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* AndYouThoughtItWouldFail: Creator/TwentiethCenturyFox was so certain that it would fail, they fired Creator/RobertZemeckis from directing ''Film/{{Cocoon}}''. This turned out to be a benefit: Zemeckis and his friend Bob Gale then had the freedom to pursue their pet project ''Film/BackToTheFuture'', and in the meantime this was the surprise box-office smash of the summer of '84. It also turned out well for his replacement on ''Cocoon'', Creator/RonHoward, as it launched his directorial career.

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* AndYouThoughtItWouldFail: Creator/TwentiethCenturyFox was so certain that it would fail, they fired Creator/RobertZemeckis from directing ''Film/{{Cocoon}}''. This turned out to be a benefit: Zemeckis and his friend Bob Gale then had the freedom to pursue their pet project ''Film/BackToTheFuture'', ''Film/BackToTheFuture1'', and in the meantime this was the surprise box-office smash of the summer of '84. It also turned out well for his replacement on ''Cocoon'', Creator/RonHoward, as it launched his directorial career.
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** Weirdly subverted in ''Stone'', as its intended theme tune by Eddy Grant was cut from the film, though its melody did feature as BGM in one scene.

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* HilariousInHindsight: While holding Jack and Joan at gunpoint in a cave, Ralph quips that they should all leave "before Franchise/{{Batman}} comes home." More like "before ''Film/BatmanReturns''", eh Creator/DannyDeVito?

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* CriticalDissonance: While ''Stone'' was warmly receiced by critics (currently 86% and Certified Fresh by ''Website/RottenTomatoes''), ''Jewel'' was less so (46% on ''RT''). Evenso, ''Jewel'' still made three times its budget domestically, and four times its budget worldwide.
* HilariousInHindsight: While holding Jack and Joan at gunpoint in a cave, Ralph quips that they should all leave "before Franchise/{{Batman}} comes home." More like "before ''Film/BatmanReturns''", eh Creator/DannyDeVito?eh, [[Creator/DannyDeVito Penguin]]?
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Diane Thomas did not die until after production on Jewel was finished.


* AndYouThoughtItWouldFail: Creator/TwentiethCenturyFox was so certain that it would fail, they fired Creator/RobertZemeckis from directing ''Film/{{Cocoon}}''. This turned out to be a benefit: Zemeckis and his friend Bob Gale then had the freedom to pursue their pet project ''Film/BackToTheFuture'', and in the meantime this was the surprise box-office smash of the summer of '84. It turned out well for his replacement, Creator/RonHoward, as it launched his directorial career.

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* AndYouThoughtItWouldFail: Creator/TwentiethCenturyFox was so certain that it would fail, they fired Creator/RobertZemeckis from directing ''Film/{{Cocoon}}''. This turned out to be a benefit: Zemeckis and his friend Bob Gale then had the freedom to pursue their pet project ''Film/BackToTheFuture'', and in the meantime this was the surprise box-office smash of the summer of '84. It also turned out well for his replacement, replacement on ''Cocoon'', Creator/RonHoward, as it launched his directorial career.



* {{Sequelitis}}: Maybe Diane Thomas would have been able to make a worthy sequel, but after her death we got a horrible mess that was obviously the result of mass studio interference. Rather than make a third film, the cast went and made ''Film/TheWarOfTheRoses''.

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* {{Sequelitis}}: Maybe Diane Thomas would have been able to make a worthy sequel, but after her death she was busy writing another project. Instead, we got a horrible mess that was obviously the result of mass studio interference. Rather than make a third film, the cast went and made ''Film/TheWarOfTheRoses''.

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* NightmareFuel: [[spoiler: The horrible scream by Zolo as his hand gets nipped off by a croc.]]

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[[spoiler: The horrible scream by Zolo as his hand gets nipped off by a croc.]]
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** Music/BillyOcean's "When The Going Gets Tough" is the most memorable aspect of ''The Jewel of the Nile'', peaking at #2 in Billboard US. Turner, Douglas and [=DeVito=] all performed in the [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-n3sUWR4FV4 video]], too.

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** Music/BillyOcean's Billy Ocean's "When The Going Gets Tough" is the most memorable aspect of ''The Jewel of the Nile'', peaking at #2 in Billboard US. Turner, Douglas and [=DeVito=] all performed in the [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-n3sUWR4FV4 video]], too.
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** Weirdly subverted in ''Stone'', as its intended theme tune by Music/EddyGrant was cut from the film, though its melody did feature as BGM in one scene.

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** Weirdly subverted in ''Stone'', as its intended theme tune by Music/EddyGrant Eddy Grant was cut from the film, though its melody did feature as BGM in one scene.
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** Weirdly subverted in ''Stone'', as its intended theme tune by Music/EddyGrant was cut from the film, though its melody did feature as BGM in one scene.
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* TroubledProduction: ''The Jewel of the Nile'', [[https://www.denofgeek.com/movies/the-troubled-production-of-the-jewel-of-the-nile/ and how]]. [=DeVito=] and Turner were contractually obligated to do a film they had no interest in, production designer Richard Dawking and production manager Brian Coates were killed in a plane crash scouting locations -- and Douglas and Turner nearly died in a plane crash when their flight to Morocco landed on one wing, screenwriter Diane Thomas was working on [[Film/{{Always}} the remake of]] ''Film/AGuyNamedJoe'' and died anyway, Zemeckis bailed because he had no contractual obligation to direct. Somehow, the film got produced and released.

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* SugarWiki/AwesomeMusic: Music/BillyOcean's "When The Going Gets Tough" is the most memorable aspect of ''The Jewel of the Nile'', peaking at #2 in Billboard US. Turner, Douglas and [=DeVito=] all performed in the [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-n3sUWR4FV4 video]], too.

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Music/BillyOcean's "When The Going Gets Tough" is the most memorable aspect of ''The Jewel of the Nile'', peaking at #2 in Billboard US. Turner, Douglas and [=DeVito=] all performed in the [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-n3sUWR4FV4 video]], too.too.
** [[https://youtu.be/9DtdVJYundY Love Theme]] from ''Jewel'' also stands out as Jack overcomes his CommitmentIssues.
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* TroubledProduction: ''The Jewel of the Nile'', [[https://www.denofgeek.com/movies/the-troubled-production-of-the-jewel-of-the-nile/ and how]]. [=DeVito=] and Turner were contractually obligated to do a film they had no interest in, production designer Richard Dawking and production manager Brian Coates were killed in a plane crash scouting locations -- and Douglas and Turner nearly died in a plane crash when their flight to Morocco landed on one wing, screenwriter Diane Thomas was working on [[Film/{{Always}} the remake of]] ''Film/AGuyNamedJoe'' and died anyway, Zemeckis bailed because he had no contractual obligation to direct. Somehow, the film got produced and released.
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* SugarWiki/AwesomeMusic: Music/BillyOcean's "When The Going Gets Tough" is the most memorable aspect of ''The Jewel of the Nile''. Turner, Douglas and [=DeVito=] all performed in the [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-n3sUWR4FV4 video]], too.

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* SugarWiki/AwesomeMusic: Music/BillyOcean's "When The Going Gets Tough" is the most memorable aspect of ''The Jewel of the Nile''.Nile'', peaking at #2 in Billboard US. Turner, Douglas and [=DeVito=] all performed in the [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-n3sUWR4FV4 video]], too.

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