & David · Starman with Katey Rich · 0:41:07 · Griffin Newman (0.40 sure it was them)
  2. theme (persona turn): Romancing the Stone → Michael Douglas. Says Romancing the Stone is when Douglas found his movie star persona.
    “oh, surprisingly, you've now finally found your movie star persona.”
    Blank Check — Patreon · The Game with Brendan Hines (Ad-Free) · 0:21:46 · unknown (0.40 sure it was them)

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